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
LawNews
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that nonunion government workers can’t be forced to pay dues or other fees to support a union, further diminishing… Read More
LawNews
Public-sector workers are preparing class action lawsuits against the unions they have been forced to pay dues to pending the outcome of a U.S. Supreme… Read More
EconomyNews
A couple’s 30-year court fight with a union that did not allow them to opt out of paying union dues is over, and the couple… Read More
EconomyCommentary
An economic crisis has engulfed Puerto Rico. The Financial Oversight Management Board, a federally-mandated advisory group, has worked to help Puerto Rico deal with its… Read More
EconomyCommentary
When President Donald Trump recently issued three executive orders that made it easier to fire poorly performing government employees, the backlash from public-sector unions was… Read More
EconomyNews
Local laws that free private-sector workers from union mandates continue to gain momentum in New Mexico, among other states. The Chaves County Commission’s five members… Read More
EconomyCommentary
For too long, many union members have been kept in the dark about their union’s finances. Some unions are run in a transparent, democratic manner,… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
President Donald Trump signed three executive orders last week that are poised to have a big impact on government bureaucrats. The Daily Signal’s Jarrett Stepman… Read More
EconomyNews
A federal workers union sued President Donald Trump over an executive order limiting the amount of time federal workers can spend conducting union business on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Government employee unions have enjoyed an absolute boondoggle in recent years, receiving hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds. But the boon could soon be over… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is a government entity that provides mandatory insurance to private pension plans. The PBGC’s multiemployer program deficit—estimated to be between… Read More
EconomyNews
An Obama administration rule that fast-tracked elections to establish unions at private companies could be on the chopping block of a federal labor agency three… Read More
EconomyNews
If a federal court strikes down a local right-to-work ordinance in Illinois, the case could move up to the Supreme Court, according to legal analysts… Read More
EconomyNews
Allegations that a member of the National Labor Relations Board improperly disclosed internal deliberations should be investigated, a Washington labor policy analyst says in a letter… Read More
EconomyNews
Ivanka Trump, senior adviser at the White House, speaks to The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness about her efforts to promote workforce development and job opportunities… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Writing last week about the opioid crisis, I suggested that, as we consider policy options for dealing with the problem, we consider that at least… Read More
EconomyCommentary
MADISON, Wis.—The United Auto Workers Local 833 chapter is worse than an unwanted house guest: It can’t take a hint, and it won’t take no… Read More
LawNews
Government workers who don’t want to join unions should be able to “opt in” rather than “opt out” of union fees that finance political activism,… Read More
LawNews
Government employees who don’t support the political activism of union leaders should not be forced to fund that activism, said demonstrators who turned out Monday… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A liberal group in my home state of Virginia recently called on the Virginia General Assembly to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour. This… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Bipartisan Budget Act made headlines earlier this month for raising federal spending caps by $300 billion over just two years. What is less well… Read More
EconomyNews
Most federal employees—99.7 percent, in fact—get a “performance based” raise each year under the government’s pay system. “We’ve set up a $1 billion fund [to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Since Republicans passed the tax bill last December, the country has seen a wave of hand-wringing and hysteria. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gave voice to the opinion… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Sunday evening comes around and you wish the weekend had just one more day. You are just not feeling it. Monday morning, whether you’ll be sitting… Read More
EconomyNews
GEORGETOWN, Delaware—County officials who rejected a right-to-work ordinance were poorly served by the county attorney’s flawed legal opinion, other lawyers argue. The five-member Sussex County… Read More
EconomyNews
GEORGETOWN, Delaware—Despite one county’s decision to reject a right-to-work law, Delaware will remain the only state in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with a local statute… Read More
EconomyNews
GEORGETOWN, Delaware—Officials in one of Delaware’s three counties rejected right-to-work legislation Tuesday, shortly after the county attorney detailed his legal opinion and predicted a thicket… Read More
PoliticsNews
From 2010 to 2016 alone, labor unions sent more than $1.1 billion in member dues to anti-Republican advocacy groups, a nonprofit union transparency organization says…. Read More
