The Mine Wars of 1912-21 were the height of labor organizing in the Mountain State. Organizing to demand real money for wages and less lethal work environments were punishable crimes; but paying employees in company money and letting hired guns beat up employees were legal. Unions were ...
MORGANTOWN – The bill spelling out penalties for teachers and school personnel who go on strike has become law, but without the governor's endorsement. SB 11 passed the Senate by a 21-12 vote Feb. 22, and passed the House 53-46 March 2. After some amendment adjustments, it completed its ...
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate on Tuesday approved along party lines a bill that opponents say is aimed at doing away with teachers unions. Its a House bill that was dramatically altered in the Senate and will return to the House. HB 2009 as Senate Judiciary rewrote it recognizes the ...
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Tuesday narrowly passed the Senate bill regarding teacher strikes, but easily surpassed the two-thirds supermajority needed to adopt a resolution aimed at barring court interference in impeachment proceedings. SB 11 is the strike bill. Although no ...
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates made substantive changes to the Senate teacher strike and county health board bills Thursday, in preparation for passing both bills Friday and returning them to the Senate. SB 11 is the strike bill. As it came from the Senate, it said county boards ...
Multiple bills introduced in the Legislature this session have made us scratch our heads or raise an eyebrow and ask “What?” or “Why?” Here are a few that confound us: HB 2574 to “prohibit employers from requiring employees and prospective employees to have devices implanted or ...