Chamber Fights Employee Free Choice Act

August 13, 2010

The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and a new group called the Coalition for Colorado Jobs plan

WV: Manchin announces he will run for US Senate

July 21, 2010

Gov. Joe Manchin made it official Tuesday he’s running for the U.S. Senate, but chances that Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., will take him on appear to be diminishing.

WSJ: Labor Pushes Warren to Head Consumer Agency

July 21, 2010

Organized labor has jumped into the fight over who should head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that’s part of the financial overhaul. It’s calling on President Barack Obama to pick Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren.

Bill to ease union expansion remains dormant

July 19, 2010

A bill that could make it easier for unions to expand their reach is dormant in Congress as legislative battles and an upcoming election fight have pushed other priorities to the top of the heap.

Unions step 2010 election pressure

July 19, 2010

The AFL-CIO on Monday began distributing more than 300,000 political fliers to members at 164 worksites in 23 states.

CQ Politics

July 19, 2010

Liberal and labor groups, which have backed Democratic measures such as health care and financial regulatory reform, are endeavoring to prevent big Republican gains they fear could threaten their favored initiatives.

As Obama kowtows, unions eye the private sector

July 19, 2010

One of the interesting things about the Obama administration is the strange dominance of labor unions.

Boehner: No ‘sour grapes’ spending

July 19, 2010

Democrats insist that any lame-duck legislative session would be, well, pretty lame — a forced march focused on continuing resolutions and other minor agenda items.

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