Happy May Day, Workers: Unions Will Take Your Dues Now and Give Them to Politicians
Donors like the Koch brothers make the news a lot, but did you know unions are five of the top 10 groups giving political donations… Read More
Unions Getting Creative in Election-Year Struggle
If it seems like unions are making a fuss lately, it’s because they are. It’s an election year, and they need money. Just one in… Read More
The Amazing Way That One Car Dealership Responded to a Union’s Bullying
A Subaru dealership in Wichita is refusing to be cowed by a union’s bullying tactics. According to The Wichita Eagle, the United Brotherhood Of Carpenters… Read More
Should Unions Have to Ask Workers for Forgiveness or Permission?
Should workers have to continuously “opt out” of paying for union political expenses they oppose? Washington State Senator Jim Honeyford (R) has raised this question… Read More
10 in Union ‘Goon Squads’ Indicted for Violence, Arson in Philadelphia
Ten members of a Philadelphia ironworkers union are charged with conspiring to commit extortion, arson, destruction of property, and assault to force construction contractors to… Read More
How Obama’s “Recess” Appointments Helped Unions
In Monday’s Noel Canning case, the Supreme Court considered whether the president can make recess appointments during Senate sessions. Few observers expect the Supreme Court to… Read More
All I Want for Christmas Is an On-Demand Uber Ride
Taxi and limousine companies must wish they themselves had thought of Uber, an app-based service that connects drivers with passengers and eliminates the need for… Read More
Green Light for Detroit Bankruptcy: Time for Unions to Come to the Table
Federal Judge Steven Rhodes’s ruling to allow the City of Detroit to proceed with its bankruptcy filing is a welcome—even momentous—occasion for Detroit. It means… Read More
Employee Rights Act: Protecting Workers from Union Overreach
Sponsored by Representative Tom Price (R–GA) and Senator Orrin Hatch (R–UT), the Employee Rights Act addresses insufficient protections employees have vis-à-vis unions. The bill would… Read More
Michigan Union Threatens Teachers’ Credit Scores
Most people expect unions to protect workers, not attack their credit ratings. The Michigan Education Association (MEA) does not share these expectations. The union has… Read More
Why Should the Government Prevent Union Members from Earning RAISEs?
A few years ago, President Obama declared he believed “in people getting rich based on performance and what they add in terms of value and… Read More
Morning Bell: Will Unions Want to Repeal Obamacare?
In a typical Friday afternoon “news dump,” the Treasury Department announced it could not grant unions’ request for another special Obamacare break. This time, unions… Read More
As Detroit Goes, So Goes the Nation
Detroit is the poster child for economic decline. The city’s policies and politics over the past half-century should serve as a “do not” guide for… Read More
Detroit and the Bankruptcy of Liberalism
Detroit is a showcase for the liberal agenda — and now it is bankrupt. More than 50 years of control by big-government liberals and union… Read More
Morning Bell: Even Unions Are Turning on Obamacare
It’s not every day that union bosses sound like policy experts at The Heritage Foundation. But the beginning of the Obamacare letter from the heads… Read More
Wal-Mart and D.C.’s Minimum Wage Increases
The D.C. city council recently approved legislation raising hourly minimum wages in retail stores to $12.50 an hour under the Large Retail Accountability Act (LRAA)…. Read More
Can You Opt Out of Your Union Dues?
I joined the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1245 as a high school student in New Jersey. Having to pay union dues in… Read More
National Employee Freedom Week: Informing Workers of Their Rights
Rob Brough and John Cress are public school teachers in Pennsylvania. When they wanted to quit their teachers union because of its increasing politicization, they… Read More
Unions, Young Adults Grow Skeptical of Obamacare
As the full implementation of Obamacare nears, young adults and unions are growing more skeptical of the law. A new Fox News poll found not… Read More
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Unionized Federal Workers: We’ll Get Our Pay Despite Sequester
Up to 875,000 federal workers may experience mandatory unpaid leave for one day per week thanks to sequestration, resulting in a 20 percent pay cut… Read More
Union That Bankrupted Hostess to Receive Generous Government Subsidies
The union whose strike led to the bankruptcy of Hostess last year has just been awarded government benefits from a program few qualify for. Last… Read More
Union Head Convicted, Showing Need for Union Transparency
Last week, the government convicted Tyrone Freeman, president of SEIU Local 6434 in Los Angeles, of 14 counts of illegally diverting union dues into his… Read More
Unions Insult Taxpayers with Obamacare Subsidy Request
Labor union leaders, who are big supporters of President Obama and were big proponents of his health care reform law, want taxpayer dollars to help… Read More
Time for More Accountability for Unions—and the Department of Labor
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigned on January 22. It would be beneficial if President Obama’s next Labor Secretary would do more to protect workers from… Read More
Chart of the Week: Union Membership Continues to Decline
Union membership fell by 400,000 to the lowest level since the 1930s, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced this past week. As a percentage of… Read More
Large Supply of Elementary Teachers Waiting to Be “Underpaid”
The supply of elementary school teachers greatly exceeds the demand for them among public-school districts, according to data collected by Education Week. This fact has… Read More
Right-to-Work Gives Michigan Workers a Choice
Conservatives won an enormous victory in Michigan last week. The state just passed a right-to-work law that makes union dues voluntary. Starting next year, union… Read More
Responses to Union Suggestion of a Teacher “Bar Exam”
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), proposed a “bar exam” for public-school teachers in a Wall Street Journal op-ed last week…. Read More
Washington, D.C., Union President Convicted, Faces 183 Years in Prison
The founder and president of a private security officers’ union in Washington D.C. was convicted last week of 18 different federal offenses. He faces a… Read More
Google Hangout on Right to Work in Michigan
Join us on Friday, December 14, at noon ET for our “Lunch with Heritage” Google+ Hangout. We will be hosting a panel discussion on what… Read More
