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Like many media apologists for compulsory unionism, Athens (Ohio) News editor Terry Smith is adept at sneering at people who don’t share his views. But his ability to do even minimal research on the topic about which he recently wrote…
Many proponents of small government may find it hard to believe that the total compensation of America’s private-sector employees grew more rapidly over the past decade than did the total compensation of state and local government employees. That is indeed…
Vermont House of Representativeshas passed a bill which would force child care workers to pay dues to a uinon in order to remain in business. The agency shop clause would be a mandatory subject for bargaining, which means union bosses…
In a blistering op-ed (see the link below) published last week, Golden State commentator Steven Greenhut denounces the pro-forced unionism bureaucrats on the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (CALRB) for trampling the rights of farm workers employed by a Fresno-based…
While the Wisconsin state Republican convention voted to oppose Common Core standards in the Badger State, they also voted in favor of school choice and promoting a Right to Work Law. Marge Pitroff has the story in WUWM, Wisconsin’s public…
In an April 20 post, I referenced data from the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation and from the U.S. Commerce Department to show that, in 2011, state and local taxes combined consumed 10.7% of personal income in the 28 states that…
UPMC employees, beware of card check Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 21, 2014 This is where the SEIU’s theatrics come in. The SEIU and its allies have repeatedly attacked UPMC in an apparent effort to force management to agree to a card…