unions
Oregon contractor tell NLRB he’d rather close than clean up
June 20, 2014A painting contractor accused of threatening, bribing, interrogating, discriminating against and firing pro-union workers went without an attorney, and ended up being the prosecution's best witness.
Read moreProsecutors: Wisconsin governor in criminal scheme
June 20, 2014The investigation into fundraising involving Walker and his campaign, the Wisconsin Club for Growth, the state Chamber of Commerce and other groups began in 2012.
Read moreJustices unanimously back public employee whistleblower
June 20, 2014The 9-0 ruling cheered the NEA, whose Alabama affiliate - the largest and most-influential union in the state - provided the attorneys for whistleblower Edward Lane in lower court arguments.
Read moreUnion cheers mass transit advocate’s election in Canada
June 19, 2014Wynne swept to victory in the voting in Canada's largest province, home to approximately one of every three Canadians.
Read moreCalifornia judge rules teacher tenure unconstitutional
June 18, 2014The latest attack on teachers and their unions was handed down on June 10 by Judge Rolf M. Treu of Los Angeles Superior Court, in his ruling on Vergara v. California.
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