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Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh's pro-business tilt stokes concern from unions and labor advocates
Jul 10, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh, whom President Donald Trump nominated Monday night to succeed Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, is widely viewed as a more conservative......
UPDATE 3-Hundreds of Norway oil workers start strike, one field shut
Jul 10, 2018
* Some 670 workers go on strike * Shell's Knarr field halts output * Equinor sees no impact for coming days * Brent crude......
Teachers’ Activism Will Survive The Janus Supreme Court Ruling
Jul 5, 2018
By Sherman Dorn, Arizona State University/The Conversation
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision......
UPDATE 2-Ryanair cabin crew to strike in late July, threaten further action
Jul 5, 2018
* Strikes in Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy Demand for contracts under local law * Ryanair says demands are 'pointless' (Adds quote from union) By......
Uber looked at buying bike-sharing firm Motivate but walked away over contract and union issues
Jul 3, 2018
Lyft on Monday announced it's buying the bike-sharing firm behind New York Citi Bikes and San Francisco's GoBikes for a reported......
After Supreme Court Ruling, Conservative Groups Encourage Workers To Ditch Unions
Jul 2, 2018
The Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling on union fees was not even a day old when public school teachers in Rochester,......
This Has Been The Best Week For Trump But The Worst Week For America
Jun 27, 2018
While President Donald Trump and his press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders were encouraging Twitter users to direct their......
Supreme Court rules in favor of government non-union workers
Jun 27, 2018
Mary Kay Henry, SEIU president, discusses what recourse the Service Employees International Union has in light of the Supreme Court's......
UPDATE 1-After court loss, unions prepare to back Democrats with less cash
Jun 27, 2018
(Adds comments from DCCC, conservatives) WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. Supreme Court decision on Wednesday limiting public sector labor unions' ability to......
Supreme Court Conservatives Crush Workers, Again
Jun 27, 2018
The radical conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court have twice now in two months ganged up on working Americans, denying......
Supreme Court overturns 40-year-old precedent, affecting unions
Jun 27, 2018
4 Hours Ago The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday in Janus v. AFSCME that nonunion workers cannot be forced to pay fees......
After court loss, unions prepare to back Democrats with less cash
Jun 27, 2018
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. Supreme Court decision on Wednesday limiting public sector labor unions' ability to collect fees from employees could......
The Latest: Trump hails Supreme Court ruling on union fees
Jun 27, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court ruling on union fees (all times local): 10:15 a.m. President Donald Trump is hailing a......
Supreme Court is poised to issue a major labor ruling as its term ends
Jun 27, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court is due on Wednesday to rule in a major case that threatens a key source of revenue for organized labor,......
UPDATE 2-Gabon oil workers threaten 15-day strike at Total facilities
Jun 26, 2018
(Adds Total comment) LIBREVILLE, June 26 (Reuters) - Gabon's oil workers' union ONEP plans to start a 15-day strike at the facilities of French......