New York Teamsters, who had for decades been forced as a job condition to pay into a union-controlled pension fund, were pressured at meetings into approving immediate steep cuts in their pension benefits. CREDIT: RICK CARLIN/ALBANY (N.Y.) TIMES UNION Teamster…
For years, government union monopolists have been ripping off ordinary taxpayers in Illinois, a state where both private- and public-sector employees may be forced to pay Big Labor dues or fees as a job condition, in a host of ways.
David Shulkin, the VA secretary, is well aware that far too many VA employee hours are “being spent away from clinical duties and other duties” due to union “official time.” But his power to stop it is minimal. CREDIT: Zach…
Between 1986 and 2016, the share of all U.S. manufacturing production for Right to Work states nearly doubled, rising from 28.9% to 50.1%. And it’s almost certainly headed higher still. Cost of Living-Adjusted Factory Pay Lower in Forced-Dues States According…
According to federal prosecutors, for six-and-a-half years, Fiat-Chrysler executive Al Iacobelli (left) and UAW Vice President General Holiefield used a tax-exempt, multi-million-dollar worker training fund as their personal piggy bank. credit: Detroit News file Charges ‘Call Into Question the Integrity’…
Since he signed legislation making Missouri America’s 28th Right to Work state, Gov. Eric Greitens (pictured left) has repeatedly spoken out in the law’s defense. His continued strong support is key for the law’s survival. credit: Julie Smith/The Jefferson City…
Measure Would Overturn Outrageous August 2015 Obama NLRB Decision From early 2010 until this August, President Barack Obama’s handpicked pro-forced unionism appointees held full control over the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Throughout these years, they executed a series…
Teamsters Local 25 members Daniel Redmond (L) and Robert Cafarelli (C) enter the federal court in Boston, Massachusettes, U.S., July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Nate Raymond ‘Legitimate Union Goals’ Defense Pays Off For Big Labor Lawyers At a federal trial concluding August…
[Obama NLRB Board Members Flashback, April 2016] Judge Berates Obama Bureaucrats for Violating Workers’ Privacy Right To Work advocates are hopeful that a federal judge’s willingness to stand up to union-label President Barack Obama’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) bureaucrats…
Unchaining Employees Can Save Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey For years, government union monopolists have been ripping off ordinary, hardworking taxpayers in Illinois, Connecticut and New Jersey — all states where both private- and public-sector employees may be forced to…
Hawkeye State Municipalities Threatened by Federal Bureaucrats For years, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) bureaucrats have exploited a vague provision in the 1964 Urban Mass Transportation Act (UMTA) to bully municipalities across America. Time and again, DOL functionaries have invoked…
William Emanuel testifies before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions during his nominations hearing to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, on July 13, 2017. (Since the printing of this newsletter article, both Trump NLRB…
When Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi arrived on the set in Milton, Mass., Teamster tough John Fidler allegedly reached into her vehicle and threatened, “I’ll smash your pretty little face.” (After this article went to the printer, these four union…
David Shulkin, the VA secretary, is well aware that far too many VA employee hours are “being spent away from clinical duties and other duties” due to union “official time.” But his power to stop it is minimal. Nearly 350…
Number of 35-54 Year-Olds in Forced-Dues States Falling Sharply Union propagandists often grossly understate, or “forget” about altogether, regional cost-of-living differences when they are debating living standards in Right to Work states vs. forced-unionism states. Downplaying or ignoring this…
Hefty Paychecks Distributed to ‘Employees’ Who Didn’t Earn Them For half a century, Evan Cotten has worked as a longshore clerk on the docks of Port Tampa Bay in Florida. And he is a longtime dues-paying union member. Last…
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) Better Options For College Graduates in Right…
Grassroots Lobbying Intensifies in New England, Keystone State All across America, Right to Work states have long benefited from economic growth far superior to that of states in which millions of employees are forced to pay dues or fees…