Posts Tagged ‘government unions’
‘Quintessential Organized Labor’ State ‘in Worse Shape’ Than the Other 49
How are the tax and other public policies aimed at ensuring New Jersey remains the “quintessential Organized Labor” state working out for ordinary employees and business owners and their families?…
Read MoreForced-Unionism Illinois: The ‘Just-Above Junk’ State
For years, government union monopolists have been ripping off ordinary taxpayers in Illinois, a state where both private- and public-sector employees may be forced to pay Big Labor dues or…
Read MoreIllinois Union Bosses Given Access to Workers’ Personal Information
Employers’ personnel files hold lots of private information about employees, including their Social Security numbers and those of their next of kin. Â If identity thieves gain access to employees’…
Read MoreNILRR Right to Work in the News February 10, 2017
In fast ruling, judge upholds SEIU Local 1000 dues collection The Sacramento Bee Online, February 08, 2017 A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a right-to-work lawsuit that sought…
Read MoreGovernment Union Bosses’ Gloating Is Premature
Just a few short weeks ago, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing of oral arguments of a landmark case challenging forced financial support of government unions on…
Read MoreFriedrichs’ Oral Arguments Completed
Richard Wolf, USA Today Online, reports on the now closed oral arguments in the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case before the Supreme Court. The case could free public sector…
Read MoreWhy We Should End Compulsory Union Dues
In her own words, Rebecca Friedrichs explains why the Supreme Court should end compulsory unionism for all, on cnn.com. Rebecca Friedrichs is the lead plaintiff in Friedrichs v. CTA. The Supreme…
Read MoreUnion Bosses Smear Teachers
Union bosses are demonizing one of their own who has dared to disagree with their policies. Faced with losing billions of dollars at a critical time, union officials, from the…
Read MoreWill Government Union Bosses Break Their Pension Promises to Future Retirees, or Foist Massive Additional Burdens on Taxpayers?
As of last year, according to data compiled by economists Barry Hirsch and David Macpherson, state and local government employees across the U.S. were roughly seven-and-a-half times as likely to…
Read MoreUnion Bosses Have Frequently Favored Schemes to Underfund Public Employee Pensions
In a column appearing in RealClearMarkets this past week (see the link below), Steven Malanga of the Manhattan Institute cites a new study by Moody’s finding that from 2004 to…
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