Deep-pocketed unions, business groups and others are spending heavily in the years early primaries, including a staggering 9.6 million to influence a Democratic Senate race in Arkansas, adding volatility to a struggle for control of Congress that has already produced its share of surprises.
The flood of money comes under campaign laws that bar [...]
Andy Stern, president of the 2.2 million-member Service Employees International Union, plans to resign, a senior union official told employees in an e-mail on Monday.
The message from the official, Diane Sosne, was obtained by The Associated Press. She is a member of the unions board and president of an SEIU local based in Seattle.
SEIU spokeswoman [...]
Did they realize, Trumka asked, that Wall Street bankers gave their employees $16.2 billion in bonuses? “If you and your fellow workers had a chance to talk to some of those Wall Street people, what would they say?” Trumka asked.
“How can [...]
Biden told officials of the labor federation representing 11.5 million employees that the bailouts averted an even worse economic collapse and stabilized the economy.
At the top of organized labors wish list are passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make it easier for workers to unionize, and sympathetic appointments to the National Labor [...]
As they meet in Orlando, Florida, this week to plan their 2010 political campaign, union leaders are reeling from a succession of defeats they never expected after helping President Barack Obama and the Democrats win elections in 2008.
The union-organizing bill known [...]
The Senate voted 52-33, eight votes short of the 60 required, to end debate and act on the nomination of Becker, who has been awaiting confirmation for more than six months. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Manufacturers attacked Beckers academic writings on giving labor unions more power and sent letters to [...]
Becker, a Chicago-based associate general counsel for the Service Employees International Union and the AFL-CIO, said during a Senate hearing yesterday that his argument in the past that union-election rules should be rewritten to favor labor were the views of a “scholar.”
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Less than a year into her tenure, that figurative badge of authority is unmistakable. Her aggressive moves to boost enforcement and crack down on businesses that violate workplace safety rules have sent employers scrambling to make sure they are following the rules.
The changes are a departure from the policies of Solis predecessor, Elaine Chao. They [...]
Companies are rallying to fend off a so-called card-check law sought by labor leaders and backed by President Barack Obama. While the bill stalled in Congress this year as health- care legislation dominated debate, anti-union groups say they expect the president and Democrats to deliver next year on a compromise version of the legislation. [...]
Theres a common thread running through these developments. Organized labor is gaining momentum under the Democratic administration of President Barack Obama.
Though reaching their most-publicized goals — legislation making it easier to organize and a government-run health insurance program — remains in [...]