
Led by an activist, left-wing teacher, high school students at Chicago’s Roosevelt public high school recently engaged in a boycott aimed at changing the way school lunches are made and delivered to kids in the Chicago public school system.
by Warner Todd Huston27 Dec 2015, 5:13 PM PST0

Beijing is trying to nip the growing Chinese labor movement in the bud, as ABC News reports the detention of seven labor activists in Guangdong province, including three leaders of the movement, “on charges they improperly intervened in labor disputes.”
by John Hayward23 Dec 2015, 8:05 PM PST0

Police were called to an altercation at a New York City bus union Christmas party after a black man called a white man a “piece of s**t” and then punched him because he brought a black woman as a date to the event.
by Warner Todd Huston22 Dec 2015, 7:40 PM PST0

The Cadillac tax was made famous last year by Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber who said it was a ploy designed to fool “stupid” American voters. Now the tax is facing a 2-year delay as part of a congressional budget deal, with leading Democrats helping push the deal forward.
by John Sexton9 Dec 2015, 6:40 PM PST0

Skilled tradesmen, including electricians and repair workers at Volkswagen’s only United States manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have voted to unionize with the United Auto Workers. The group of about 160 workers authorizing collective bargaining represents the first time that
by Michael Poole7 Dec 2015, 7:15 AM PST0

A third day of protests descended upon Chicago’s busy downtown Michigan Avenue shopping district, shutting down some stores as protesters barricaded doors arm-in-arm to prevent shoppers from entering or leaving stores on Chicago’s famed “Magnificent Mile.”
by Warner Todd Huston27 Nov 2015, 5:38 PM PST0

Fast food workers are striking on Tuesday as they demand $15 an hour, which is allegedly a more livable wage.
by Mary Chastain10 Nov 2015, 9:27 AM PST0

Facebook mogul Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have announced they will fund a private comprehensive preschool and K-8 school for disadvantaged children in the East Palo Alto area.
by William Bigelow23 Oct 2015, 10:02 AM PST0

One of Hillary Clinton’s top vice-presidential prospects supports the controversial Obamatrade agreement, even though Clinton recently flip-flopped to come out against it.
by Patrick Howley18 Oct 2015, 5:24 PM PST0

The top politicians of the Massachusetts Democratic party, most of whom are female, are adamantly refusing to denounce a Teamsters local union long tied to organized crime, even after five of its members were charged in a federal indictment last week with running their own personal War Against Women.
by Howie Carr5 Oct 2015, 9:49 AM PST0

WASHINGTON—Obamacare, religious liberty, Iran, and racial preferences are four of the major issues the justices will confront during the Supreme Court’s annual Term, which begins Monday, Oct. 5. The High Court will decide between 70 and 80 cases over the
by Ken Klukowski5 Oct 2015, 5:59 AM PST0

Videos of unionized and municipally-licensed taxi drivers harassing and intimidating Uber drivers and their customers in large Canadian cities are surfacing online.
by Robert Kraychik22 Sep 2015, 5:13 AM PST0

Politico said it best, “Who is the ‘our’ in OUR Walmart?” Apparently, the leadership of the new AFL-CIO-backed OUR Walmart was fired from the old UFCW-backed OUR Walmart because they “hijacked the board and refused democratic elections.”
by Ashley Pratte21 Sep 2015, 10:01 AM PST0

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is nationally known because of his battle over union reforms in his state, which resulted in several spectacular, and futile, efforts by Big Labor to knock him out of office.
by John Hayward14 Sep 2015, 1:02 PM PST0

Facing a coming Supreme Court decision that may permanently end all compulsory union dues collections in California, Sacramento Democrats are trying to slip in new rules that will require an ‘orientation’ on taxpayer-funded time for unions to confront employees about the wisdom of continuing to pay dues.
by Chriss W. Street9 Sep 2015, 3:40 AM PST0

U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, a Barack Obama appointee, granted class action status to a lawsuit claiming Uber Technologies Inc. illegally classifies its on-call drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees with rights and benefits.
by Chriss W. Street2 Sep 2015, 5:56 AM PST0

(Ferenstein Wire)—The taxi industry has launched yet another high-profile attempt to conquer their arch nemesis Uber. The upcoming Arro, like many of its predecessors, is an app for hailing and paying for a taxi, much like other ride-hailing companies out of Silicon Valley. Every similar app, so far, has either completely shut down shortly after launch or failed to slow the rise of Uber.
by Ferenstein Wire28 Aug 2015, 7:00 PM PST0

The Writer’s Guild of America, East (WGAE) filed comments Thursday with the IRS and the Treasury Department, calling for an exemption from a hefty excise tax on health plans that the union is mandated to pay by the Affordable Care Act.
by Daniel Nussbaum27 Aug 2015, 8:34 PM PST0

Going into 2016, conservatives need to highlight and defend the efforts of governors and legislators who are making positive efforts to get their states on the right track.
by Lisa De Pasquale6 Aug 2015, 6:54 AM PST0

A union seeking to represent thousands of employees at New York’s two major airports says workers will go on strike Wednesday unless they are allowed to organize.
by Warner Todd Huston21 Jul 2015, 7:48 PM PST0

A city ordinance banning the use of horses to pull the traditional carriages around Rome went into effect Thursday, in response to a wave of 100+ degree weather that is said to threaten the horses’s lives.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.17 Jul 2015, 10:04 PM PST0

In a blatant attempt at protectionism for the Big Apple’s taxi companies, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced plans to put the breaks on the growth of the Uber on-demand car service. Uber’s response was immediate and clever.
by Warner Todd Huston16 Jul 2015, 7:17 PM PST0

Tube drivers are some of the best-paid low skilled workers in the country. So many Londoners were furious when they brought the entire city to a standstill this week because they don’t want to work just a few night shifts
by Liam Deacon11 Jul 2015, 8:54 AM PST0

Left-wingers are being asked to help telecommunications company CREDO Mobile decide how to distribute a bit of its wealth in July among three of its favorite organizations: the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and the Zinn Education Project.
by Dr. Susan Berry5 Jul 2015, 5:01 PM PST0

The California Labor Comission just ruled that Uber must treat its drivers like normal employees, rather than independent contractors, potentially forcing the company to pay benefits and cover expenses. The decision is being hailed as a victory for worker rights and a major blow to the growing billion-dollar transportation startup.
by Ferenstein Wire17 Jun 2015, 11:08 AM PST0