Category: Law and Politics

July 21, 2015 Compiled By Steve Wishinia and Neal Tepel The North Carolina Republican Party has launched a campaign accusing the Moral Mondays movement of being a front for out-of-state unions

July 21, 2015 By John Quinn, LaborPress USA El Reno, Oklahoma – On July 16, President Obama became the first sitting president to tour a federal correctional facility. As Obama toured

July 17, 2015 By John Quinn Baltimore, Maryland  –   On July 14h, Governor O'Malley outlined a progressive plan to fix the immigration system. O'Malley is proposing a series of  executive actions to

July 16, 2015 Compiled by Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel  This week, the American Federation of Teachers endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.

July 15, 2015 Compiled by Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel Uber Argues that Drivers Really Are Independent In a 52-page brief filed July 9, in a federal court in San

July 15, 2015 By Stephanie West New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer today announced the settlement of a pre-litigation claim with the estate of Eric

July 14, 2015 Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Trumka Calls Walker ‘National Disgrace’ AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka reacted to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s July 13, announcement that he is

July 13, 2015 By LaborPress President Barack Obama hopes that his proposed Labor Department regulation expanding the number of workers eligible for overtime will help repair his relations with organized

July 13, 2015 By LaborPress AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has sent a memo telling state and local branches that the “endorsement for president and vice president belongs to the national

July 6, 2015 By LaborPress The Supreme Court agreed June 30 that it will hear an attempt to strike down the law that public-sector unions can require workers who are