Eye on the Prize
Taking the secret ballot away from workers so they can be identified, pressured and coerced into forming a union is a primary goal of the union bosses, but don’t forget — it isn’t the only goal. The Card Check Bill…
January 2009 Unemployment Rates for States
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics just released its seasonally adjusted January 2009 rankings of unemployment rates for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Guess what the eight states with the lowest January unemployment rates…
Michigan: No Longer Can Afford to Stop Right to Work
David Gillis of the Times Herald newspaper in Port Huron, Michigan has looked at the numbers and concludes Michigan can no longer afford to restrict workers’ Right to Work. Why? According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in the 22…
Going the Extra Mile for the Union Bosses
Iowa House Speaker Pat Murphy has gone the extra mile to reward the union bosses with taxpayer largess. With his efforts to enact a state prevailing wage law stalled by a single vote, Murphy has done the extraordinary —…
Card Check Scam: "Lose-Lose" Proposition
Take it from someone who creates manufacturing jobs, enactment the Card Check Scam Bill is a “lose-lose situation for businesses and employees, and threatens the fundamental rights of the very workers that the unions claim to want to protect.” The…
Depression Era Facts
Big Labor advocates like to cite the big government spending programs of the Depression-era as the panacea for what ails us today. But Mark Mix, the President of the National Right to Work Committee, looks at the facts. If…
“Secret Ballot Destruction Act”
Doug Bandow’s description of the Card Check Scam Bill as the “Secret Ballot Destruction Act” certainly fits the bill.
Right to Work States Have Lower Unemployment Rates
The latest state unemployment figures, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, show that state Right to Work laws have a significant effect on unemployment rates. In December 2008, states with Right to Work laws had an average unemployment rate…
Big Labor's Hand in California's Economic Crisis
California is mired in debt and red ink. Is it any surprise that Big Labor bosses have unlimited control and power over the state’s political establishment? The San Diego Union-Tribune reminds readers that: For years, the Democrats who dominate Sacramento…