EconomyNews
Savannah May Day Protest Calls for ‘No Work, No School, No Shopping’
Labor activists in Savannah are organizing a May 1 protest encouraging community members to step away from work, school, and shopping for a day as… Read More
Commentary
Education and Workforce Committee Passes 3 Bills to Expand Flexibility, Boost Earnings, and Hasten Back Pay
On Thursday, the House Education and Workforce Committee passed three bills to boost flexibility, wages, and efficiency for workers. These three bills would modernize the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Media Wail About Federal Layoffs, but Check Out Disparity Between Public and Private Sector Job Security
Let the wailing and gnashing of teeth begin. Within the first two weeks of the ongoing government shutdown, agency heads reportedly sent permanent layoff notices… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump’s H-1B Visa Reform Plan Needs to Put Americans First
President Donald Trump’s executive order just put a $100,000 fee on new petitions for H-1B temporary workers. The rollout suffered from muddled communication, and the order does not… Read More
LawNews
Bill Prohibiting Union Time on Taxpayers’ Dime Would Extend Trump EO to Entire Federal Workforce
Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., introduced companion versions of the No Union Time on the Taxpayers’ Dime Act on April 7…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Where Was ‘60 Minutes’ When Rust Belt Jobs Were Cut?
CAMPBELL, Ohio— Sept. 19 marked 47 years since thousands of workers, who were mainly men, did what they did every Monday in the valley. They… Read More
No Tax on Tips
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Will Donald Trump end tax on tips? Will… Read More
Voters in 4 States Will Decide on Raising Minimum Wage
Voters in four states will decide the fate of ballot questions Nov. 5 proposing to raise the minimum wage, while voters in two other states… Read More
EconomyNews
Dockworkers Strike at 14 Ports Just 5 Weeks Before Election Day
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Thousands of unionized dockworkers went on strike just after midnight Tuesday at 14 major ports along the East Coast and the Gulf… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Banning Freelance Work
The Labor Department just imposed 300 pages of new regulations to reclassify many individual contractors as payroll employees. CNBC claims this could help freelancers “recover… Read More
EconomyCommentary
California Carveout: Newsom Donor Exempted From California’s Fast-Food Wage Hike
Advocates of command economies argue that government regulation of wages, prices, and production will lead to a more equitable allocation of income and wealth. But… Read More
LawNews
Blue State Considers ‘Strippers’ Bill of Rights’ for Adult Dancers
Washington state is considering a set of legislative proposals to provide adult dancers with compensation protections and mandatory security, The Associated Press reported. The set… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What Big Labor Doesn’t Want You to Know This Labor Day
This Labor Day, the Biden administration and Big Labor will no doubt tout the alleged successes of President Joe Biden’s “whole of government” push to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s a Gloomy Outlook for Jobs Under Biden. Here’s the Formula to Change That.
Artificially inflated by unsustainable government policies, the labor market has been incredibly strong for workers since the COVID-19 pandemic. But the tide could soon turn… Read More
Jobs Report: Unemployment Down, But 800,000 Leave Workforce
The headline figures for the April employment report finally demonstrate strong labor market growth. A deeper dive into the report, however, shows it remains too… Read More
Happy May Day, Workers: Unions Will Take Your Dues Now and Give Them to Politicians
Donors like the Koch brothers make the news a lot, but did you know unions are five of the top 10 groups giving political donations… Read More
Seriously? Are the French Really Overworked?
Does anyone really believe the French are overworked? Despite the fact that laws already exist mandating a 35-hour work week, a French court has found… Read More
Two Ways to Hurt Women in the Workplace
Today is “Equal Pay Day” for those who believe that The Man is keeping women down. Convincing people that injustice is taking place is a… Read More
Unions Getting Creative in Election-Year Struggle
If it seems like unions are making a fuss lately, it’s because they are. It’s an election year, and they need money. Just one in… Read More
How Many Layoffs Would a Higher Minimum Wage Lead To?
Bad news for minimum-wage workers: If President Obama succeeds in getting the federal minimum wage hiked to $10.10 an hour, some workers could lose their… Read More
Overtime Pay: Why More Government Meddling Isn’t Good for Workers
Making more money is a good thing. But having a job you like is even better. Which is why President Obama’s announcement this week that… Read More
Should Unions Have to Ask Workers for Forgiveness or Permission?
Should workers have to continuously “opt out” of paying for union political expenses they oppose? Washington State Senator Jim Honeyford (R) has raised this question… Read More
The Problem with Giving America a Raise
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama told Congress to “give America a raise.” But as the job forecasts are revealing, he might… Read More
She Dreamed Obamacare Was Harmless
Obamacare is working, and it’s not costing any jobs. Shhh…keep quiet, or you’ll wake Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius from her dream. “There… Read More
Explosive Report: How Obamacare Will Drive People Out of the Workforce
Obamacare moves people further away from jobs and shifts their health care costs to taxpayers. Good news or bad? The White House took up defensive… Read More
“I Don’t Know How President Obama Thinks That He’s Helping Us”
On Super Bowl Sunday, Bill O’Reilly asked President Obama what many Americans are probably wondering. “Was it the biggest mistake of your presidency to tell… Read More
Should We Raise the Minimum Wage?
In last year’s State of the Union address, President Obama called for an increase in the minimum wage. Since then, Democrats in Congress have argued… Read More
We Bet You Haven’t Heard This About Obamacare
Another push is underway to raise the minimum wage. But what you probably haven’t heard is that Obamacare has already done that. The plan on… Read More
What Will Happen When (and If) HealthCare.gov Actually Works
HealthCare.gov may or may not be working—for some people. That seems to be the clearest assessment after the Obama Administration has flubbed two deadlines to… Read More
How Obamacare Will Try to Control What You Eat
Did you know there are 34 million different ways to make a Domino’s pizza? Mary Lynne Carraway can’t fit that on a menu board. But… Read More
