EconomyCommentary
Iceland this week took its equal pay policies to a new level, as a law took effect requiring employers to prove they don’t discriminate against… Read More
EconomyNews
GEORGETOWN, Delaware—County officials put off action Tuesday on a right-to-work ordinance after dozens of union members turned out in force at government offices to oppose… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Despite a solid year for investment returns, the unfunded liabilities of state and local government pension plans increased by $433 billion, the most recent estimate… Read More
EconomyNews
A small city in Delaware quietly has taken the unexpected step of passing its own right-to-work ordinance several weeks before officials in the surrounding county… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last year, liberal lawmakers wanted to bail out the United Mine Workers of America’s pension plan to the tune of roughly $6 billion. This year,… Read More
EconomyNews
Employees at a hospital in Pennsylvania are petitioning the National Labor Relations Board to overturn a board regional director’s decision to unionize the workers without… Read More
EconomyNews
GEORGETOWN, Delaware—Local residents who have a personal stake in the economic future of Sussex County “shall not be silenced” and ought to “have their voices… Read More
EconomyNews
GEORGETOWN, Delaware—A right-to-work measure in one of this state’s three counties remains on the agenda despite the objections of a government attorney and dozens of… Read More
EconomyNews
Unions across the country donated $765 million to various organizations over the last four years, and 99 percent of that cash went to liberal-leaning causes…. Read More
EconomyNews
GREENVILLE, Delaware—When he appeared on the CBS reality television series “Undercover Boss” in October 2013, Anthony Wedo worked alongside cashiers, servers, grill cooks, dishwashers, and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
As Puerto Ricans begin to clean up the rubble in the wake of Hurricane Maria, they are already looking to their fellow Americans on the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Rebecca Friedrichs, a California school teacher, took her battle with unions to the Supreme Court last year. Though the issue was unresolved due to a… Read More
EconomyNews
PAINTSVILLE, Ky.—When Ben Larrabee heard about a new government-funded job training program for the digital age that promised to turn “coal country” into “code country,”… Read More
LawCommentary
It is no secret that conservatives are hungry for legislative victories after last year’s sweeping electoral victories, and few issues present a better opportunity than… Read More
LawCommentary
For the past eight years, union bosses have held the upper hand over East Tennessee workers, as the previous administration tried to stack the deck… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Trump administration put a stop this week to an Obama-era rule that would have hurt the wage and employment prospects of all workers, and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump endorsed the RAISE (Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment) Act introduced by Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and David Perdue,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
As the United States, Canada, and Mexico prepare for next month’s North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations, several environmental and labor groups have slammed the… Read More
EconomyNews
Union leaders in Washington state who plotted to undermine a U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning mandatory union dues are now seeing the other end of… Read More
EconomyNews
High-profile Democratic Party leaders and Hollywood celebrities are partnering with the United Auto Workers to help Big Labor gain footing in Southern states. The UAW… Read More
EducationNews
Unions are trying to shut down a proposed Los Angeles state-run science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) school, local media reported Monday. If unions are not… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A union organizing campaign at one workplace does not normally generate national headlines, but the 10-year-plus effort by the United Auto Workers to unionize the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Earlier this week, craftsmen and entrepreneurs from all 50 states met on the White House lawn to celebrate American-made products, as a part of the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
There are political movements to push the federal minimum hourly wage to $15. Raising the minimum wage has popular support among Americans. Their reasons include… Read More
EconomyNews
Almost all of the lawmakers who co-sponsored a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour also hired unpaid interns to supplement… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Editor’s note: Walter Williams’ commentary on communism’s racist roots proved to be one of our our most popular pieces in the past week. Today’s mailbag… Read More
EconomyNews
EDINA, Minn.—An in-home caregiver named Edison is supposed to live in a unit on the seventh floor of the Cedars of Edina apartment complex, according… Read More
EconomyCommentary
So-called “comp time” is commonplace for government workers, but not so much among low-income workers in the private sector. The reason? The government prohibits it…. Read More
EconomyNews
Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation that prevents local governments from requiring contractors to hire union labor for publicly funded construction projects. Walker signed… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Editor’s note: Kevin Mooney’s reports on evidence of fraud in the unionization of home caregivers in Minnesota struck a nerve. Neither the union affiliate in… Read More
