Every year economist Ronald Pollina studies the economic environment of all 50 states and culls the information into a list of the “Top 10 Pro-Business States.” Pollina has just completed his 2009 study and the winners are: 1. Virginia 2. Utah 3. North Carolina…
The Examiner has reported that big labor’s pension plans are underfunded understands that the Forced Unionism Card Check Bill is an effort to force subsidization of these failing plans: Private firms could be required to save underfunded union pension plans even…
Projo quote of the day: “This was a big mistake by the Obama administration,” said Cochran. “In 77 years, never has not one federal official attended the mayors’ annual meeting.” …
The Obama Administration’s take-over of General Motors contains a host of concessions to the UAW designed to keep the union bosses happy at the expense of the American public: There’s also the labor agreement that the UAW approved last week,…
An Associated Press headline reads: “Leader of UNITE HERE resigns as labor feud grows.” But, that is only part of the story. UNITE HERE is the bank holding company for Amalgamated Bank of New York. The Chairman of…
Last week Minnesota radio talk show host and occasional guest host for the Rush Limbaugh Show, Jason Lewis discussed forced unionism and worker freedoms with National Right to Work President Mark Mix. The Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has…
Its an unemployment rate of nearly 13% — the highest rate since 1983 — the state of Michigan desperately needs to reform its economy. Enactment of a Right to Work law would end the brain and job drain that is killing the…
While nothing is set in stone, this TradingMarkets.com article highlights the attraction of Right to Work states for employment opportunities. No doubt about it, if your state wants to attract jobs, then it should pass right to work…
Chicago’s Fran Eaton calls the effects of forced unionism as she sees it: Just when that house begins to teeter is when the bullies really get mean and desperate. We’re seeing that now at the federal level. Unions want to…