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If Right to Work laws had no economic impact whatsoever, the share of people residing in Right to Work states who are poor would surely be higher by roughly a percentage point than the share of people residing in states…
SEIU makes no bones about their latest forced unionism scheme.The campaign to increase the minimum wage really doesn’t have anything to do with increasing the minimum wage. Here’s a surprise – it’s all aboutforced dues and forced membership. Brady Cremeens…
Union bosses in Philadelphia are being brought to justice after waging a war against nonunion workers and contractors in Philadelphia. Their deeds include arson and intimidation, sabotage and threats. Tim Walker has the story in the Free Patriot. “The Helpful…
After their unsuccessful attempt to organize the Volkswagen automobile plant in Right To Work Chattanooga, UAW union officials are attempting another end-run around workers in Alabama. Patrick Rupinski as the story in tuscaloosa.com. The United Auto Workers adopted a new…
UAW union officials are stepping up their coercion and intimidation tactics now that Michigan’s Right to Work Law is allowing all workers to choose whether they wish to accept union representation. Kathleen Sulkowski, represented with free legal advice by the…
In a column appearing in RealClearMarkets this past week (see the link below), Steven Malanga of the Manhattan Institute cites a new study by Moody’s finding that from 2004 to 2012 unfunded liabilities in America’s biggest government pension funds nearly…
Subcontracted by a non-profit to enroll people in Affordable Care Act coverage, union workers ended up recruiting more union members. The whole scheme came to light when a union worker sued for unpaid overtime. Perry Chiaramonte has the story on…
AFl-CIO President Richard Trumka intends on spending hundreds of millions of forced-dues dollars on the upcoming midterm elections, pouring more into state level races than before. Tom Hamburger has the story in the Washington Post. Union spending this election cycle…
A new report published by the Office of Personnel Management reveals over $1.5 million of taxpayer money are spent paying federal workers to conduct union official business. Misnamed “official time,” the only aspect of the time that is “official” is…
Having lost a representation election bid at a Volkswagen plan in Tennessee, the UAW has begun aReign of Terrorat the Spring Hill plant in Right to Work Tennessee. Already an employee has been harassed and threatened for standing up for…