Canada’s Trudeau Dithers as Nationwide Railway Stoppage Threatens U.S. and Canadian Businesses
The administration of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heeding left-wing demands to stay out of a dispute between railroad companies and unions.
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Twins Exec Could Face Penalty for Saying They’re Not Going to Spend $30 Million on a Player
Minnesota Twins Executive Chairman Joe Pohlad could find himself in hot water with the MLB Players Association after telling WCCO-AM radio host Jason DeRusha that the Twins will “not spend $30 million” on any of the high-value free agents that are currently available, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports.
Kris Kobach: Biden Rule Would Give Union Rights to Foreign Farm Workers While Americans Are Excluded
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R), along with 23 attorneys general, is demanding that President Joe Biden drop a proposed federal rule that he says will give collective bargaining rights to foreign farm workers while American farm workers are excluded.
Roger Goodell: Four Preseason Games May Not Be ‘Necessary Any More’
BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — Four preseason games remain too much for Roger Goodell. The NFL Commissioner on Monday reiterated his stance of wanting to reduce the preseason schedule at a time the league and players’ association have begun preliminary talks on a new collective bargaining agreement.
NFL Union Advises Players to Plan for Work Stoppage of ‘At Least’ a Year
May 28 (UPI) — The NFL Players Association is advising players to plan for a work stoppage of “at least” a year in 2021.
Sherrod Brown Kicks Off ‘Dignity of Work’ Tour, Criticizes Trump’s ‘Phony Populism’
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) kicked off his “Dignity of Work” tour amid 2020 speculation in Brunswick, Ohio Wednesday night, which focused on worker rights and criticism of Donald Trump’s “phony populism.”
Unions Prepare for Supreme Court Ruling Against Mandatory Dues
Unions across the nation are looking to California for new laws to undermine the impact of the expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling against mandatory public-employee union dues.
California Nurses Warn Supreme Court Decision Could Starve Unions
A powerful California nurses’ union warned that a coming U.S. Supreme Court decision, which could stop unions from requiring non-union employees to pay dues, could starve unions to death.
$15 Minimum Wage Coming to Santa Monica
The City of Santa Monica’s City Council voted on Tuesday night to approve a minimum wage ordinance that, if approved when it is presented for a second time in two weeks, would raise minimum wage for most businesses to $15 an hour by the year 2020.
Left Wants ‘Gig Economy’ to Play by Union Rules
California State Assembly member Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), a former political consultant and labor lawyer, wants the authority to push “gig workers” into collective bargaining and unionization.
Gov Jerry Brown’s Healthy Work Law is Union Trojan Horse
Governor and stealth Presidential candidate Jerry Brown last September passed the “Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act,” It declares employees in companies of all sizes must receive at least three paid sick days, which appears to be a huge expansion of the welfare state. But the law’s exemption for unions is aimed at forcing small businesses into healthy union workplaces.
