SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An Apple Inc store employee has started a union in a rare move at a company known for its near-fanatical following and cutting-edge mystique.
Most Americans still believe government workers work less and make more money than those employed by private companies. Yet while the majority also thinks government workers enjoy more job security, they’re less convinced of that than they were a year ago.
SACRAMENTO — The last group you’d think would sway Republican voters is a public employee labor union.
By Kyle Cheney, Boston Herald Although the epicenter of the fight is 1,200 miles away, Massachusetts labor groups plan to rally late Tuesday afternoon on Beacon Hill in support of Wisconsin public employees whose collective bargaining power would be stripped under a proposal by Republican Gov. Scott Walker. But they won’t be alone. The Greater [...]
By LaborUnionReport, RedState On Tuesday afternoon, the GOP-led House in New Hampshire voted 221-131 to make the Granite State the 23rd state in the nation to outlaw unions’ ability to have workers fired for not paying union dues. The bill to make New Hampshire a Right-to-Work state now moves to the New Hampshire Senate where [...]
By Rory Cooper, The Heritage Foundation Last night, on a purely partisan 47–51 vote, the Senate rejected an amendment that would have stopped government unions from organizing Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees. The vote was made possible by an announcement two Fridays ago by President Barack Obama political appointee and TSA Administrator John Pistole. Pistole [...]
By Tom Murray, TMJ4NBC MADISON – Early Tuesday morning at UWM in Milwaukee, graduate assistant Lee Abbott boarded a Madison-bound bus. He is worried about paying more for health care under Governor Scott Walker’s Budget Repair Bill. “On our salaries that we get paid here, we would not be able to afford them for our [...]
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