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Day Late and a Dollar Short
In the waning hours of the Bush Administration, the Department of Labor beefed up disclosure rules for Big Labor, trying to ensure workers’ dues money is not stolen or abused. Most union bosses are complaining about the rules, but some…
Phony Choice
John Stossel of ABC News sees right through Big Labor’s claim that the Card Check Scam Bill is about giving workers a choice: Choice is good. As a libertarian, I’m all over choice. But strangely, today, liberals are mostly…
Wait One Minute
Hilda Solis’ nomination for Secretary of Labor has hit a bit of a snag. Her refusal to answer basic questions about the Card Check Scam Bill, and whether the Right to Work should be eliminated, has stalled her confirmation…
Investor's Business Daily: Fight Card Check Scam Bill
Investor’s Business Daily has joined other newspapers to demand defeat of the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill: Unions spent as much as $400 million in the 2008 election cycle to get labor-friendly candidates elected. They succeeded and now have made…
Teachers Fight Back
The National Right to Work Foundation announced it will file a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission, on behalf of two Alabama educators, against the National Education Association teacher union and two NEA affiliates for an illegal political fundraising…
Ten Governors Oppose Card Check Scam
In a letter to Congress, 10 governors voiced objections to imposition of the Card Check Scam (i.e. the so-called Employee Free Choice Act) on their states. The letter states: January 8, 2009 Dear Senator Reid, Senator McConnell, Speaker Pelosi,…
Bringing European Unionism to America
The AFL-CIO is touting the fact that Big Labor unions in 45 countries are pushing the US Congress to pass the Card Check Scam Bill. Is this something they really want to brag about?…
On Guard for Workers in Iowa
With a larger Democrat majority in the state legislature, supporters of Right to Work in the Hawkeye State will have their hands full defending workers’ right to choose. Despite the threat, House Republican Leader Kraig Paulsen announced his strong opposition…