NJ Top Court OK's State to Freeze Public Pension Adjustments
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the state's 2011 public pension reform did not improperly freeze retirees' cost-of-living increases in a case that could have cost the state billions of dollars.
Verizon reaches tentative deal with striking employees
Verizon reaches deal with striking employees
Verizon and Union Workers Reach Tentative Deal
Verizon Communications Inc and unions representing nearly 40,000 wireline workers have reached a tentative deal to end a strike that has stretched for more than month, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez said on Friday.
Attn Taxpayers: Post Office Workers Paid for Doing Nothing
Even though the U.S. Post Office has lost more than $50 billion in the last nine years, an odd deal cut between the U.S. Postal Service and its government union has resulted in millions of tax dollars spent on post office workers who get paid for doing nothing.
Cost of regulations piling on small business
The Business of Small Business
Bernie 'Berns' Verizon For Greed, Verizon CEO Fires Back
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has a message for Verizon (NYSE:VZ) management: you’re greedy.
Split SCOTUS Rejects Non-Member Challenge to Union Fees
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday split 4-4 on a conservative legal challenge to a vital source of funds for organized labor, affirming a lower-court ruling that allowed California to force non-union workers to pay fees to public-employee unions.
Split SCOTUS Rejects Non-Member Challenge to Union Fees
The U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4 on a conservative legal challenge to a vital source of funds for organized labor, affirming a lower-court ruling that allowed California to force non-union workers to pay fees to public-employee unions.
California Lawmakers, Unions Reach $15 Minimum Wage Deal
California lawmakers and union leaders have reached a tentative deal to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 over six years that could avert a campaign to bring the issue to voters, two California newspapers reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.
Federal Government’s ‘Hall of Shame’
Every two years, before Congress is set to begin its session, the Government Accountability Office releases a list of the federal programs most at risk of fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement.
Trump in Fight with Border Patrol Union Over Texas Visit
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused the union that represents Border Patrol agents of bullying its members to pull out of hosting a visit by him to the U.S.-Mexican border in Texas on Thursday.
The Labor Union Double Standard
Yes, unions sure are good at goading others to strike for higher wages... but when it comes to saving their own union hineys, they're perfectly happy not saving ALL union hineys.
Chris Christie's Biggest Problem
It was supposed to be New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s crowning achievement, one he fought hard for and campaigned on—stopping N.J.’s growing pension crisis.
Protesters Rekindle Minimum Wage Fight in 190 Cities
Fast-food workers in 190 American cities are protesting today to raise the national minimum wage to at least $15 an hour – a campaign dubbed by organizers as the “Fight for 15.” The current national average is $7.25 an hour.
Lois Lerner vs. Federal Workers Union
New email surfaces in the IRS Lois Lerner controversy—this time, Lerner was clearly upset about an IRS staffer who was getting paid up to $138,136 annually for doing union work.
Exclusive: Gov. Christie Warns NJ Pension Funds Could Go Broke
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie tells FOX Business the New Jersey pension fund will go broke if his opponents don’t come to the table and reach an agreement on reforms.
Exclusive: Cash for Slackers, Part III
A dive into cases at the Federal Labor Relations Authority reveals a nasty secret--the great lengths federal unions go to protect government slackers, at your expense.
Exclusive: Cash for Slackers, Part II
A dive into cases at the Federal Labor Relations Authority reveals a nasty secret--the great lengths federal unions go to protect government slackers, at your expense.
Exclusive: Cash for Slackers
Exclusive: A deep look into cases at the Federal Labor Relations Authority reveals a nasty secret about the great lengths federal unions go to protect government slackers at the public's expense.
Union Leaders Could Learn a Thing or Two from the Pope
To bring back members of his straying flock, Pope Francis has shifted the church's message. Union leaders might want to try the same strategy.