Post Tagged 'Collective bargaining'

March 29, 2016

Explainer: Supreme Court Rules on Conservative Challenge to Public-Sector Unions

What just happened? Earlier today the U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4 on a legal challenge to a California law that forces non-union workers to pay fees to public-employee unions. What was the case about? Continue Reading...

March 01, 2011

Audio: Sirico and Gregg on Wisconsin

If you’ve been following the news recently, no doubt you’re aware of the controversy in Wisconsin surrounding Governor Scott Walker’s budget proposals – which include curtailing collective bargaining for state employees – which have led to massive union protests in Madison and the state Senate Democrats fleeing to Illinois to try to delay the vote and force changes in the bill. Continue Reading...

March 01, 2011

Rev. Sirico Commentary on Catholics and Unions in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

In today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Acton President and co-founder Rev. Robert A. Sirico publishes a new opinion piece that looks at “the protests in Wisconsin against proposed changes in collective bargaining for public-sector unions” through the lens of Catholic social thought: Catholic teaching’s pro-union bias By the Rev. Continue Reading...

February 21, 2011

Churches, faith bloggers weigh in on Wisconsin union protests

Let’s start with Heritage Foundation’s interview of Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin: “We’re broke,” he says. Religious leaders offer sanctuary to senators Two Illinois clergymen offered sanctuary Friday to Democratic senators who fled Wisconsin in an effort to stop an anti-union bill. Continue Reading...