
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Party of Texas (RPT) Chairman Tom Mechler spoke to Breitbart Texas to express his support for SB 1968, a bill filed by Senator Joan Huffman (R-Houston) that would end the practice of automatic payroll deductions for labor union dues for the majority of public-sector unions. Mechler was elected the new RPT Chairman in an election earlier this month.
by Sarah Rumpf26 Mar 2015, 9:32 AM PST0

A bill filed by Texas State Senator Joan Huffman (R-Houston) could prove to be the financial death penalty for many public sector labor unions across the state. The bill, SB 1968, was filed at the very end of the bill filing period for this Legislative Session last Friday, and would end the practice of automatic payroll deductions for labor union dues for the majority of public sector unions.
by Sarah Rumpf19 Mar 2015, 8:39 AM PST0

In just a few years, a handful of Silicon Valley ridesharing companies have created a new market that’s worth multiple times the entire U.S. Taxi industry.
by Ferenstein Wire12 Mar 2015, 7:25 PM PST0

Production of SyFy’s Sharknado 3 was disrupted Wednesday in front the White House by members of the IATSE labor union, who are demanding a union contract with standardized working conditions, in addition to pension and health benefits.
by Kipp Jones11 Mar 2015, 7:44 PM PST0

After initially driving down the price of oil by increasing its production, which gave Americans a welcome drop in prices at the pump, could Saudi Arabia now be pushing them back up?
by Marita Noon2 Mar 2015, 9:16 AM PST0

A right-to-work bill making its way through the Wisconsin legislature could be ready for Gov. Scott Walker’s signature next month.
by John Sexton23 Feb 2015, 1:56 PM PST0

The Labor Department announced that 235 union multi-employer-multi-employee pension funds are “endangered,” meaning they lack the assets to pay 80 percent of their promised benefits.
by Chriss W. Street8 Feb 2015, 7:08 PM PST0

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Governor Rick Perry caused a buzz on Friday when he mentioned that he was a dues-paying, card-carrying member of the AFL-CIO, and Breitbart Texas has learned that his union affiliation is with the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the same organization formerly headed by Ronald Reagan before he entered politics.
by Sarah Rumpf10 Jan 2015, 11:19 AM PST0

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Governor Rick Perry told a conservative conference on Friday that he is a dues-paying, card-carrying member of the AFL-CIO labor union, as part of a larger discussion about successful Republican messaging strategies.
by Sarah Rumpf9 Jan 2015, 12:32 PM PST0