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Missouri voters trounce ‘right-to-work’

The anti-union law went down by more than 2-1. Oregon unionists, acting in solidarity, were there to lend a hand.

Sinclair bid to buy Tribune collapses after ‘sham’ filing with the FCC

Unions opposed the merger because of the jobs that would be lost and because of Sinclair’s infamous record of replacing local news with national content.

Trump Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh has a long history of anti-worker rulings

The DC Appeals court judge is known in Washington as a highly partisan judicial figure with a history of one-sided rulings in favor of corporations.

Supreme Court delivers blow to union movement

Ruling 5-4 in Janus vs. AFSCME, the court says union-represented public employees don’t have to pay anything to the union.

GOP lawmakers in Michigan repeal state prevailing wage

The 50-year-old law prevented contractors from driving down wages to win bids on public construction projects.

Unions denounce move by Congress to privatize Veterans Administration

Just before Memorial Day, Congress passed a law that could lead to closure of veterans hospitals and send more veterans to private doctors for care.

Bill to end tribal worker union rights fails in Senate

The vote was 55-41 to end debate, but backers needed 60 votes.

Senate bill would end union rights for Indian casino workers

Oregon Democrat Kurt Schrader joined Greg Walden and 215 other Republicans in voting for it.

U.S. Supreme Court hears the Janus case

Janus v AFSCME, about public sector union fees, is the biggest union case in a generation.

Right-to-work nation? Getting ready for Janus v AFSCME

In less than two weeks time, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the most significant labor law case in decades.

President Trump: Year 1

It’s not what presidents say or fail to say that matters most; it’s what they do or fail to do.

FedEx executive will be Trump’s new OSHA chief

Scott Mugno got the thumbs up from a Senate Committee in a party-line vote Dec. 13.

Trump NLRB majority moves fast to reverse Obama-era decisions

In just three months, the new Board has reversed major gains.

Trump Administration comes out for ‘right-to-work’ in public sector

The Justice Department filed amicus briefs in looming Supreme Court case Janus v AFSCME.

Congress looks at failing multi-employer pensions

One solution, favored by many Democrats, is to have the Treasury step in to help.

GOP finalizes tax cuts

The newly passed law contains the biggest corporate tax cut in history, and nearly all its benefits go to the richest Americans.

Senate Republicans passed a sweeping package of tax changes in the dead of night Dec. 1. The bill reduces taxes dramatically on corporations and high-income taxpayers, while raising them slightly on many working people.

Trump tax plan courts major backlash

The GOP tax plan would give the top tenth of a percent an average tax cut of over $1 million a year.

U.S. Senate confirms Trump nominees to the NLRB

The federal agency that protects workers’ right to form a union may now be about to reverse years of progress.

Supreme Court to hear case challenging union dues

Janus vs. AFSCME could be a severe blow to public sector unions and the labor movement as a whole.

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