A Mandate for Labor Error: Statism from the Right
For almost 80 years, the conservative movement and the Republican Party that has served as its imperfect electoral vehicle have sought to advance three goals related to labor relations. But…
right to work (RTW)
A Mandate for Labor Error: Big Labor Radicalizes
As conservatives advanced their moderate aims in the post–New Deal era, Big Labor started radicalizing. As workers’ freedom not to join unions thrived under right-to-work laws led to stalled growth…
A Mandate for Labor Error: Strange Bedfellows
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A Mandate for Labor Error: Coming to Policy at Last
Project 2025 did not fully abandon the policies of the Taft-Hartley consensus. The document rejects the Biden administration–Big Labor approach to expanding union power and membership. But the worst proposal…
A Mandate for Labor Error: Conclusion
The Taft-Hartley consensus—making union membership voluntary, subjecting unions to government oversight, and protecting consumers and the economy from labor strife—worked. It apparently worked so well that conservatives forgot why they…
Employee Rights Act Is Back
A new version of the the Employee Rights Act (ERA) was introduced in Congress this week. The legislation focuses on increasing the power of workers over labor unions and the…
The Legacy of “Mister Republican” Turns 75
Last week, one of the most impressive and consequential pieces of federal legislation of the 20th century passed its 75th anniversary: the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947, better known as…
Democrats Pack $3.5 Trillion Tax-and-Spend Bill with Payoffs to Big Labor
The core of the Biden administration and Democratic-controlled Congress’ legislative agenda is a $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend bill. While much attention has been paid both to the astronomical price tag, less…
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…
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…