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
EconomyCommentary
Many federal lawmakers have been looking for ways to help more workers gain access to paid family leave, but the problem with most proposals—from Democrats… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In a strange twist, a provision in the Trump administration’s 2020 budget to increase retirement benefits for many federal employees has public-sector unions outraged. This… Read More
EconomyNews
The annual Economic Report of the President highlights the successes of tax reform and deregulation, while warning of the dangers of socialist proposals. The report,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Since the time of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, working-class union members have been the backbone of the Democratic Party. The left claimed to advocate workers’ rights… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Senate’s failure to consider President Donald Trump’s appointees is affecting more than just the federal judiciary. That abdication of responsibility has now left one… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Whether it’s the result of political pressure or wanting to stay ahead of progressive trends, a number of larger companies are conducting internal audits to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The florid Green New Deal proposed by newly elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has been widely panned by critics on both the right and the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
If a woman performs the same job as a man, she should receive the same pay. That’s common sense. The same goes for people with… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Young Americans’ affection for socialism and other government-run or mandated aspects of life stirs vocal opinions from The Daily Signal’s audience. Here is a sampling…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
House Democrats are looking to double the minimum wage, with little eye to the consequences. Led by Virginia Democrat Bobby Scott, House Democrats introduced the… Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump celebrated low unemployment numbers for veterans Tuesday on Twitter while simultaneously taking a jab at the media. “Just announced that Veterans unemployment has… Read More
EconomyNews
In what could be the largest labor-related case since Janus v. AFSCME, policy groups from around the country are expressing support for a lawsuit that would… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In the name of “saving” community newspapers, Congress could allow a small group of newspaper companies to shortchange their workers out of at least $62… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
MADISON, Wisconsin—As crowds swelled inside and outside the state Capitol and protesters sprayed Republicans with spit, insults, and hatred, Gov. Scott Walker could be forgiven… Read More
LawNews
Labor unions are collecting dues from public employees without their “affirmative consent” in defiance of a Supreme Court ruling that state laws requiring nonunion government… Read More
EconomyNews
MADISON, Wisconsin—A small businessman who employs fellow veterans fought back against big labor and won. Scott Flaugher’s win in court eventually could be a victory… Read More
EducationNews
The president of Evergreen State College has apologized, more than a year after the fact, for the Washington state school’s use of taxpayer funds to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Workers at an Amazon fulfillment center in South Carolina erupted in cheers and high fives when the news broke that Amazon is raising its minimum… Read More
EconomyCommentary
No single company gets perhaps as much attention in the news as Amazon. The online retailing giant has surpassed $1 trillion in market value and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
To some it may seem like a man-bites-dog story. Geoffrey Owens, a Hollywood actor famous for his role as Elvin Tibideaux on “The Cosby Show,”… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Donald Trump issued three executive orders earlier this year aimed at reining in the federal bureaucracy. But late last month, in a textbook case… Read More
LawCommentary
This past Labor Day weekend, it was fitting to honor and celebrate the hardworking public servants who teach our children, pave our roads, and serve… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Imagine if Congress wanted to issue $4 trillion in new debt in hopes of leveraging it to help pay down its existing $16 trillion in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Social Security is on track to run out of money by 2034, at which point the program will be able to pay only about 79… Read More
Health CareNews
Sally Coomer of Seattle, who cares for her disabled adult daughter at home, doesn’t like the fact that union dues are deducted from the Medicaid… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Holding federal employees accountable is essentially impossible. They have the highest job security of any sector of the economy. In fact, out of a federal… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last month’s Supreme Court decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees hit public-sector unions like a bombshell. Now that public-sector… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the June jobs report Friday, showing that the economy added 213,000 jobs in June, beating expert predictions, and signaling… Read More
