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
[PDF here] In Kentucky and elsewhere, advocates for the rights of working men and women—including the right not to join a union or pay dues to a…
Scab Lists
[PDF here] Unions have long sought to demonize replacement workers, union members who cross picket lines, and others whom the unions label…
The NLRB Targets the American Dream
[PDF here] The National Labor Relations Board is poised to scrap the long-held legal definition of a joint employer, which has allowed business sectors—including the franchise…
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…