US laws prohibiting mandated union membership and dues
Carolina Journal Online reports on the upcoming 75th anniversary of North Carolina’s right-to-work law. John Hood’s CJ Opinion urges policymakers to pursue occupational licensing reform.
Andrew Dunn reports for Carolina Journal Online that the General Assembly is considering adding right-to-work protections to the N.C. Constitution. One CJ Opinion piece explains how the N.C. Senate’s proposed…
On March 18th, North Carolina celebrated 74 years of critical workers’ rights laws. Among other things, these laws protect North Carolinians from forced union membership. Unions are oftentimes shamelessly political, and…
You want your life to be better and easier. So do we. We’re fighting for you at the state legislature with a list of 9 actions items we’re urging state…
“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” – Ecclesiastes 1:9 Yesterday kicked off the new two-year…
Is his picture coming to a North Carolina elevator near you? Veteran McDowell County state legislator Josh Dobson is North Carolina’s new labor commissioner. It’s a position that runs under…
George Leef writes for National Review Online about a Democratic political candidate’s blatant misrepresentation of right-to-work protections for workers. The Washington Post has run a blatantly deceptive op-ed calling for…
After months of anticipation, piles of money spent, endless TV commercials watched and too many visits from candidates to count, the 2020 election is finally here. Several of my colleagues…
Repealing the state's law against collective bargaining for public-sector employees would increase state government spending by between $889 million and $1.32 billion — a cost of $84.75 to $126.03 for…
Kevin Daley of the Washington Free Beacon reports on workers’ response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. In 2018, Mark Janus convinced the Supreme Court that mandatory government union…
The bill would force a massive wealth transfer from honest, hard-working families to unions. Unions are big campaign donors, giving nearly exclusively (over 90 percent) to Democrats.
This week, JLF’s Jon Sanders wrote a research brief on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The legislation has passed the United States House and would mark a…