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Another attempt is being made to get the Employee Free Choice Act labor law reform passed in coming weeks. It would remove employer intimidation from the organizing process, making it easier for workers to join unions. AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka.

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U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today urged the National Mediation Board to act objectively when considering an interference claim by the Association of Flight Attendants.

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The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) today issued the following statement in response to comments from labor bosses concerning the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act (EFCA)”.

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Unions lost their second big vote at Delta Air Lines on Thursday, with fleet service workers rejecting the union that had represented the same group at Northwest Airlines.

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Dismayed by the accusation that Cleveland is insufficiently unionized to host the 2012 Democratic convention, the city’s AFL-CIO is firing back with a defense of its union hotel facilities.

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For nearly two years, talk concerning labor law reform has centered on the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act (EFCA).

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The National Labor Relations Board has long been accused by some critics of being a pawn for unions, while others take it to task for not doing enough to protect organized labor. Whatever one’s perspective, several seemingly pro-union actions by … Continue reading

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Despite the party’s drubbing in the midterm elections, Speaker Nancy Pelosi will remain the Democratic leader in the next Congress.

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For politicians in several states, it’s not enough that the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is dead in the water on Capitol Hill.

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Big Labor is pouring money into two Democratic U.S. Senate races, attempting to secure a union pension bailout during a lame duck session of Congress.

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The Denver Post’s official editorial page “endorsement” of Democrat Michael Bennet for U.S. Senate was half-hearted at best. Replete with criticism of his actual performance since he was appointed to the seat in January 2009, The Post’s nod was based … Continue reading

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In a new paper,  Richard B. Freeman, a labor economist at Harvard, said he had some “harsh and impolitic” news for the National Labor Relations Act on its 75th anniversary.

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The national AFL-CIO president along with comedian and U.S. Sen. Al Franken told about 150 cheering union members Tuesday evening that Democratic Sen. Harry Reid is their champion and needs their support.

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Presidential reputation matters, and this attack will be seen as a mistake. It was an unsettling departure from the widely admired persona Mr. Obama built across the 2008 campaign and a lowering of the bar for normal political discourse.

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A few weeks back, I wrote a post on the politics of organized labor — a post that was fundamentally about how political power is wielded through both both the carrot of reward and the stick of punishment.

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The giant union of government workers, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, is lengthening its lead as the biggest spender in the midterm elections, reaching a total of $91 million, its president, Gerald W. McEntee, said on … Continue reading

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