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(click to download fact sheet) By Stacy Swimp As I have already contended in a number of different forums, the monopolistic type of unionism now authorized and promoted by federal labor policy for more than three quarters of a century…
The Beacon Hill Institute’s latest report,“Without cost saving reforms, public sector unions pose future liability crisis for states,” contains some shocking figures about the cost governments incur when they allow government employee unions free rein with monopoly bargaining. …
James Sherk, in the Washington Times, makes excellent points about the political power unions possess, passing a law that would allow self-employed workers to unionize. That’s correct – self-employed daycare workers. Desperate times call for desperate measures, but…
Unions, the reliable Democratic supporters, split from president on… Multiple media reports over the past few weeks, including the Fox News item linked above, discuss the “surprising” development that Big Labor, which collectively spent hundreds of millions of dollars in…
American Legislative Exchange Council Releases NewRich States… A very old joke, apparently first put in writing by Sigmund Freud, tells the story of a man accused by his neighbor of braking the latter’s kettle while borrowing it. In response, the…
Right to Work state Tennessee is a bright star in the economic recovery during the first quarter of 2013. G. Chambers Williams, III has the story in the tennessean.com. Tennessee was among the leaders in U.S. manufacturing resurgence during the…
Tennessee helps lead resurgence in U.S. manufacturing jobs blogs.tennessean.com, May 23, 2013 Tennessee was among the leaders in U.S. manufacturing resurgence during the first quarter of 2013, with a nearly 5 percent gain in jobs over the…
Big Labor bosses who spent forced dues on President Obama’s reelection and pushed President Obama’s healthcare reforms on everyone, including their own members. Now, it turns out that wasn’t such a good idea. Peter Suderman has the story in reason.com…
Today’s UAW: A Struggle for Stability (Show #1716) on Autoline This … Regardless of what they think about current labor policy in the U.S., virtually all Americans would surely agree that Chinese labor laws are not a model we would ever want to…