unions

Employee Free Choice Act Means Union Intimidation in Plain English

By Sabrina L. Schaeffer - Opinion - June 4, 2009

Call the EFCA what it is: an act that would let organizers force their will on workers. more >>

Specter Knows: Card Check Is Good for Union Leaders, Democrats, Bad for America

By Michael Barone - Opinion - March 25, 2009

Forget Obama's budget. The most grievous threat to our prosperity is the Employee Free Choice Act. more >>

The Republican Opportunity: Fighting Obama's Hard-Left Turn on Budget, Unions

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - March 16, 2009

Republicans can prove they're not obstructionists by releasing plans on healthcare and the economy. more >>

California Liberal Gentry Empowers Unions to Plunder the Private Sector Economy

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - February 23, 2009

The State won't criminalize or restrict abortion, and same-sex marriage will soon be legalized. more >>

Should Congress Change Labor Law on How a Union Can Organize?

Opinion - February 9, 2009

Safety in numbers for Unions, says Hoffa. Card check is about special interests, counters Boehner. more >>

Hoffa: Labor Unions Know There Is Safety in Numbers

By James P. Hoffa - Opinion - February 9, 2009

Corporate campaign to kill card check shows it's needed, argues James P. Hoffa. more >>

Boehner: Card Check Is About Union Lobbying Interests, Not Workers' Rights

By John Boehner - Opinion - February 9, 2009

Card check is about union special interests, not workers' rights, says John Boehner. more >>

Wisconsin Drops Russell Apparel Contract

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 6, 2009

Official says company's response to allegations of antiunion labor practices in Honduras were inadequate. more >>

The Washington Post Needs to Stop Its Anti-Union Bias

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - February 4, 2009

Tom Daschle and John Thain cling to a misplaced sense of entitlement. Union workers do not. more >>

Democrats' Support of Teacher Unions Has Worked Against Inner City Kids

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - January 27, 2009

A new book examines six inner city schools that are thriving. more >>

The Politics of Card Check: a Historic Analogy

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - January 23, 2009

The surge of union membership has not always been good for Democrats. more >>

Hawaii Says Yes but No to Drug Testing

On Education - December 31, 2008

A drug-testing plan that pays bigger salaries to teachers in Hawaii backfires. more >>

Who Is at Fault for the Decline of the Big Three?

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - December 15, 2008

Mickey Kaus indicts "Wagner Act unionism" for the fall of the auto industry. more >>

Labor Killed Detroit? Not So Fast

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - December 10, 2008

Detroit has larger problems. more >>

UAW Chief: Auto Bailout Is Necessary

By Ron Gettelfinger - Opinion - December 8, 2008

If we don’t help the auto industry, it will trigger a global depression later, Ron Gettelfinger writes. more >>

Higher Taxes on High Earners and Increased Unionization Didn't Work for FDR

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - November 24, 2008

Which of Roosevelt's policies worked and which did not. more >>

Small Business Issues in the Ballot Box: the Employee Free Choice Act

By Matthew Bandyk - Money - October 31, 2008

This election could end up changing labor laws to a great degree. more >>

The Evolution of Teach for America

By Lucia Graves - Education - October 17, 2008

Teach for America alumni could bring a new approach to education reform. more >>

Labor Union Bosses’ Secret Slush Funds to Be Laid Bare

By Sam Dealey - Sam Dealey - October 7, 2008

Long-hidden accounts will finally be opened up to the public. more >>

Employee Free Choice Act: From Beltway to Main Street

By Matthew Bandyk - Risky Business - May 19, 2008

Should small businesses fear labor unions? more >>

Do Unions Still Shape the Healthcare Debate?

By Michelle Andrews - On Health and Money - March 27, 2008

An AFL-CIO survey finds thousands of the insured must struggle to pay for care. more >>

A Big Union Test Out West

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - January 11, 2008

Barack Obama wins some key endorsements in Nevada. more >>

Public Employees and Democrats

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - November 13, 2007

Public employee unions have enormous influence. more >>

The Muscle of Public Employee Unions

By Michael Barone - Michael Barone - November 1, 2007

Poor students are not served well by teachers' antivoucher campaigns. more >>

The Great Shrinking Labor Strike

By Rick Newman - Rick Newman - October 11, 2007

Ministrikes at GM and Chrysler foretell an anticlimax at Ford. more >>