NHL, Union Hopeful About Talks
Both sides say progress is being made again
Labor
LA Port Striking Costing US $1 Billion a Day
Not to mention the thousands of people not getting paid
Clerical Strike at LA Ports Could Divert Freight Elsewhere
Retail trade group asks Obama in intervene
Are Conservatives Rethinking their Hostility to Criminal Justice Reform?
Tough-on-crime usually means tough-on-taxpayers.
Strike Shuts Down LA Port for Second Day
Because of 70 clerical workers who want job security
Clerical Workers Strike at LA Area Ports
Demand protection against outsourcing that isn't actually happening
Unionized Workers Turning on Unions
Some want out as labor unions lose leverage and descend into total cronyism
Walmart Workers Revolt! (Workers Decline to Participate)
The anti-Walmart movement battles to protect Americans from cheap groceries.
Were Those Reasonable Teamsters Really the Bad Guys in Hostess Fight?
Distribution rules a significant financial problem
NLRB Not Likely to Rule on Walmart Thanksgiving Squabble in Time
Company had accused organizers of illegal picketing
Union to Picket Outside LAX Airport
Except the workers they're allegedly picketing on behalf of voluntarily voted to leave the union
Who Killed Hostess?
Unions, management and the market all had their swings at the former snack giant
Wal-Mart Files Labor Charges Against Union
Accuses them of unlawful attempts to disrupt their business
Ikea Admits Having Used Forced Labor in the 1980s
They didn't want to try putting their stuff together either
Hostess Firing All Its Workers, Going Bankrupt After Union Refused to Compromise
The union's leaders, of course, will remain employed. Hope those dues were worth it!
Hostess to Liquidate if Strikers Don't Return to Work
Maybe Twinkies won't last forever after all
Why Michigan May Become a Right-to-Work State
The defeat of Proposal 2 in Michigan might have unleashed forces that the unions can't hold back.
Hostess Permanently Closes Three Bakeries Following Strike
Bet those wage cuts don't look so bad now
California's Deadly Embrace of Big Government
Golden State voters open the gates to an endless flood of tax increases.
Calif. Prop. to Restrict Campaign Donations, Union Deductions Defeated
If union members want to fight their leadership, they'll have to do it themselves
Thinly Disguised Measure to Restrict Political Freedom Fails, Better Disguised Measure to Restrict Sexual Freedom Passes
Proposition 32 loses, Proposition 35 wins.
The Politics of Price Gouging: It's OK for Unions, Gas Station Owners Not So Much
So it turns out that price gouging is OK in certain circumstances, even when disaster has struck.
Civic Duty Vies With Cynicism as the 2012 Election Approaches
H.L. Mencken said "every election is a sort of advanced auction in stolen goods." He was right.
Sex, Drugs, and Union Rolls: 2012 Ballot Initiatives Mark the Real Battles
There's more to the political season than analyzing every utterance by Obama and Romney.
Greek Unions Plan Two-Day Strike
Promise to bring nation to a halt, as though it pretty much weren't already
Police Union Intimidates California City Council
The latest shameless tactics from California's notorious law enforcement unions.
NHL Lockout Looks to Prevent Full Season
The union doesn't want preconditions to negotiations
How Government Workers Profit at Taxpayer Expense
The purpose of government is to provide services to the public, not enrich the people who work for it.
California Moving Towards Wisconsin-Like Reforms
Seventy-seven of those polled say they favor requiring government workers to pay more for their own health care
