In this episode, we look away from the White House, and at the risk of taking a “move on” approach examine three labor stories: Democrats advance the most radical expansion of union power since 1935 to the floor of the House of Representatives, controversy rocks a unionization campaign at the Arizona Republic newspaper, and the Labor Department marks 60 years of combating union corruption with a powerful piece of transparency legislation.
Listen to “Episode 91: Democrats Advance Union Power-Grab” on Spreaker.
Bloomberg Law: Major Labor Law Overhaul Proposal Approved by House Panel
Competitive Enterprise Institute: The Case against the Protecting the Right to Organize Act
Influence Watch: Fight for $15
Capital Research Center: Progressive Labor Plans to Drag U.S. Economy Back to 1946
Capital Research Center: SEIU Takes The Fight For 15 To The Footsteps of Congress
Washington Post: Newsroom staff at Arizona Republic, a Gannett paper, moves to unionize ahead of GateHouse deal
Influence Watch: Communications Workers of America
Politico: Final overtime rule is out
Capital Research Center: Department of Labor Honors Sixty Years Combating Labor Corruption
Influence Watch: Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
