WI: GOP leadership says ‘right-to-work’ isn’t going to happen
By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter NOT HAPPENING: Wisconsin Republican leadership, including Gov. Scott Walker, are indicating that “right-to-work” legislation is not on the agenda, even as...
View ArticleThe Michigan Union Mob: A Citizen’s Firsthand Account
This is the firsthand account of Chris McCoy, a member of our Citizen Watchdog team who has been on the ground as Michigan has passed its right-to-work bill. I was scared for my safety earlier this...
View ArticleWhat Does Right-To-Work Mean For Job Creators?
Michigan yesterday became the 24th state to enact right-to-work legislation, but only the second in the industrial Midwest. Last year, Indiana blazed the trail that made this week’s events possible,...
View ArticleWho Makes More: An Engineer, or a Union Teacher?
Every time education or labor reforms are proposed, the National Education Association and other behemoth teachers unions work teacher pay into the conversation. Teachers, they’ll tell you, are...
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VA: Secret-ballot bill targets card-carrying ‘union thugs’
By Kenric Ward | Watchdog.org Virginia Bureau FREDERICKSBURG — In a fight for worker rights, business groups and labor unions are battling over secret ballots in Virginia. State Sen. Bryce Reeves,...
View ArticleAmericans band together to help Lansing’s “Hot Dog Guy”
Last week, Right to Work legislation passed in Michigan, ending a union stranglehold on public and private workers. Of course, the unions did not go quietly, protesting in Lansing, Michigan’s state...
View ArticleMD: Teachers union seeks fees from teachers who don’t join up
By Meg Tully For MarylandReporter.com Maryland teachers statewide could be required to pay union fees even if they are not members, according to legislation expected to be introduced this session in...
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GOP star, unions find common ground
By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON –What a difference an issue makes. If there was any doubt that job creation would be the primary theme of Gov. Scott Walker’s State of the State...
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You’ve got mail: Politicos deliver for their union backers
By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — This week’s announcement that the United States Postal Service will end normal mail delivery on Saturdays has sparked fierce reaction from some...
View ArticleOrrin Hatch Et. Al. Attempt To Kill PPACA Mandate
Packaged as a means to assist job creators in the private sector, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced SB 399 to the US Senate. The bill was introduced on Thursday Feb. 28, 2013 is currently in the hands...
View ArticleMBTA “Carmen’s” Union Fighting Pension Transparency
As reported in Monday’s Boston Herald, the MBTA’s “Carmen’s” union is fighting pension transparency. During a rare Saturday session, the Massachusetts State Senate passed a measure to make the MBTA...
View ArticleAlabama Congresswoman Roby Resurrects Workplace Fairness Legislation
While Barack Obama clearly won the majority of votes from women in America, he obviously has no concept of what is important to most women in America: the family. Alabama Second District Representative...
View ArticleWednesday, June 5: Tweet-Up With Mallory Factor!
Who are the Shadowbosses? They’re the public-sector union kingpins, who squeeze lavish pensions out of cash-strapped taxpayers. Who’s the expert on these Shadowbosses? Mallory Factor. Join the staff of...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It: #WDWTU With Mallory Factor on Union Power
Did you miss today’s tweet-up with Mallory Factor, author of Shadowbosses? If you did, you missed a lot! Here’s a recap of what Mallory told citizens this afternoon: We started by laying out the basic...
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The Progressive Movement: Bought and Paid for by Unions
SAN JOSE, Calif.–Netroots Nation, an annual gathering of the left currently underway in the heart of Silicon Valley, is a snapshot of the American progressive movement and its various factions. Or,...
View ArticleTeachers Union Boss: Increase Our Funding, and Decrease Our Accountability
“With great power, comes great responsibility.” Or in modern politics, with billions in taxpayer dollars should come close scrutiny and high standards of accountability. But don’t tell that to the...
View ArticleWorker Center Webinar with the Mackinac Center: What can you do?
Fast Food workers all across the country walked out in protest of higher wages in a run up to Labor Day less than a month ago. These protests are the latest example of a new form of organizing within...
View ArticleHard data: The cost of Obamacare
Over the past few days our nation’s political events have been littered with heated discussion over the fate of Obamacare. As our nation hurdles closer to a government shutdown, the funding for...
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People with Disabilities Face Employment Challenges, But Some Employers are...
Though many consider the overall unemployment rate high, it is even higher for people with disabilities. This past November, The National Business & Disability Council (NBDC) at The Viscardi...
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The grassroots Kansas teachers union
Letters to the editor in your hometown newspaper may have the air of being written by a concerned parent of Kansas schoolchildren, but they might not be what they seem. It’s fashionable for school...
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