Arlen’s Vote
When Sen. Arlen Specter cast the lone Republican vote in support of the card check scam, he might have thought he was buying peace in Pennsylvania. Not so. Picking the union bosses over the rights of rank-and-file workers just isn’t…
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Free Speech Primer
Former Federal Elections Commissioner Bradley Smith has an excellent piece on campaign finance “reform” and freedom of speech. As former House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt once said: “two important values in direct conflict: freedom of speech and our desire…
Granholm Won’t Cross Union Bosses
Despite the highest unemployment rate in America, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm refuses to support true reform for her state. Granholm announced she would not upset her political benefactors by supporting Right to Work in the Wolverine State. Confident she could…
Freedom Rings
The National Right to Work Committee (NRTWC) was on the forefront opposing the McCain-Feingold legislation that muzzled citizen groups from participating in the election process. But now the Supreme Court has obliterated the most unconstitutional aspect of the law —…
Tancredo Calls for National Right to Work
House Member and presidential candidate Tom Tancredo has called for enactment of a National Right to Work bill. The Des Moines Register reports that Tancredo “voiced his support for such a law at an informal afternoon meeting with five members…
Boss Sweeney: “We’ll Win the War”
AFL-CIO Boss John Sweeney, smarting over the defeat of the Card Check Scam Bill in the U.S. Senate, told a group of 500 union delegates that “they may have lost a battle over legislation making it easier for unions to…
What Big Labor Says
The Nation, a far-left publication that has endorsed the Card Check Scam Bill, takes a look at what union bosses and activists have to say about their defeat in the U.S. Senate. It’s worth noting: The Teamsters applauded the…
NRTW Lawyers Win Again
The legal eagles of the National Right to Work Foundation have again successfully defended workers’ rights in court. A federal judge has agreed with National Right to Work Foundation attorneys and thrown out a desperate, last-ditch effort by union lawyers…
Another Day, Another Worker Victory – Thanks to NRTW Foundation
An AP story reports: A Roman Catholic teacher whose religious beliefs conflict with the political positions of her labor union cannot be forced to pay dues, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Gregory Frost’s ruling broadens the category of…