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In Defense of Taft-Hartley: The Taft-Hartley Consensus
Taft-Hartley accepted as fait accompli the Wagner Act’s framework of compulsory, monopoly-union bargaining. It also accepted as fait accompli numerous restrictions on employers’ conduct related to employee organization, including restrictions…
by Michael Watson on October 17, 2023

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In Defense of Taft-Hartley: Advancing Voluntarism
Every conservative dragooned by circumstance into a unionized workplace is compelled to make a Hobson’s choice: Either concede any voice in the workplace by resigning from the union, or pay…
by Michael Watson on October 17, 2023

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In Defense of Taft-Hartley: Protecting the Public
The past few years should be an object lesson in why the Taft-Hartley principles limiting unions’ power to disrupt commerce and society—remember the parade of horribles that President Truman detailed…
by Michael Watson on October 17, 2023

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The Myth of the “Nonpolitical” Labor Union
The labor-conservative faction led by American Compass—an ostensibly conservative think tank funded by liberal Big Philanthropy—has an insurmountable problem in converting the conservative movement and the Republican Party from its…
by Michael Watson on October 6, 2023

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What to Make of American Compass’s “New Conservative Voter”
American Compass, the statist think tank funded by liberal Big Philanthropy, has released a new poll that claims to have discovered a “new conservative voter” who rejected Reaganite free-market economic…
by Michael Watson on September 28, 2023

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What You Need to Know About the UAW Strike
Last night, the United Auto Workers (UAW) called strikes at production facilities of the Detroit Three automakers Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler). Whether the strike will actually be…
by Michael Watson on September 15, 2023

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Teachers’ Unions vs. Teachers, Parents, and Children: The NEA and AFT
All government unions are profoundly harmful, but the most damaging are the teachers’ unions. Since 2020, they have lobbied and agitated successfully to keep kids out of schools—and keep their…
by Aaron Withe on September 14, 2023

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Teachers’ Unions vs. Teachers, Parents, and Children: Political Juggernauts
“The teachers unions have more influence on the public schools than any other group in American society.”[2] The rules under which schools operate are shaped by union demands in collective…
by Aaron Withe on September 14, 2023

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Teachers’ Unions vs. Teachers, Parents, and Children: Electing the Boss
Government unions differ from those in the private sector in many ways, but foremost is that described by Terry Moe: “By participating actively in electoral campaigns…and by using their members,…
by Aaron Withe on September 14, 2023

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Teachers’ Unions vs. Teachers, Parents, and Children: “Racial Justice” Ideology
Teachers’ unions are writing the playbook of the hard left. The Freedom Foundation obtained Racial Justice in Education, an internal document published in 2018 by the National Education Association. It…
by Aaron Withe on September 14, 2023