Right to Work Assailed in Missouri
Thanks to a Washington, D.C., firm, activists tied to the AFL-CIO, a major public employees union, have gathered nearly 300,000 signatures supporting a ballot measure that would delay Right to Work…
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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…
House Considers Legislation Supporting Employee Rights
In a hearing today on Capitol Hill, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce is considering three bills to support employee rights and reduce union power. They are: •…
Scott Walker vs. the Unions, Part 2: Unintended consequences: Wisconsin goes Right to Work, and Walker seeks a promotion
Scott Walker vs. the Unions Part 2: Unintended consequences: Wisconsin goes Right to Work, and Walker seeks a promotion [PDF here] [For Part 1, click HERE.]…
Local Right to Work: A new strategy for protecting workers is provoking controversy and gaining ground
Local Right to Work A new strategy for protecting workers is provoking controversy and gaining ground [PDF here] By Brent Yessin and Steven J. Allen Summary: In…
Scab Lists: Unions target workers for campaigns of hate, sometimes violence
Scab Lists Unions target workers for campaigns of hate, sometimes violence [PDF here] by Carl F. Horowitz Summary: Unions have long sought to demonize…
The NLRB Targets the American Dream: Unions work to erase the distinction between mom-and-pop businesses and giant corporations
Labor Watch March 2015 The NLRB Targets the American Dream Unions work to erase the distinction between mom-and-pop businesses and giant corporations [PDF here] by David Agnew Summary:…
Unions Prepare for ‘Civil War’
CRC Senior Editor Matthew Vadum had an article in FrontPage Magazine about labor outrage at Michigan becoming a "right to work" state. Here it is: Unions Prepare for…
Locke Box: Supreme Court Case Threatens Labor’s Legal Slush Fund
We highly suggest giving this month’s edition of CRC’s Labor Watch a close read. Below is a brief summary. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that employees not protected by Right to…