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Liberal Union-Busters Accused of Silencing Workers, Punishing Union Supporters
Last week, it emerged that Grassroots Campaigns, Inc., a liberal canvassing consultancy with ties to the Public Interest Network (PIN), the controversial array of left-wing organizing entities, had…
by Michael Watson on October 10, 2018

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Union PAC’s Canvassing Consultants Turn to Old-Fashioned Union Busting
[Editor’s Note: This article and MASSPIRG: The Left-Wing Leviathan are the first parts of an in-depth investigation into the Public Interest Network. Stay tuned for…
by Michael Watson on October 5, 2018

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Unions Threaten Strike, Demand Cut of Tariff Payoffs
Earlier this year, the Trump administration—through the Department of Commerce, run by former steel industry investor Wilbur Ross—announced that it would levy tariffs on steel imports, dubiously claiming that…
by Michael Watson on September 20, 2018

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From Janus to Justice Reform?
Since the Supreme Court determined that government worker unions can no longer collect agency fees from nonunion employees, the Left has been furious. The Supreme Court’s decision in Janus…
by Michael Watson on September 11, 2018

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Jane Fonda Needs an Economics Workout
The minimum wage has long been a hotly debated aspect of the economy. Recently, this fight came to Washington, DC with Initiative 77, an immensely controversial attempt to raise…
by Kyle Permann on August 14, 2018

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Missouri Underscores Need to Consolidate Victories
In the US Supreme Court’s late-June Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) decision, the Court held, 5-4, that AFSCME violated the First Amendment by…
by Michael E. Hartmann on August 14, 2018

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CRC Adds Its Voice to New Rule Ending the Dues Skim
Washington, DC (August 9, 2018)—Today the Capital Research Center submitted comments in support of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule to remove loopholes that allow…
by Christine Ravold on August 10, 2018

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NY State Legislature Tries Circumventing SCOTUS
On June 27, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mark Janus, an Illinois government worker who dissented from union representation and paying union fees, in the case of Janus…
by Avery Phillips on July 25, 2018

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Trade Union Bank Gets Into the “Dark Money” Game
There’s a new player in philanthropy, and it’s run by Big Labor’s bank of choice. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation is a new 501(c)(3) public charity that quietly opened its doors in…
by Hayden Ludwig on July 10, 2018

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Emphatic Victory for Worker Rights in Janus Ruling
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court finally handed down its ruling in the Janus v. AFSCME case, which challenged the ability of government worker unions to force dissenting nonmembers…
by Michael Watson on June 27, 2018