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Political scientist Thomas R. Dye said that politics is about battling over scarce governmental resources: who gets them, where, when, why and how. [8] Since government makes the rules in a complex economy such as the United States, various organizations, businesses, individuals, nonprofits, trade groups, religions, charities and others—which are affected by these rules—will exert as much ...
Unions exist to represent the interests of workers, who form the membership. Under US labor law, the National Labor Relations Act 1935 is the primary statute which gives US unions rights. The rights of members are governed by the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 1959. List Below
A Gallup poll released on March 9, 2011, showed that Americans were more likely to support limiting the collective bargaining powers of state employee unions to balance a state's budget (49%) than disapprove of such a measure (45%), while 6% had no opinion. 66% of Republicans approved of such a measure as did 51% of independents. Only 31% of ...
Union affiliation by U.S. state (2024) [1] [2] Rank State Percent union members Percent change Union members Percent represented by unions Percent change Represented
Oct. 5—Frederick Alderwoman Katie Nash will not challenge a decision by the city's Ethics Commission that some of her professional lobbying activities violated city rules in court and is seeking ...
Pages in category "Lobbying organizations in the United States" The following 124 pages are in this category, out of 124 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A conservative Missouri activist has been ordered to follow the state's lobbying rules, even though he isn't paid, in a court ruling that could have wide-reaching ...
According to the Center for Public Integrity, the AFL-CIO spent $26 million on federal lobbying between 2007 and 2012 and gave $7.4 million to super PACs during the 2011-2012 election cycle.