Beltway Big Shots Target Local Public Workers
“Among the 17 states with the highest share of public employees under union monopoly control,” noted Mr. Mix, “state and local taxes combined consumed 11.0% of all personal income in 2016.
‘Do Your Job Act’ Introduced on Capitol Hill
On July 26, shortly after conferring with Committee President Mark Mix, pro- Right to Work Congressman Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) introduced legislation to stop taxpayer-funded Big Labor lobbying and class warfare in the federal civil service. Right to Work Leader: Legislation…
September 2019 National Right To Work Newsletter Summary
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‘Peak Earners’ Ditch Forced-Dues States
Thanks to the impact of the 27 current Right to Work laws, which protect roughly half of all American employees, the U.S. attracts many additional opportunity-creating business investments from around the world. Credit: Charles Brooks, Birmingham News (AL) adapted by…
Presidential Hopefuls Vow to Kill Right to Work
Pay Big Labor to Undercut Your ‘Economic Interests,’ or Be Fired! Kamala Harris, the junior U.S. senator from California and one of roughly 20 hopefuls for the Democrat Party’s 2020 presidential nomination, knows full well that many employees…
Nevada: Top Union Officials ‘Collect on an IOU’
Big Labor Nevada politicians clearly knew that, if they gave union boss Donald “D” Taylor what he wanted, their taxpaying constituents as well as independent-minded workers would suffer. But they ultimately caved in anyway. Credit: herelocal165.org Nevada Politicians Show They…
‘You’re Losing More Than You’re Gaining’
California teacher Raymond Pulliam helped organize a public school strike. He now sees it was a “winless fight.” Credit: Photo originally published by KQED radio (San Francisco), courtesy of Raymond Pulliam. Former Union Militant Admits Recent Strike Has Hurt Teachers…
‘Secret Judges List’ For Joe or Kamala or Liz
Big Labor lawyers like Harvard man Ben Sachs are posed to take a case designed to nullify all state Right to Work laws to the Supreme Court, as soon as they decide the time is ripe. Credit: WJCT-TV (Jacksonville, Fla.)…
Tennessee Auto Workers’ Vote Enrages Union Bosses
In June, Right to Work staff attorney Bill Messenger delivered congressional testimony against the so-called “PRO Act,” legislation that would greatly intensify federal labor law’s bias against individual employee rights. Big Labor Loudens Demands For New Privileges For Union Organizers…
Big Labor State Politicians Pummel Taxpayers
Big Labor Gov. J.B. Pritzker (pictured with state teacher union czarina Kathi Griffin, a close political ally) is hiking taxes on all kinds of Illinoisans, including unionized workers whose forced dues and fees helped put him in office. Credit: J.B.
House Panel Rewards Failing-Union-Pension Managers
When Ohio iron worker Walter Overstreet was working, no one told him his union retirement fund was in trouble. But in 2017, after he had retired, Mr. Overstreet and his wife endured a drastic cut in their benefits. Credit: Originally…
Teamster Bosses Host Biden Campaign Launch
Joe Biden kicked off his 2020 campaign at a union hall owned by Teamsters Local Under a law backed by Mr. Biden in 2014, Local 249 retirees may soon see their pension benefits slashed by 30%. Credit: Stephanie…
Big Labor Politicians vs. You
‘War on 14(b)’ Joined by 44 D.C. Solons From Right to Work States Today 27 states have Right to Work laws on the books that prohibit the termination of employees for refusal to join or pay dues or fees to…
Right to Work Movement ‘Vibrant’ in 2019
Mark Mix (left, pictured here with H.R.2571 lead sponsor Joe Wilson, in the latter’s Capitol Hill office): “Poll after poll shows nearly 80% of Americans who regularly vote in federal elections support the Right to Work principle.” Credit: NRTWC Compulsory-Dues…
Philly Boss: Under Indictment, and Still a Kingmaker
Pennsylvania Politicians Gladly Accept Shady Union’s Largesse In January, Business Manager John Dougherty (AKA “Johnny Doc”) and five other officers and staff members of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union were charged in the U.S.
College Graduates Flock to Right to Work States
Compulsory-Dues States Offer Fewer Opportunities For Advancement Federal data on the American workforce and employment and unemployment rates show that, even as our country’s economy experienced during the Obama presidency its most anemic recovery since the Great Depression, employer demand…
August 2019 National Right To Work Newsletter Summary
Download the August 2019 National Right to Work Newsletter PDF. Big Labor State Politicians Pummel Taxpayers — Victims Include Vehicle Owners,…
Non-Right To Work States Cost You More $$$$
Tax Burdens Heavier in Forced-Dues States Lower Housing, Energy Costs Magnify Right to Work Tax Advantage On April 16, according to the nonpartisan, Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation, “Tax Freedom Day” (TFD) 2019 finally arrived. The Tax Foundation’s entire analysis is…