Commentary Why don’t the union bosses in America represent their union members anymore? Could it be because the union leadership has become more beholden to the Democratic politicians in Washington than the rank-and-file workers who pay the dues? We saw an example of this betrayal of the workers not long ago when the United Association…
Union Bosses Against Union Jobs
January 4, 2022
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Parents Go After Union Stranglehold on School Boards
Commentary Parents who never imagined running for office battled to win seats on local school boards last week; they won some, but lost many. Their fiercest opponents were the teachers unions. The media portrayed these school board races as culture wars, but more than anything they were struggles by parents to wrest control of the…
Will All of America Go on Strike?
Commentary If you think the supply chain problems, empty shelves in stores, and higher inflation are problems now, wait a few weeks; they are likely to get worse. And this isn’t a result of hurricanes, the pandemic, or other acts of nature. It’s all due to political incompetence that starts in the Oval Office. Here’s…
US Ports Would Benefit Greatly From Automation, If Unions Just Allowed It
Commentary From Christmas toys to clothing and auto parts, shortages of imported products are forcing factories to idle, store shelves to sit empty, and consumers to panic. What else is in short supply? The truth about what’s causing this economic crisis. President Joe Biden, who brags about running “the most pro-union administration in history,” won’t…
Exxon Discusses New Terms With Union Representing Locked-Out Texas Refinery Workers
October 11, 2021
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Exxon Mobil Corp. said on Saturday it and the United Steelworkers union, the union representing workers locked out of a Texas refinery, discussed terms of a proposed labor contract. Exxon said it provided clarifications to its latest proposal and rejected the union’s proposed changes to that offer, saying they would raise its costs. “Union provided…
Biden Administration Proposal Would Renew Union Skimming From Medicaid Payments
Biden administration officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) want to renew an Obama era regulation that allowed labor unions to skim an estimated $1 billion from Medicaid payments to home healthcare providers. The proposal “will place a federal stamp of approval on abusive state and union practices to pressure, mislead, and…
Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill Includes Multiple Measures Benefitting Unions
News Analysis Unions are among the biggest beneficiaries of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” spending plan that has united Republican opposition while splitting Democrats in Congress during nearly round-the-clock negotiations seeking sufficient votes for passage. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) must overcome opposition from two Democratic senators—Joe Manchin of West Virginia…
Musk Says Biden’s EV Policy ‘Controlled by Unions’: Code Conference
September 29, 2021
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Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration was not the friendliest and its electric vehicle policy appeared to be controlled by labor unions. Speaking at a tech conference in California, Musk was critical of a White House summit on electric vehicles in August to which automakers other than…
California Concedes Allowing Union Recruiters to Trespass Is Unconstitutional
After 6 years of litigation and a Supreme Court ruling, California acknowledged that a state law that allowed labor unions to trespass on private property to recruit workers was unconstitutional. Commentators say the ruling is likely to have major repercussions for labor and property law well beyond agribusiness, which brought the litigation. The Cato Institute,…
Will California’s Public Pension System Learn From its Mistakes?
July 15, 2021
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Commentary If you have had a chance to look at your 401(k) or IRA rollover quarterly statement for June 30, then you’ve probably got a smile on your face. The stock market has done quiet well over the past year; likely better than most would have expected. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) on…
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