In a column published 50 years ago this summer, economic journalist Henry Hazlitt took on proponents of compulsory unionism who hypocritically invoke “freedom of contract” as their justification for their stance. At the time, Big Labor was pushing furiously for…
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As he makes plain in the February 3 blog post linked below, pundit Matthew Yglesias, the executive editor of the Vox news and commentary site, bemoans the decline in U.S. private-sector unionization that began decades ago and continues today. But…
On Monday Americans commemorated the birth of Martin Luther King and his tireless efforts to combat racial prejudice and ensure equal access to economic opportunities for all. Obviously, there remains substantial disagreement among Americans regarding the best means to help…
As recently as 2000, the year of the extremely close and contentious presidential contest between George W. Bush and Al Gore, 36.4%, or barely more than a third, of all private-sector employees in the U.S. held a job located in…
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A cover story for Barron’s published this past weekend (see the link below) looks at the fiscal state of the states. Reporter Andrew Bary’s relatively optimistic view is that, on average, states’ “financial obligations look manageable, when measured against revenue,…
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Missouri State Sen. Jason Crowell wants Missourians to be able choose whether to join or not join a union without the choice being forced upon them to get or keep their job. Missouri State Senator Jason Crowell eloquently lays…
Right to Work Laws guarantee the freedom of choice to join or not to join a union. (source: NILRR.org) According to Michael Langenberg of Missouri’s KMOX, “Missouri’s legislators have made passing the “Right to Work” bill…