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Organization Trends
Shareholder Activism: Woke Capitalism from the Inside
Conservatives are rightly vexed by “woke capitalism,” exasperated at the ways in which big American corporations are increasingly weighing in on sociopolitical issues—invariably, it seems, in favor of the progressive…
by Robert Stilson on April 23, 2021

Labor Watch
“General Strike” Call Illustrates Labor Conservatives’ Inopportune Timing
For Labor Day, the right-wing central-planning think tank American Compass published a manifesto that called on conservatives to support organized labor. While the eggheads and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) were…
by Michael Watson on September 11, 2020

Labor Watch
Government Unions after Wisconsin
Summary: Unlike private-sector unions—which create an adversarial relationship between the labor union and the employer—public sector unions operate under a different dynamic. Indeed, public sector unions are in a unique…
by Michael Watson on July 25, 2017

Labor Watch
Unions Make an Offer Illinois Can’t Refuse
Thanks to Big Labor’s political machine, Illinois and California are in a race to see whose economy can go belly-up first – and they’re happy to let their taxpayers…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 21, 2017