Does American Compass Point Left?
The Conservative Case for [Liberal Thing]” is a punchline. These “conservative cases” are drafted by think-tankers in the metaphorical hot-take mines who in many cases are paid to do so…
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Why You Should Still Care About Big Labor’s Disproportionate Clout
Though its power has declined since the 1950s, when it commanded the loyalty—and commandeered the dues payments—of about one-third of the U.S. workforce, Big Labor remains a potent force in…
Consequences of the PRO (Union Boss) Act
Why are workers worried about a bill that’s supposed to help them? It is because the PRO Act was written by the union bosses, not the workers. It would give…
Big Labor Sues to Preserve the Specter of Lockdown
We noted that the specter of the COVID-19 lockdowns hangs as a miasma most persistently over those areas of life most controlled by Big Labor. As it so often does,…
Capital Research, March/April 2021
The March/April 2021 issue of Capital Research takes a look at the Left’s war on coal and the green “new world” envisioned by the Biden administration, examines the Big Labor’s…
Still Muzzled? Blame Big Labor
After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s announcement that individuals fully vaccinated against COVID-19 do not need to wear masks in most public places, almost all jurisdictions that had…
Possible Connecticut Nursing Home Strike a PRO Act Warning
Connecticut nursing home residents and their families—already reeling from the effects of the COVID pandemic—may lose their professional care staff for at least a time. The Service Employees International Union…
Core Issues in Labor Policy: Every Job a Factory Job
With the Biden administration and Democratic congressional majorities entering office with the backing of organized labor as a constituency they intend to reward and strengthen, supporters of employee freedom, American…
Core Issues in Labor Policy: Independent Contracting
Independent contracting through internet applications (the “gig economy”) hurts Big Labor in two ways: First, the application platforms compete with old, Three Bigs–model unionized businesses. This is most visibly the…
Core Issues in Labor Policy: Mandating the Closed Shop
For Big Labor, the closed shop debate is a simple one: They get more money from a closed shop than an open shop. Unions have battled state-level right-to-work laws with…