Updated 3:20 p.m. EST Hotel and restaurant union workers plan to protest President Barack Obama’s pick of billionaire Hyatt heiress Penny Pritzker to lead the U.S. Department of Commerce. “Hyatt has singled itself out as the worst hotel employer in...
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A taxi leaves the Hyatt Regency Chicago hotel.
Hotel Union Protests Obama Commerce Nominee
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A protester during a demonstration by federal employees outside the Department of Labor, with the Capitol in the background, in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2013.
Union to Pentagon: Stop Throwing Us Crumbs
The head of a union representing government workers is upset that the Pentagon is planning to furlough employees for 14 days while continuing to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on contracts with private firms. The unpaid leave for the...
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Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee speaks during day one of the Democratic National Convention on September 4, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Chafee Hears Providence Footsteps
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, the nation’s only Independent governor, said this morning that he expects to face a challenge from state General Treasurer Gina Raimondo in 2014. Chafee was mum on whether he’ll switch parties and become a Democrat,...
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, left, and Representative Steve Israel, a Democrat from New York, in Washington in this file photo.
House Democrats: 52 May Equal 17
House Democrats, needing 17 seats to win a House majority in 2014, have identified 52 potential targets. That provides plenty of opportunities to regain control of the chamber for President Barack Obama’s last two years in office, according to Rep....
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Michigan lawmakers approved bills to prohibit mandatory union dues in workplaces as thousands of chanting protesters thronged the capitol in Lansing.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 11.3
That’s the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of a labor union in 2012, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released yesterday. About 14.4 million of 127.6 million such workers belonged to a union last year, BLS data...
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Michigan State Police in riot gear push back protestors who are blocking a street during a rally at the state Capitol to protest a vote on Right-to-Work legislation on Dec. 11, 2012 in Lansing.
Michigan’s Snyder Less Popular After Right-to-Work Bill
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s popularity has taken a beating since he backed a right-to-work bill during the legislature’s recent lame duck session. Republican Snyder’s approval rating dipped to 38 percent, with 56 percent of voters disapproving of his job performance,...
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Demonstrators crowd in to the rotunda inside the Capitol building in Lansing, Michigan, on Dec. 11, 2012.
Union Member: `Civil War’ in Michigan’s Right to Work Debate
As an estimated 10,000 people surrounded the Michigan Statehouse today, an Americans for Prosperity white tent was ripped down and tables overturned, with supporters of labor awaiting action on right-to-work laws inside. The Capitol in Lansing was ringed with protestors,...
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Loaves of Wonder Bread at the Hostess Brand Inc. bakery in Sacramento, California. Photograph by Ken James/Bloomberg
Pentagon Twinkies Supply Route Cut
The Pentagon may need to find another vendor to satisfy its sweet tooth. Hostess Brands Inc., the bankrupt maker of Wonder Bread and Twinkies that has said it will fire more than 18,000 workers and liquidate after a strike crippled...
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Delegates listen to President Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Labor’s 65% Love for Obama: Trumka Says Not Stopping There
The majority of union members voted for President Barack Obama, helping to secure his win in key battleground states including Ohio and Wisconsin. Union members voted for Obama by 65-33 percent, according to a national survey conducted by Peter D....
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United Steelworkers union members Brett Butler, left, and Joshua Keirsey, center, canvas for President Barack Obama's reelection campaign in a residential neighborhood in Steubenville, Ohio.
Ground Game: Not Just for Candidates
Legions of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama supporters will spend this weekend knocking on doors as their get-out-the-vote efforts enter the final, critical stage. They won’t be alone. Just as outside groups chimed in on television, in mailers and over...
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