DNC’s Perez Calls for Trackers’ Union
Democratic Party chief Tom Perez wants to see entry-level political operatives unionize.
Unions
Labor Watchdogs Back Trump’s Dues Skimming Crackdown
Labor watchdogs are praising the Trump administration for its proposal to prevent unions from siphoning off money meant to care for disabled Americans.
SEIU Rallies Supporters Against Kavanaugh Nomination
One of the nation’s most powerful labor unions is rallying supporters to oppose Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court.
Missouri Votes Down Right to Work
Missouri voters rejected right-to-work law in a statewide referendum on Tuesday.
Missouri Union Goes on Trial for Forced Dues
A Missouri worker is accusing his union of violating his rights to pay partial union dues.
Big Labor Spends Big Money to Overturn Right to Work
Labor unions across the country are paying big money to defend forced unionism, pouring millions of dollars into a Missouri ballot initiative to overturn the state’s right-to-work law.
AFL-CIO Open to Endorsing Trump in 2020
The president of the largest federation of unions in the United States is not ruling out the possibility that ALF-CIO, which represents over 12 million active and retired workers across the country, could endorse President Donald Trump for re-election in 2020.
SEIU Will Pay Dissenter
The Oregon worker whose husband endured a brutal smear campaign from her own union will receive thousands of dollars for her back dues.
Union Demands Ousted Former President Pull Ad Supporting Right to Work
One of Missouri’s largest public-sector unions is demanding its former president pull an ad supporting right to work.
Retired St. Louis Police sergeant Gary Wiegert urged voters to support Proposition A, which would ban employers from mandating union membership dues or fees as a condition of employment. Wiegert, the former head of the St. Louis Police Officers Association, criticized “out of touch union officials” for “lying to you about Prop A.”
Labor’s Piggy Bank
Democratic strongholds deducted nearly $150 million from Medicaid caregivers’ payments and handed them to labor unions in 2017, according to a report released by the Freedom Foundation.
