EconomyCommentary
Director Martin Scorsese’s award-winning new film “The Irishman” contains some important history for lawmakers as they prepare to vote on a spending package that would… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Imagine that a charge was brought against you and you had to appear in court. Now, imagine that instead of having the choices of representing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In a competitive global economy, employers must be able to adapt to meet market demands. If they don’t, they’ll lose out to other businesses that… Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., criticized both the unrestricted free market and socialism in a speech Wednesday to a business class at The Catholic University of… Read More
Economy Analysis
A major doll company just released a new line of gender-neutral dolls. What does that mean for our culture? We discuss. Plus: We feature a… Read More
EconomyNews
Francisco Molina got a refund check from his former union compensating him for dues collected after he resigned his membership. This means that the money… Read More
EconomyNews
Resolving the strike against General Motors that began Monday may be harder because of an internal corruption scandal inside the United Auto Workers. The strike… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A friend of mine recently had the unfortunate experience of dealing with multiple abscessed teeth in her children. These abscesses occurred because a neglectful dentist… Read More
EconomyNews
Labor unions are working with allies in state legislatures to counteract a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated mandatory union dues and fees for government employees,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Labor Day offers Americans a chance to appreciate the tremendous value of America’s workers and job creators. At the Department of Labor, where I serve,… Read More
LawNews
Alaska’s labor policies need a “course correction” to ensure the First Amendment rights of public employees are protected under a recent Supreme Court ruling, the… Read More
EconomyNews
MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania—Not every nurse at St. Mary Medical Center supports “Medicare for All” or the political goals of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. But every nurse… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Democrats initially wanted a $15 federal minimum wage, which recently passed in the House of Representatives. Now, some are calling for $20 per hour. Both… Read More
EconomyNews
MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania—Staffers who took down pro-union signs posted without authorization in their hospital were injured by staples “turned around backward” and “held in place by… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A new report from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. shows that the private union pension crisis is only getting worse, and now Congress is poised to make it worse… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Before lawmakers left for August recess, the Democrat-controlled House voted to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Such a move would backfire… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Public-sector unions and their progressive allies just lost a major battle in their ceaseless legal campaign against this president. Last summer, one district court judge… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Over the last 18 months, the American economy has grown at a record-breaking rate, and the results have had a far-reaching positive impact on communities… Read More
EconomyCommentary
House Democrats are poised to pass a $15 minimum wage this week—a policy that’s become more and more mainstream within the Democratic Party. But would… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Just in time for next week’s likely House vote on a federal $15 minimum wage, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has come out with a… Read More
EconomyNews
Pick a state, any state where rank-and-file public employees differ with the political agenda of their union leadership, and they can make a clean break… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Most of the public was outraged when, during the financial crisis of 2008, Congress provided a massive financial bailout, including $70 billion of taxpayers’ money… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new collective bargaining agreement last week that has outraged the main labor union representing EPA employees. According to the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
One year ago, the Supreme Court ruled that public-sector employees like me, who are not union members, don’t have to pay union fees in order… Read More
EconomyCommentary
More than 1,700 Volkswagen Chattanooga workers will head to the polls Wednesday through Friday this week to vote on a consequential measure: whether or not… Read More
EconomyCommentary
History has an important lesson for autoworkers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the United Auto Workers union plans to hold a vote… Read More
EconomyNews
Francisco Molina, a social worker for more than 12 years in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, grew dissatisfied with his government employee union and tried to resign… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Union leaders really love to brag about things they don’t do. You often can find them going on about how much they help and empower… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Internet platforms and their workers are facing a tough question that is unique to our time: Are gig workers, such as Uber drivers and TaskRabbit… Read More
EconomyNews
Just a few weeks before school let out last May, unexpected visitors showed up in Bethany Mendez’s classroom. They didn’t come to discuss the nuts… Read More
