Morning Bell: The Public-Sector Union Threat to Economic Recovery
Last week the Department of Labor reported that employers shed a net 539,000 jobs in the month of April, bringing the nation’s unemployment rate to… Read More
Last week the Department of Labor reported that employers shed a net 539,000 jobs in the month of April, bringing the nation’s unemployment rate to… Read More
Last week we noted that the Obama administration’s stimulus package had made the federal government, for the first time in our nation’s history, the main… Read More
The Washington Post reports: The Service Employees International Union, considered the most influential union in the nation, has notified the union that represents about 220… Read More
Today may well turn out to be a major turning point in the history of the labor movement, and not because Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA)… Read More
It has been quite a year for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). As the Los Angeles Times documents today, despite the fact 2008 was… Read More
Just two days ago, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) stood with about 240 union members inside the shuttered factory of Republic Doors and Windows. The… Read More