Labor

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Union Interference in the Workplace Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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An employee works on a Passat sedan at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on July 31, 2012. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Tim Constantine reports on Rand Paul's reaction to the CNN debate and has details on employees from the Census Bureau behaving badly.

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Whataburger has apparently fired an employee who refused to serve two officers in uniform Tuesday night at a Lewisville, Texas, restaurant. (CBS DFW)

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Margaret Gingrich, a second-grade teacher at Montlake Elementary school, carries a picket sign as she and other members of the Seattle Education Association, the union that represents striking teachers from the Seattle School District, file into a meeting hall, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Seattle to discuss a tentative contract agreement that was reached with the district Tuesday morning, the fifth day of the strike. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Illustration on the need for union reform by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Police and emergency responders stand outside a McDonald's located inside Union Station in Washington, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, after a security guard shot a suspect who attacked a worker with a knife at the restaurant. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Illustration on the impact of unions on the bankruptcy of A&P by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Mascot Challenge Cover

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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2014 file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen, in Portland, Ore. About 9.9 million people have signed up and paid for health insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law, the administration said Sept. 8, 2015, a slight dip from a previous count but on track toward the administration's year-end goal of 9.1 million. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

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Illustration on the impact of medical malpractice insurance costs on U.S. health care costs by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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President Barack Obama speaks at the Greater Boston Labor Council Labor Day Breakfast, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, in Boson. Obama will sign an Executive Order requiring federal contractors to offer their employees up to seven days of paid sick leave per year. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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President Barack Obama speaks at the Greater Boston Labor Council Labor Day Breakfast, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, in Boston. Obama will sign an Executive Order requiring federal contractors to offer their employees up to seven days of paid sick leave per year. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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National Edition Opinion cover for September 7, 2015 - A chance to make union dues a choice (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)

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Illustration on the financial burden of unions on workers by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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A train passes through Walbrzych, Poland. Many in Eastern Europe fear a departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union, of which they have been members for only about a decade, will have devastating effects. (Associated Press/File)

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In this Aug. 24, 2015, photo, workers paint the Julien Dubuque Bridge along U.S. 20 in Dubuque, Iowa. The U.S. government issues the August jobs report on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. (Dave Kettering/Telegraph Herald via AP)

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FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2015 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Ankeny, Iowa. The last major piece of President Barack Obama’s health care law could raise costs for thrifty consumers as well as large corporations and union members. Some Republicans in Congress are calling for repealing the tax. Clinton says she’s concerned it will shift more costs to workers. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)