Union Dons Defiantly Cling to Coercive Power Right to Work President Mark Mix: “Without so-called ‘exclusive representation’ power, Big Labor won’t be able to continue getting union dues deducted from any employee’s paycheck without having his or her affirmative, ongoing…
Thirteen of the 14 most affordable states have Right to Work laws on the books. But not one of the 14 least affordable states has one. (Shown above are the 10 most/least affordable states.) Right to Work States Are Far…
Big Labor Garden State politicians like current Gov. Phil Murphy (at the podium) have tried to replenish government coffers by hiking taxes ever higher, but such maneuvers only succeed in driving away additional taxpayers. Credit: NJ Left Behind Forced-Dues States…
‘We’re Not About Improving the System’ New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza (left), an appointee of union-label Big Apple Mayor Bill de Blasio, openly admits that helping schoolchildren succeed is not his goal. Credit: Office of the Mayor Empire…
Public-Safety Employees’ Freedom Under Fire With dyed-in-the-wool Big Labor House Speaker Nancy Pelosi once again calling the shots, IAFF union bosses may confidently anticipate they will not have much trouble getting their agenda through the House this year. Credit: Gage…
‘Billing Taxpayers For Union Work Is Our Right’ Veterans Affairs human resources officer Jacquelyn Hayes-Byrd: Union “official time” harms sick veterans. Credit: VA.GOV So-Called ‘Official Time’ Negatively Affects Patient Care Less than a week after Donald Trump was elected as…
Pro-Right to Work Nevadans Gird For Battle Unless Nevada voters voice their opposition at once, union boss-aligned lawmakers in Carson City may soon send a Right to Work destruction scheme to Gov. Steve Sisolak’s desk, and he may sign it.
Oklahoma state Rep.-elect Toni Hasenbeck is a seventh grade teacher and 2018 candidate who publicly disagreed with union chiefs on key issues like taxes and charter schools. She won in November by a 1,600-vote margin. Credit: Toni Hasenbeck campaign photo…
Committee President Mark Mix: The Survey 2018 program repeatedly gave anti-Right to Work candidates like Sens. Joe Donnelly and Heidi Heitkamp opportunities to back away from their support for forced unionism. They didn’t take them. Public Alerted About Pro-Forced Dues…
Incoming Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield (Levering) has publicly opposed Right to Work destruction. Credit: U.P. Politico/Wikimedia Commons Right to Work Consolidates Recent State Gains Bids to Bring Back Forced Dues Will Be ‘Categorically’ Rejected Thanks to recent progress made…
A new scholarly study shows convincingly that more extensive monopoly privileges and greater political clout for teacher union bosses result in worse educational outcomes at a higher cost to taxpayers. Credit: Henry Payne/Scripps Howard Union Monopolists Make Schools Less Effective…
As a consequence of Big Labor’s compulsory dues-financed lobbying successes, states that give more special privileges to public-sector union officials have routinely burdened their citizens with more debt as well as heavier taxation. Union Boss-Dominated, Knee-Deep in Debt Right to…
After the defeats of Big Labor incumbents Heidi Heitkamp, Joe Donnelly, Claire McCaskill, and Bill Nelson, pictured clockwise starting from the upper left, U.S. Senate support for forced-dues repeal will be at an all-time high this year. sources: Credit –…
According to Census data that have been available for years, poverty adjusted for geographic differences in housing costs is higher in forced-unionism states than in Right to Work states. Big Labor apologists simply ignore such data. Forced-Dues State Households Have…
More than five years ago, Gerawan employees who wanted to be union-free collected roughly 3,000 signatures from fellow employees to get UFW union bosses ousted from their workplaces. Later came the fight to get their votes counted. Credit: Pick Justice…
A new bus factory in Shepherdsville that is expected to employ more than 500 people by next year is just one example of the opportunity-creating business investments Right to Work Kentucky is attracting. Credit: WDRB-TV (Louisville, Ky.) Right to Work…
Earlier this year, national boilermakers union bigwigs awarded Big Labor Then-U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) for consistently doing their bidding. This fall, the citizens of Right to Work North Dakota will have their say. Credit: International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Union…
Forced-Unionism States’ ‘Brain Drain’ Continues Data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that, overall, states where forced union dues are permitted are failing to offer appealing economic opportunities to retain and attract college-educated, working-age adults. (credit: REUTERS/mario anzuoini) College-Educated…