The Employee Rights Act is Back
Last week, Representative Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) reintroduced the Employee Rights Act (ERA). The bill, which garnered over 180 co-sponsors…
Teachers Unions’ Political Money Making Members Miffed
We’ve noted that in past elections, roughly 40 percent of union households have tended to vote Republican while 90 percent…
Union Election Analysis Shows Evidence of NLRB Thumb on Scale
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), stocked with appointees loyal to Big Labor, has made a series of rulings and…
Howard Dean’s Campaign Cash Confession
One pressing issue in the Democratic presidential primary is campaign finance and its impact on policy, with Senator Bernie Sanders…
New SEIU Demonstrations Betray Electoral Motives
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), backed by the “workers organizing committees” and worker centers that it funds, are demonstrating…
Labor’s Confused “Workplace Democracy”
The Employee Rights Act (ERA) has kicked off a long-overdue debate over the future of labor policy in America’s 21st…
ERA Takes Center Stage in Labor Debate
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who rose to national prominence by reforming public-employee labor law in his state, gave a major…
With Momentum and Personal Stories, Hatch and Price Reintroduce Employee Rights Act
Today, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Tom Price (R-Georgia) are re-introducing the Employee Rights Act, a reform proposal that…
Wisconsin Could Be a Tipping Point for Employee Rights
Today, Wisconsin became the 25th right-to-work state when Governor Scott Walker signed SB 44, which passed the Wisconsin Assembly last…
The Speaker Stands for Employee Rights
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich continued his work in support of employee rights today with an op-ed (co-signed…