Last week the Supreme Court ruled that unions cannot use a member’s mandatory dues for political activity without their explicit consent. Essentially, they cannot force you to support a political candidate against your will. This is an expansion on the 1988 case, Communication Workers vs. Beck, where the court said that unions could not use […]
FreedomWorks Chief Economist Dr. Wayne Brough was a guest yesterday on CNBC’s Power Lunch discussing the role and relevance of unions in today’s economy. Dr. Brough outlined how markets are fluid and unions often attempt to impose regulations that do not reflect economic realities.
He also noted how the much maligned […]
Presidential candidate Tom Tancredo spoke about illegal immigration on ABC News This Week.
Here is a clip.
What if Unions controlled class elections?
Check out this tremendous little cartoon, apparently a U.S. government anti-communist short from 1948 and still amazingly relevant.
Tip of the hat to http://alina_stefanescu.typepad.com/ and my colleague Kent Lassman.
An editorial in the Washington Examiner shines a light on the AFL-CIO’s aggressive strategy of threatening to move the 2008 from Denver if Governor Ritter opts against the recently re-introduced HB 1072:
Editorial
AFL-CIO bullying Colorado on Dems’ 2008 convention
The Washington DC Examiner Newspaper, The Examiner
Mar 12, 2007 3:00 AM (7 hrs ago)
Current rank: # 2 […]
Residents of the Mehlville Fire Protection District in Missouri will have a rare opportunity come April 3rd. They will be able to vote on so-called Proposition TD, which translates into a $9.75 millon tax decrease. That’s right, you read that correctly, a tax decrease.
Kudos to Chairman of the district board Aaron Hilmer, who is spearheading […]
The labor union-sponsored “card check” bill has been scheduled for a House committee hearing on Thursday. The National Retail Federation just put out this press release, calling for Congress to defeat this bill.
As FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe wrote for Townhall.com,
“Democratic leaders have promised to bring Senator Ted Kennedy’s Employee Free Choice Act to a […]
Patrick Cleary has written a great piece over at the NAM blog. Here is an excerpt:
Today in Congress, A Blow To Democracy
A sad day in Congress today, for today is the day that Rep. George Miller (D-CA), Chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee, is expected to formally introduce the “Card check” bill […]
Venezuelan socialist strongman Hugo Chavez has decided he needs dictatorial power to enact his socialist revolution.
Here is the story.
Chavez, who is beginning a fresh six-year term, says the legislation will be the start of a new era of “maximum revolution” during which he will consolidate Venezuela’s transformation into a socialist society. His critics, however, are […]
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