When Governor Scott Walker signed Right to Work legislation in Wisconsin, it began a drop in union membership that has so far taken 60% of government employees off the rolls. It turns out that when employees aren’t forced to join unions to keep their jobs, they typically don’t want to. The case before the court […]
A Former Democrat Takes Missouri to the Right
Over the decades the official political affiliations of President Donald Trump have shifted at least five times according to the Smoking Gun. Now another party flipper is the governor of Missouri, Eric Greitens, and he’s becoming a GOP star. Greitens is a former Navy SEAL, who, since switching to the GOP and winning the governorship […]
Where to Live to Make a Living? Try this Southern Gem
If you’re looking for a place to live and work it’s hard to beat Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina, ranking 4th for mid-sized cities in the report by Joel Kotkin of newgeography.com and Dr. Michael Shires: 2017 Best Cities for Growth. A huge bonus for South Carolina is that it’s a right to work state. Workers can’t be forced to join a […]
President Trump: Follow Scott Walker’s Lead
If President Trump wants to make an immediate impact on the economy then he should follow Scott Walker’s lead. “Contractors won’t have to work with unions on taxpayer-funded building projects…under legislation Gov. Scott Walker signed Monday,” reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Project labor agreements establish wages and other conditions for certain projects. Walker said the legislation will protect […]
After GOP Guts Unions, WI Democrats Completely Demoralized
Who said standing up to public sector unions is bad for business? As it turns out, it’s the best thing Republican Gov. Scott Walker could have done. Through his Act 10 he’s gutted union membership and as reported by the WSJ: Six years ago, as a bitter winter gripped the Upper Midwest, Wisconsin Democrats mobilized […]
Now is the Time to End Forced Unionization Forever
Senator Rand Paul has introduced the National Right to Work Act in the U.S. Senate. If enacted, the law would end forced unionization in all fifty states. Backing Sen. Paul on the bill is the National Right to Work Committee, which wrote of his effort: The one-page bill would end Big Labor’s federally authorized power […]
New Bill Can Turn the Tables on Unscrupulous Unions
Republicans in the House are putting forward a bill that could protect employees nationwide from forced unionization. The National Right to Work committee is encouraging Speaker Paul Ryan to put H.R. 785 up for a floor vote after its introduction by Reps. Steve King of Iowa and Joe “You Lie” Wilson of South Carolina. According […]
Thankful Missouri Citizens Now Have the Right to Work
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has signed legislation making Missouri the 28th “Right to Work” state. The National Right to Work Committee’s president, Mark Mix said of the new law “Today is a great day for the state of Missouri. With Governor Greitens’ signature, the Show-Me State now becomes the 28th state to allow workers the right […]
Scott Walker’s Act 10 a Winner
You had two excellent op-eds yesterday focusing on public sector union reforms in Wisconsin or Act 10—a great model for every state. The first touched on the decline of union membership in right-to-work states like Wisconsin where, thanks to Gov. Scott Walker’s Act 10, “Union membership has fallen by 40% or about 136,000 workers in Wisconsin since public unions lost […]
Do You Live in One of These Super States?
Things are looking up for residents of the 25 super states where Republicans control both chambers of the state legislature and also the governor’s mansion. Read about a selection from the super group here, as Kyle Peterson from The Wall Street Journal interviews Tracie Sharp, president of the State Policy Network. So what can Republicans […]