Bleak Day at SCOTUS for Women, Unions

Hobby Lobby ruling hits reproductive rights, Illinois wings labor

"...one hammering access to birth control, the other undercutting unions...."

June 30, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

State Employee Unions Look Askance at Texas Lege’s Pension Changes

Unions give a hard pass on cash balance plan proposed in Senate Bill 321

"...pension fund is getting a hard pass from the unions representing many state employees, who say a so-called cash..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Are Unions Educational Kryptonite?

New doc pins school failures on unions

"...as struggling through a crisis created by intractable teachers' unions. His solution? Bust the unions and expand charter school..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Unions vs. McCracken

Campaign fireworks flare

"...X makes an issue of public-safety costs. The public-safety unions – which, just coincidentally, support Candidate Y – issue..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Unions Bet on Mayoral Candidate Kirk Watson

Endorsements flow in, though his proposals may leave some Austinites wanting more

"...composed of leaders from a range of AFL-CIO affiliated unions, have all gone with Watson...."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Say 'No' to Unions?

"...Carstarphen is correct. We need to always evaluate the unions and their power. Private entities will almost always provide..."

Feb. 19, 2012 Postmarks

Don't Blame the Unions

"...is the case of those who are blaming the unions for the decline of Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler...."

Dec. 29, 2008 Postmarks

Unions Are Good; Strikes Are Necessary

"...union facts. 1) Areas of the country with strong unions enjoy a higher standard of living, better education, and..."

March 20, 2007 Postmarks

Sheriff's Unions Back Eckhardt for Precinct 2 Commissioner

Both unions are at odds with current Commissioner Sonleitner

"...On Dec. 5, the two unions representing 1,300-plus employees of the Travis Co. Sheriff's Office..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Teachers Unions File Suit

Believe Senate Bill 1882 will lead to "charterization" of public school system

"...is in violation of state law. The two teachers unions are asking that the court invalidate Morath's rules...."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Safety Unions to Issue Council Endorsements

Coming down today – little early, eh?

"...the next week bemoaning the "undue influence" these evil unions have over our local elections, and some shit about..."

Jan. 22, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

What Unions?

"...note of that, if they're so terribly afraid of unions. That Wal-Mart sells groceries is irrelevant to me. I..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Postmarks

Point Austin: What Good Are Unions?

Give a hand to those Cap Metro workers who fought for you and me

"...of ATU Local 1091 have proved once again that unions are central to that ongoing struggle...."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Stand Up for Unions

"...Dear Editor, Unions are the only way workers have any democracy at..."

May 6, 2005 Postmarks

Blame the Unions and the Workers

Dec. 12, 2008 Postmarks

Point Austin: Union Goons

In Coxworld, the unions are always the enemy

"...their latest hysterical rant against the all-powerful city public-safety unions, have helpfully suggested a whole new procedure. "The power..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report

Who says America doesn't need unions?

"...In their ongoing, all-out assault to crush labor unions, corporate forces have fabricated a cultural myth to undermine..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

Conservatives vs. 9/11 Responders

Fringe right draws firefighter, cop wrath after Straus attack

"...Normally, Republicans and unions are like oil and water. Yet public safety workers..."

Sept. 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Get Down to Your Civvies!

Who's camp is campier? With whom would you most likely camp? Who will make you the happiest camper?

"...are straight couples or same-sex couples. I support civil unions to guarantee gay and lesbian couples the same rights..."

Dec. 6, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

KUT/KUTX Will No Longer Manage the Cactus Cafe

University radio station terminates “disheartening” negotiations

"...this month, the 10-year management agreement between UT’s University Unions division and the radio station expired last fall. The..."

May 21, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Starving the Beast

Doc exposes big money on campus

"...politicians eager to slash their state’s education budgets, crush unions and collective bargaining, and generally work against the Jeffersonian..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?

Reuniting the same couples from his 2007 film, Perry explores the next chapter in the lives of these old friends.

"...the same couples and updates the states of their unions. Ridiculously productive, Perry again writes and directs this movie..."

April 9, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Human Resources

"...the brutal, numbing power struggles between workers and bosses, unions and workers, and father and son. At the heart..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fewer Fire Fights?

Unions back ballot measures in Austin, Pflugerville

"...Texas state law, which grants police and fire unions access to collective bargaining rights not available to other..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Lights, Camera, Safety: Film and TV Production Is Coming Back to Texas

Now producers and unions are making sure no one gets sick

"...Texas film, television, and commercial industries, as producers and unions are coming together to cautiously set the cameras rolling..."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Newsgeist: 2/21/11

The spirit of the news

"...full of news stories on subjects like the Wisconsin unions, concealed handguns on campuses, and the Libyan protests. Read..."

Feb. 21, 2011 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

Jane Doe No. 4 Testifies Against Polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs

"...state charges in Arizona also related to arranging polygamist unions, and finally, a federal charge of unlawful flight to..."

Nov. 22, 2006 News Post by Jordan Smith

Page Two: Workingman's Blues

The real history of labor and union organizing is ignored and largely unknown

"...misappropriate the largest portion of the blame to the unions. At least one goal of the strategy behind the..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: An Injury to All

The universal perils of union busting

"...literally the almost too-classic capitalist exploiters, it is the unions and their members who are going to suffer the..."

April 8, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: Making Connections

Organized labor reaches out to all workers

"...In his 2010 book Restoring the Power of Unions: It Takes a Movement, UT law professor and labor..."

March 2, 2012 News Column by Michael King

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