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IndustryWeek March 17, 2010 Jonathan Katz |
Is EFCA's Time Now? With the Obama administration focused on the economy and health care reform, there's been little movement on the Employee Free Choice Act. Still, unions see the next three years as their window of opportunity. |
BusinessWeek June 4, 2009 Orey & Sasseen |
Organized Labor's Missed Opportunity Battles among top union bosses, including SEIU's Andrew Stern, have dimmed hopes of making major gains under the Obama Administration. |
IndustryWeek April 15, 2009 |
Unions and Business Battle Over 'Card Check' Bill Labor advocates say employers use bullying tactics to thwart organizing efforts, while pro-business representatives claim legislation is undemocratic. |
Reason November 2000 Michael McMenamin |
Labor Lost Why the AFL-CIO's cynical survival strategy is doomed... |
Salon.com December 7, 2000 Amy Bach |
Wasted labor The Democrats told AFL-CIO activists in Florida to take affidavits and act "nice," while the GOP mobilized its troops and got tough -- and won the political battle... |
BusinessWeek February 10, 2011 Armour & Rosenkrantz |
A Backlash Looms for the Federal Labor Board Business lobbyists say the agency is rapidly overturning case law. The Republican-controlled House is taking notice of a series of NLRB moves over the last six months, including a rule that would require companies, for the first time, to inform employees of their right to unionize. |
InternetNews March 24, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
GOP Lawmakers Blast Card Check Act Backed by unions, opposed by IT, Employee Free Choice Act draws fire from party leadership in Senate. |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Jim Arbury |
A Second Term for Bush Has Policy Implications The implications for the apartment sector, in particular, and the broader real estate industry are numerous. |
Salon.com July 12, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Is campaign reform dead? Just months after McCain-Feingold's stirring victory in the Senate, it seems to be headed south in the House... |
BusinessWeek February 23, 2011 Brendan Greeley |
The High Stakes Union Stare-Down Why stripping collective bargaining rights from public-sector workers is worth debating. |
Global Services May 5, 2008 William B. Bierce |
The U.S. Presidential Race: Impact on Global Services-I Global enterprises will face new legal and regulatory trade and outsourcing policies, depending on whether Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, or John McCain wins the U.S. Presidential election in Nov. '08. |
BusinessWeek April 15, 2010 Holly Rosenkrantz |
What Andy Stern Leaves Behind Andy Stern built the SEIU into a potent political force, but did he really recharge the labor movement? |
Job Journal April 8, 2007 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: The Case for Unions Unions remain the best counterbalance to unchecked management rights in the United States. |
BusinessWeek May 12, 2011 Tim Jones |
Taking a Page from the Republican Playbook Illinois state Democrats rumble with the unions over benefits. |
BusinessWeek March 12, 2009 |
Card-Check Legislation: The Basics A brief primer on proposed legislation which would make it easier for workers to form and join unions. |
Salon.com March 28, 2001 Jake Tapper |
It's in the Democrats' hands As the compromises on McCain-Feingold get pounded out, skeptics wonder if Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle is really willing to bend... |
Salon.com February 21, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Bush to Democrats: I'm your man, not McCain A Bush liaison tries to work with Democrats on a patients bill of rights -- but only if his former campaign rival is not involved... |
Salon.com March 22, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary Day 3: A moist moment between Kennedy and Hatch and a no-bad-news day for McCain-Feingold, but there's an awfully eerie calm. |
Salon.com June 13, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Health showdown looms on Capitol Hill The patients bill of rights shapes up as the first true battle between Bush and the newly aligned Congress... |
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Aaron Bernstein |
Struggle For The Soul Of The AFL-CIO Two union honchos battle over reform, power, and turf on the eve of the AFL-CIO convention. |
InternetNews November 10, 2006 Roy Mark |
Will Dems Change Tech Policy? One-party rule in Washington ends next year when the 110th Congress convenes with Democrats taking over the House and the Senate. What does this mean for technology policy? |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Health-Care Reform: It's Not Over Yet Massachusetts has spoken with its election of Scott Brown to the Senate. What's up next? |
BusinessWeek April 29, 2010 Laura Litvan |
Will Hispanic Voters Help Harry Reid? Democratic leader Harry Reid moves immigration to the front of the line. |
Salon.com March 30, 2001 Jake Tapper |
McCain-Feingold seems a done deal After a dramatic final tussle, the first sweeping campaign reform since the 1970s seems ready to pass the Senate... |
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Aaron Bernstein |
