What Are You Hiding?
National Right to Work President Mark Mix discusses union bosses’ efforts to hide their finances from their members:…
Billions and Counting
The Wall Street Journal reports that big labor “spends about four times as much on politics and lobbying as generally thought.” Generally thought? …
As California Goes....
It’s a common refrain — As California goes, so goes the nation. Unfortunately, in the case of cities like Stockton, it may be true. …
Union Bosses Demand "More"
Writing in the Las Vegas Review Journal, Glenn Cook outlines how union endorsements of political candidates mean the candidate has abandoned the taxpayers in exchange for the campaign contributions and Big Labor union…
Union Bosses Demand "More"
Writing in the Las Vegas Review Journal, Glenn Cook outlines how union endorsements of political candidates mean the candidate has abandoned the taxpayers in exchange for the campaign contributions and Big Labor union…
Union Power on Display
The power of the union bosses in California was on full display for the world to see when the legislature killed a bill that would have made it easier to investigate and fire teachers accused of serious misconduct. “Legislation to…
Villaraigosa Under SEIU Attack
It’s hard to believe that the Democratic National Convention will go off without a snag. The selection of North Carolina — a Right to Work state — did not go over…
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's Union Only PLA Squashed
From Virginia State Senator Mark D. Obenshain: Big Labor must be reeling after the one-two punch they just received-first they were pummeled in Wisconsin and now organized labor has beat a major retreat here in Virginia. On Wednesday, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) finally took Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) off the table for the Dulles Rail project, voting 11-1 to scrap PLA incentives for bidders. But let's not mince words: these weren't just run-of-the mill "incentives"; they were a bid scoring bonus that would have effectively made the project union-only, locking out Virginia's non-unionized contractors. Virginia is a Right to Work state with a 96% non-union workforce. The Project Labor Agreement that MWAA wanted would have run up costs and limited competition, to the great disadvantage of Virginia companies and Virginia workers. Earlier this year, I patroned SB 242, legislation prohibiting state agencies and recipients of state assistance from mandating PLAs for Virginia and Virginia-assisted construction projects. The bill passed both chambers and has been signed by Governor McDonnell.
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's Union Only PLA Squashed
From Virginia State Senator Mark D. Obenshain: Big Labor must be reeling after the one-two punch they just received-first they were pummeled in Wisconsin and now organized labor has beat a major retreat here in Virginia. On Wednesday, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) finally took Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) off the table for the Dulles Rail project, voting 11-1 to scrap PLA incentives for bidders. But let's not mince words: these weren't just run-of-the mill "incentives"; they were a bid scoring bonus that would have effectively made the project union-only, locking out Virginia's non-unionized contractors. Virginia is a Right to Work state with a 96% non-union workforce. The Project Labor Agreement that MWAA wanted would have run up costs and limited competition, to the great disadvantage of Virginia companies and Virginia workers. Earlier this year, I patroned SB 242, legislation prohibiting state agencies and recipients of state assistance from mandating PLAs for Virginia and Virginia-assisted construction projects. The bill passed both chambers and has been signed by Governor McDonnell.