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Putting workers back in spotlight: challenging misconceptions on project labor agreements
A recent article in the Guest Commentaries section of the Arizona Capitol Times titled "We need to protect employers and workers" by the President of the Arizona Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AZAGC) Inc. blurs the lines between corporate interests and the well-being of workers.
Labor unions, liberal groups hope to get voters to rethink ‘right to work’
A coalition of labor unions and liberal political groups is hoping to get Arizona voters to rethink a 77-year-old decision to make Arizona a "right to work'' state. The new initiative drive would repeal a constitutional amendment which spells out that no one can be denied the ability to have a job simply because he or she is not a member of a labor union.
Arizona lawmakers vote to impose contract on rail workers, fend off strike
Most members of Arizona’s congressional delegation joined the rest of the House Wednesday to give overwhelming bipartisan approval to a bill that would head off a national rail strike by imposing contract terms on rail workers’ unions.
Pushing for PRO Act hurts economy
The PRO Act is a decidedly pro-union measure that takes aim at both large and small employers and would make collateral damage of working families. If Senate Democrats go along with it, they will be choosing the anti-worker side.
Honor labor leaders, union members committed to justice
As we pay tribute to the worker on Labor Day, let us honor labor leaders and union members committed to social justice and equal economic opportunity for all people.
Transportation barriers to public schools are real
The next time lawmakers want to know how certain bills would impact students and families, I suggest they reach out to real parents and not their union allies.
PRO Act’s ABC test earns F for independent contractors
Arizona’s Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Sen. Mark Kelly will be lauded as heroes if they can persuade their colleagues to change the ABC Test to the IRS Test. Failing that, voting no would be the only way to prevent potential disaster for independent contractors in Arizona and across the country.
Andrade is poised to survive bitter primary
Despite a bitterly contested, ugly primary, early results show the incumbent Legislative District 29 Democrat sitting in second place in the district, with a seven point lead over challenger Teddy Castro.
Report: Nonunion workers lose pay as labor unions lose clout
The steady decline in union membership has had a ripple effect on wages of nonunion workers, costing them a potential $14 to $52 a week in pay, according to a report this week by a Washington think tank.
State Supreme Court upholds public employees’ pay for union work
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that cities can pay public employees to work on union business.
Arizona initiative prompted by California feud between union, hospitals
A years-long battle between organized labor and health care companies in California has spilled over into Arizona in the form of a proposed ballot measure that would severely restrict how much hospitals can pay their executives.
Appeals court upholds ruling banning Phoenix from paying for unions
The state court of appeals on Tuesday upheld a judge's ruling permanently blocking Phoenix from paying police officers for doing union work, a decision that could bar county and city governments from writing similar provisions into their union contracts.
