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Industry groups push to kill ruling that could make it easier for fast food workers to unionize

By Catherine Ho A wide swath of business groups is pressuring Congress to use a must-pass spending bill to block a recent victory for the labor movement that could give unions more power to negotiate with McDonald’s and other corporations that use franchises or contract workers. The fight is bubbling…

Brad Sims: More harmful federal overreach coming

Small business is the backbone of the West Virginia economy. Gone are the days of large employers hiring thousands of workers. Today, smaller more-specialized companies are providing goods and services in the marketplace. This allows our country and our state to be competitive players in the world economy. The fact…

Jon Godfread: Congress must reverse labor board’s anti-business rule

By Jon Godfread BISMARCK—Waylon Hedegaard of the North Dakota AFL-CIO recently criticized Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and the business community for not supporting a National Labor Relations Board decision (“Support labor ruling that keeps firms accountable,” Page A4, Oct. 22). We understand that the NLRB’s ruling is looked at as…