Can This Man Save Labor? Andy Stern wants to radically retool the U.S. labor movement. But first he must win over some powerful union leaders. His message: Labor remains in a death spiral, and needs a top-to-bottom overhaul if it's ever going to revive. |
Insurance & Technology August 19, 2004 Anthony O'Donnell |
November Elections Offer Mixed Bag A Democratic victory is more likely than a GOP win to result in a need for greater investment in technology related to privacy and security concerns for the insurance industry. |
IndustryWeek October 8, 2008 Larry McNamara et al. |
Viewpoint -- Labor Union Organizing: #1 Election Issue for Employers There's more at stake than usual for employers in this fall's national election. The potential impact of even some of the changes that the candidates are discussing on the campaign trail should cause employers to take notice and precautions. |
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 Dunham & Javers |
The Politics Of Change As power shifts on Capitol Hill, business faces a new reality |
Inc. February 1, 2003 Eamon Javers |
Storming the Hill Now that the Republicans are in command, the small-business lobby hopes this new congressional session will bring it more victories than losses. Here's the view from the field. |
Reason November 2007 David Weigel |
John Edwards vs. the Lobbyists A presidential candidate promises to clean up Washington by trashing the First Amendment |
Salon.com November 22, 2000 Andrew O'Hehir |
It's your party and you can cry if you want to Will Gore lose Florida? Who cares. The Democrats are beyond redemption... |
CFO November 1, 2003 Russ Banham |
Unequal Justice The Bush Administration's broad hope for tort reform has now been limited to class-action legislation. |
Salon.com March 16, 2001 Jake Tapper |
McCain's last stand? As the renegade senator readies his campaign-finance bill, plenty of people are lining up against him -- including his old opponent, the new president. |
Salon.com August 8, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Regular Joe Gore's vice-presidential pick, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, has a reputation as a centrist respected by all -- and that's an image he's worked hard to cultivate. |
BusinessWeek April 21, 2010 Barrett & Salant |
Campaign Spending: Why Companies Are Holding Fire The high court ruling on corporate campaign spending hasn't been a game-changer. Yet. |
Salon.com November 10, 2000 David Horowitz |
The coup Al Gore's reckless attempt to subvert the election shows he is not fit to be president... |
Salon.com March 26, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Will the Dems derail McCain-Feingold? Campaign reform diary, Week 2: After a successful first week, the bill's supporters brace for opposition from unexpected places... |
BusinessWeek July 22, 2010 Salant et al. |
The Republicans' Money Momentum The GOP is out-raising Democrats in races for open Senate and House seats, a sign of more trouble for Obama's party in November. |
BusinessWeek October 2, 2006 Dunham & Javers |
How Business Is Wooing Democrats The possibility the GOP could lose the House has companies scrambling to make nice. |
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004 Bernstein, Dwyer & Woellert |
Inside The Dems' Shadow Party How they're using soft money and private groups to combat the GOP money machine |
Salon.com March 13, 2001 Anthony York |
On the road again Pushing his campaign-finance bill, McCain swings through California. But Bush is out there too, and this time he's getting all the press... |
Salon.com November 8, 2000 Anthony York |
President without a mandate Can George W. Bush govern effectively if he wins the White House without taking the popular vote? |
Salon.com December 16, 2000 Anthony York |
Will Republicans be Bush's worst enemies? From John McCain to Tom DeLay, members of his own party could make the most trouble for the president-elect... |
Reason January 2001 Sara Rimensnyder |
Soundbite: Labor Pains "Freedom of association is a right under severe, often buckling pressure when workers in the United States try to exercise it." That's the conclusion of Unfair Advantage, a new study commissioned by Human Rights Watch... |
Salon.com December 19, 2000 Anthony York |
Hillary's book deal blues The Congressional Accountability Project asks Sen.-elect Clinton to give up her $8 million advance and just collect royalties... |
U.S. Banker October 2009 Glen Fest |
Next Up: Bank Employee Unions? In the corporate war on the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, bankers are nowhere to be found. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2000 James V. DeLong |
Free Money Campaign finance "loopholes" are the best part of the system. |
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Aaron Bernstein |
Big Labor's Day of Reckoning As a critical confab nears, how far is the AFL-CIO willing to go to stem its decline? |
BusinessWeek November 13, 2006 Richard S. Dunham |
Who's Afraid Of Charlie Rangel? Business worries about the Dems gaining control of the House. Maybe it needn't fret. |
BusinessWeek March 24, 2010 Albert R. Hunt |
A Presidency Restored to Health Obama's improbable win on health-care reform is one for the history books and will boost his credibility |