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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Supreme Court grapples with same-sex marriage, as hundreds rally
Justices peppered both sides with questions Tuesday as the Supreme Court grappled with a case that could legalize same-sex marriage in every state, two years after overturning a federal ban on such unions.
Read More »Legislature passes bill limiting city contracts with unions
The House has passed a bill preventing cities and towns from requiring union contractors for public works projects.
Read More »Lawmakers, public safety groups ponder pension reform future 
An Arizona Supreme Court ruling that struck down a 2011 pension reform law as unconstitutional is leading lawmakers and public safety employee groups to consider new possibilities.
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