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At the end of July, the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee passed S. 2302, a $287 billion bipartisan infrastructure package.
US Department of Labor Acting Secretary Patrick Pizzella’s recent op-ed reminds us about the dignity of work. Part of what makes the United States unique is our celebration of this holiday on the first Monday in September. Only America and…
UAW Headquarters LM-2 reveals how much money UAW headquarters took in and where they spent it. Click here for the report: https://olms.dol-esa.gov/query/orgReport.do?rptId=698886&rptForm=LM2Form Before considering what a UAW strike could mean, let us examine the vast array of industries UAW has…
In addition to the 9 persons already indicted in the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) corruption scandal, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents raided the homes of current UAW president, Gary Jones, and his predecessor, Dennis Williams. The searches form a deeper…
West Virginia’s wage-and-salary income gain was greater than those of 47 of the other 49 states, and more than 50 percent greater than the national average.
For many years, observers of American public policy-making have recognized that Big Labor officials, and especially the bosses of government-sector unions, are our country’s most powerful lobby for Tax-and-Spend politics. In an early 2011 Wall Street Journal op-ed, for example,…
Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis considers picketing with rats and roaches (inflatable ones) a protected First Amendment activity as he ruled on a complaint by Shop-Rite’s owner Kevin Mannix. Richard Khavkine has the story in thechiefleader.com. Construction and General Building Laborers’…
Illinois Education Association union officials know what they are doing when they persuaded the legislature to double the bump retiring teachers receive just before they ride off into the sunset. When legislators decreased the cap on retiring teachers salaries (this…
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 26 officials are working hand-in-glove with some local organizations (representing approximately 30% of the warehouse workforce) to strike on Monday, Amazon Prime Day 1. The strike planned to go forward in the Shakopee, Minnesota…
The Department of Labor was established to administer federal labor laws and to ensure workers’ work-related benefits and rights under those laws are advanced. President Trump has nominated Eugene Scalia for Secretary of Labor, to replace Alex Acosta. Scalia is…