Neetu Chandak on August 9, 2018 The Democratic Party’s pro-union policies have become more about politics than helping everyday Americans, making it an issue that could resonate with Republicans, according to a firefighter union president. The Daily Caller News Foundation sat down with New Haven, Connecticut’s Battalion Chief Frank Ricci for an exclusive interview to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman An embattled school district superintendent faces strong opposition from a school board now with a union-backed majority. Despite consistent, positive evaluations, the superintendent of the largest school district in Western New York, Scott G. Martzloff, is fighting for his job against school board members backed by teachers…
By Luke Rosiak An activist group is demanding to know exactly how local governments paying salaries to full-time teachers’ union officials serves a public purpose when the only business that gets done is for the labor organization, not taxpayers. If a lawsuit filed in state court in Jersey City, N.J. is successful, some teachers’ unions in…
By Blake Neff Over 90 percent of Detroit schools were closed Monday as the system was rocked by yet another “sickout,” with thousands of teachers taking simultaneous sick days in order to force the system to shut down. The sickout was called by the Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT) Sunday, in an effort to pressure Detroit…
Blake Neff Wisconsin’s new right-to-work law, one of the signature achievements of Gov. Scott Walker, has been thrown out by a state judge who says the law violates the state constitution. Judge William Foust said in his ruling the right-to-work law, which prohibits unions from collecting dues from non-members, is an illegal “taking” of…
Connor D. Wolf A lawsuit filed Friday accuses Indiana-based union officials of allegedly storming a church-owned construction site to brutally assault nonunion construction workers. Iron Workers Local 395 officials were adamantly opposed to Dyer Baptist Church using nonunion construction workers. Local 395 Business Agent Thomas Williamson Sr. demanded the project be turned over to…
Connor D. Wolf A Kentucky county announced plans to appeal a recent court decision blocking local officials from enacting their own right-to-work ordinance, according to reports Thursday. District Court Judge David Hale ruled Wednesday that Hardin County cannot enact their own right-to-work ordinance. The decision found that under current federal law only states can enact…
Connor D. Wolf Federal investigators regularly uncover instances of unions abusing their funds, from thousands of dollars worth of small purchases to dog walking. The Department of Labor is tasked with investigating instances of questionable spending from labor organizations. The Office of Labor-Management Standards is the agency within the department which conducts the audits and investigations….
Connor D. Wolf The Seattle city council plans to vote Monday on whether to allow Uber and other sharing economy contractors to unionize collectively in a move that some argues is illegal and undermines the business model. Contracting is a pivotal component of the sharing economy. While the model gives workers significant flexibility and freedom,…
Geoffrey Ingersoll Democrats and unions who supported the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline blasted President Barack Obama after he announced Thursday he was rejecting the project following a seven-year federal review. Proponents of the pipeline said the administration is killing job creation and energy independence to pander to environmentalists, despite the State Department’s findings that…