Big Labor related violence is real. Union bosses regularly use intimidation as part of their “organizing” toolbox. As the National Review Online points out, “That’s the malevolent spirit these union jerks are expressing.” From National Review’s Jay Nordlinger: Idaho has…
Subscribe to The National Right to Work Committee® by Email While Big Labor Democrats are fleeing the state trying to avoid a vote, WSAU 550 radio hosts stay on-air to discuss the Big Labor assault on Wisconsinsituation iwith National Right…
Subscribe to The National Right to Work Committee® by Email Former Big Labor front-group Treasurer and Obama’s current Labor Secretary Hilda Solis attempted to the play the Washington game of not answering questions while trying to ramble-on long enough…
Amendments 578, 255, 166, and 209 to H.R. 1 (the Continuing Resolution) will greatly limit the power of Obama Administration bureaucrats to advance their forced-unionism agenda.
Subscribe to The National Right to Work Committee® by Email Click Gov. Walker's image to send him a meesage. A major newspaper in Wisconsin is backing Gov. Scott Walker's efforts to reform the runaway power of government workers unions: Restoring Wisconsin to fiscal health is not for the squeamish. The medicine is going to be bitter. Gov. Scott Walker's proposals to strip state employee unions of much of their bargaining power illustrates just how bitter. But Walker is right to do this. He must insist that state workers pay a bigger share of their benefits. And he's right to take steps to compel them to do so. The governor is overreaching in some respects. And even if he wins the bruising fight to come in the state Capitol, he risks alienating broad swaths of independent voters. But Walker must fill a gaping budget hole of $137 million for the fiscal year that ends June 30 and a much larger imbalance in the next two-year budget. Something has to give. Walker's proposals affect virtually every unionized public worker in the state, at both the state and municipal levels. But the alternative to trimming benefits is laying off thousands of workers. The state, not to mention the economy, is better served by keeping as many of its workers on board as possible, albeit at a lower cost. Walker estimates his proposals will save the state $30 million between now and June 30 and $300 million over the course of the next two-year budget. That doesn't count savings at the local level, which should help make up for expected cuts in state aid. Our analysis:
Subscribe to The National Right to Work Committee® by Email Click Gov. Walker's image to send him a meesage. A major newspaper in Wisconsin is backing Gov. Scott Walker's efforts to reform the runaway power of government workers unions: Restoring Wisconsin to fiscal health is not for the squeamish. The medicine is going to be bitter. Gov. Scott Walker's proposals to strip state employee unions of much of their bargaining power illustrates just how bitter. But Walker is right to do this. He must insist that state workers pay a bigger share of their benefits. And he's right to take steps to compel them to do so. The governor is overreaching in some respects. And even if he wins the bruising fight to come in the state Capitol, he risks alienating broad swaths of independent voters. But Walker must fill a gaping budget hole of $137 million for the fiscal year that ends June 30 and a much larger imbalance in the next two-year budget. Something has to give. Walker's proposals affect virtually every unionized public worker in the state, at both the state and municipal levels. But the alternative to trimming benefits is laying off thousands of workers. The state, not to mention the economy, is better served by keeping as many of its workers on board as possible, albeit at a lower cost. Walker estimates his proposals will save the state $30 million between now and June 30 and $300 million over the course of the next two-year budget. That doesn't count savings at the local level, which should help make up for expected cuts in state aid. Our analysis:
When asked, workers choose freedom, even union workers. In Frank Luntz’ recent poll, 80% of union members chose the Right to Work which allows individuals to freely choose whether or not to belong or pay fees to…
The facts speak for themselves in this Indiana Chamber of Commerce article: Improving the per-capita income of Indiana workers and creating more job opportunities for Hoosiers would be among the major benefits of Indiana becoming the 23rd state to pass…
Michelle Malkin’s most recent syndicated column points out how nearly one-fourth of the Administration’s waivers on ObamaCare have been granted to big labor unions including the Teamster who hailed Obama for “enacting historic health care reform, providing health insurance to…