Hungary is the last holdout for Sweden’s NATO membership. So when will Orbán follow Turkey’s lead?
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Turkey has completed ratifying Sweden's proposal to join NATO, making Hungary the last member of the military alliance not to give its approval. After more than a year of delays and consistent pressure from Western partners to move forward with Sweden's application, the central European country and its conservative populist Prime […]
Turkey approves Sweden’s NATO bid, lifting a key hurdle to membership
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkish lawmakers on Tuesday backed Sweden's membership in NATO, removing a major hurdle to the previously non-aligned country's membership in the military alliance. Deputies ratified Sweden's accession protocol by a vote of 287 to 55, with four abstentions. Ratification will take effect after publication in the Official Gazette and is expected […]
Union membership plateaued in 2023 despite high-profile strikes
Despite high-profile strikes that dominated several news cycles, the proportion of wage workers who were union members in 2023 was little different from the previous year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics Reported union membership rate It decreased from 10.1% in 2022 to 10% in 2023. Union membership has remained roughly flat at 14.4 million, with […]