EconomyCommentary
Union’s Win Over Short-Term Rentals Shows Its True Colors
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
This Labor Department Decision Could Save Uber, Lyft, and Other App-Based Platforms
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
Unions Keep Deducting Dues Without Consent, Teachers Say
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
Mike Lee’s Bill Would Boost Paid Family Leave Without Growing Government
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
Government Unions Fight Trump Plan to Raise Retirement Benefits for Some Feds
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
White House Report Hails Tax Cuts Spurring Economic Growth, Warns of Socialism’s Cost
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
The ‘Green New Deal’ Is Breaking the Left Apart
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
Creaky Merit Systems Protection Board Shows Why Civil Service Is Badly in Need of Reform
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
Google’s Internal Audit Bucks the Narrative on Gender Pay Gap
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 Green New Deal: The Left’s Phony Attempt to Co-Opt Trump’s Labor Populism
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
Democrats Want to Close the ‘Gender Pay Gap.’ Here Are 4 Ways Their Proposal Would Backfire.
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
We Hear You: Socialism, Sweden, Minimum Wage, and Obamacare
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
Lawmakers Are Pushing a $15 Minimum Wage. Here Are 3 Disastrous Consequences That Would Result.
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
Trump Touts Low Veteran Unemployment Numbers
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
21 Policy Groups Back Lawsuit to End Forced Union Representation
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
Congress Shouldn’t Prop Up Some Newspaper Companies at the Expense of Employee Pensions
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
The Scott Walker Years: Taxpayer-Centered Reforms in Wisconsin
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
Unions Defy Supreme Court on Mandatory Dues, Suit Says
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
Employer of Veterans Wins Fight With Union Over Worker Rights
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
College Apologizes for Taxpayer-Funded Protests at Family Farm
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
3 Reasons to Celebrate Amazon’s $15 Minimum Wage, and 3 Reasons to Fear a $15 Federal Minimum Wage
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
Bernie Sanders’ Misguided Amazon Bill Would Backfire on Workers
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
Americans Agree With Geoffrey Owens: There Is Dignity in Work
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
Trump Received a Loss in Court Battle With Unions. He Should Keep Fighting.
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
Public Employees Won Big Over Unions This Summer. Here’s the Next Fight Ahead.
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
Chicago’s Risky Bid to Dig Itself Out From Massive Pension Debts
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
Meet a Government Entity That’s in Worse Shape Than Social Security
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
Trump Administration Takes on Unions Over ‘Skimming’ Medicaid Funds
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
Firing a Bad Federal Employee May Get a Little Easier
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
The Janus Decision Scored a Major Win for Workers’ Rights. Here’s What Should Come Next.
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
