Taxpayers fear having to talk to the IRS, Medicare patients hate appealing coverage decisions, and beneficiaries dread dealing with the Social Security Administration, but one group that apparently has nothing to fear from the government is labor unions representing federal civil service workers. An analysis by Americans for Fair Treatment (AFFT) of Federal Labor Relations…
Federal Worker Unions Lose Only 1 Percent of Complaints Filed Against Them by Government Workers: Study
July 13, 2023
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House Bill Would Bar Unions From Disguising Organizers as Real Employees in Targeted Firms
June 29, 2023
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When Michelle Eisen told a congressional hearing last year about her experiences working as a barista at a Buffalo Starbucks, she did so without disclosing that she was also a paid activist helping organize the coffee chain’s first unionized shop. Eisen was reportedly paid nearly $50,000 by the Workers United affiliate of the Service Employees…
‘I Need You Badly’: Biden Addresses Union Members at First 2024 Campaign Rally
June 17, 2023
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President Joe Biden on Saturday held his first political rally since announcing his reelection campaign in April, addressing labor union members in Philadelphia in an effort to win back white working-class voters. This is the first time ever, Biden said, that the AFL-CIO union has endorsed a candidate so early in the race. “For the first…
Newsom Signs Bill Eliminating Union Vote-by-Mail for Farm Workers
June 6, 2023
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Farm labor unions could get a boost in membership with new union election rules they say will make it easier for farm workers to organize—approved by California Gov. Gavin Newsom last month—despite objections from the state’s agricultural industry. Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 113 into law May 15, making changes to the state’s Agricultural Labor…
Why Congress Should Follow Tennessee’s Lead on Labor Reform
Commentary This month, Tennessee legislators are finalizing a first-in-the-nation bill that guarantees workers a secret ballot in unionization elections. The bill, which applies to workplaces that receive economic incentives from the state, means that employees will get to decide in private whether they want union representation. And their decision won’t be used against them in…
Michigan Senate Approves Bill to Repeal ‘Right-to-Work’ Law
The Michigan Senate approved a bill on March 14 to repeal the 2012 right-to-work law that made paying dues or agency fees to a union at unionized workplaces optional. The bill narrowly passed along party lines in a 20–17 vote. A similar package of three bills passed the House the previous week, meaning the two chambers will have to decide on…
Teamsters Bailout = Cynical Politics
Commentary Earlier this month, President Joe Biden announced that he would bail out the Central States Pension Fund to the tune of $36 billion. The fund serves members of the Teamsters union, and $36 billion would make it the largest federal bailout to date of a pension plan. Biden’s announcement reveals much about the state…
Illinois Is Pushing Back Against the Anti-Union Tide
In 2018, public-sector labor unions suffered what was seen at the time as a crippling blow: The Supreme Court ruled that they could no longer require non-members to pay collective bargaining costs. The Janus v. AFSCME ruling, overturning some 40 years of precedent, was seen as a crowning victory for the forces behind state “right to work” laws barring…
Twitter Cancels Janitors’ Contracts After Union Strike Outside HQ
Elon Musk’s Twitter has fired the entire 48-member janitor contract staff at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, after they protested in solidarity with 20 of their former colleagues who were fired last week. This came after negotiations for a new contract with Flagship, the company responsible for contracting the janitors, fell through. The last day of the…
Biden to Announce $36 Billion to Shore Up Central States Pension Fund
December 8, 2022
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President Joe Biden will announce the injection of $36 billion in funding to bolster the multi-employer Central States Pension Fund and prevent “drastic cuts” to the pensions of more than 350,000 union workers and retirees on Dec. 8. According to the Biden administration, the funding was approved by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and…
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