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Stephen Moore, Investors Business Daily Online, recounts the latest in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, bankruptcy debacle, brought on mostly bygenerous pension packages negotiated by union officials. The city also increased various fees, such as for garbage collection, by two-thirds. It’s becoming…
While public sector unions remain the largest contributors to the Democrat Party, they are costing the government more, leaving less for Democrat causes. Daniel Di Salvo has the story in The Daily Beast. Public sector unions create a genuine political…
Despite a Supreme Court decision, Illinois government has knuckled under pressure from the Serivce Employees International Union (SEIU) and requires all state home caregivers to attend “training sessions,” where caregivers are required to endure lectures ab out union membership. Additionally,…
James Sherk, explains the value of Right to Work laws, and reviews campaigns for more laws across the country. He is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Heritage Foundation. Eighteen-year-old Saira Blair recently made history as the youngest person elected…
The Simpson County Fiscal Court has sanctioned a Right to Work ordinance for the county. Katie Brandenberg has the story on bgdailynews.com. The Simpson County Fiscal Court this morning unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance that would make…
U.S. Labor Department data released at the end of last week suggest that Indiana, which became America’s 23rd Right to Work state in early 2o12, is now enjoying a sustained improvement in its job market. In November, as multiple media…
Mike Nichols, president of the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, makes the case for a Wisconsin Right to Work law. Even if you don’t pay the union, you’ll still be part of the “bargaining unit,” the union leaders would argue. You’ll…
Three more members of Ironworkers Local401have pleaded guilty to federal charges of racketeering, but the judge is refusing to accept the charges without further information. U. S. District Judge Michael Baylson, indicated he believed in “proportionality.” That is, the more…
To take an informed position in the rapidly heating up debate over whether Wisconsin should become the 25th Right to Work state, you need first to be aware of the fact that, under federal law, a private-sector employee in a…