(Inc.) — The very idea of a union could cause some small-business owners to shiver in their shoes. Such a reaction stems from the fear that a union’s collective power may force higher wages, delay work in the case of a strike, and ultimately damage the bottom line. Several small business organizations, in turn, are […]
(Washington Post) — The new president of the Washington Teachers’ Union said Wednesday that he would cooperate with D.C. school officials in implementing the labor contract he vehemently opposed last spring. But Nathan Saunders also said he would be far more aggressive than his predecessor in ensuring that teachers’ voices are heard when policy gets […]
(Wall Street Journal) — One of the country’s largest labor unions has demanded Republican lawmakers skip congressional health insurance because the party voted against the health-care overhaul. The argument: If you don’t support government health care, you shouldn’t enroll in government health care, says the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. “These Republicans […]
(NYT) — The city has fired the first salvo in a battle with the firefighters’ union over reducing staffing and controlling medical leave. In a letter Tuesday to the Uniformed Firefighters Association, the city said it planned to let lapse a deal that allows 60 engine companies to staff each shift with an extra firefighter, […]
(Crain’s) — Late last month, as Gov. David Paterson signed the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights into law at a Harlem community center, Barbara Young, a nanny for 17 years, could barely contain her glee. “After so many years and so many people depending on us, we are now recognized as part of the work […]
(Washington Examiner) — The Washington Teachers’ Union is the target of an aggressive advertising campaign created by an organization founded by an anti-union lobbyist. Actors depicting teachers, students and parents in a television commercial, full-page newspaper ads, a billboard, and a Farragut North Metro station sign say the union “put politics ahead of my child’s […]
(Washington Post) — Organized labor has begun an assault on Wal-Mart’s employment practices as the company moves to open its first D.C. store. In a survey commissioned by the retailer’s chief opponent, the United Food & Commercial Workers, and released July 21, D.C. voters were asked whether they would support requiring a big-box chain such […]
(Washington Business Journal) — Forcing contractors of D.C.’s subsidized projects to hire more District residents and sign project labor agreements could increase costs and offset efforts to ease the expense of construction initiatives, a city official said Wednesday. Legislation before the D.C. Council would require that contractors of taxpayer subsidized projects valued in excess of […]
(Washington Business Journal) — Forcing contractors of D.C.’s subsidized projects to hire more District residents and sign project labor agreements could increase costs and offset efforts to ease the expense of construction initiatives, a city official said Wednesday. Legislation before the D.C. Council would require that contractors of taxpayer subsidized projects valued in excess of […]
(NYT) –Stephen M. Sweeney, the president of the State Senate here, glowered with disgust as he described how one New Jersey town paid out nearly $1 million to four retiring police officers for their unused sick days and vacation time. Read More…