As I noted below, labor unions don’t hesitate to use the force of law to clamp down on freedom of speech for those they don’t like — such as employers who prefer not to deal with them. In states with public-sector collective bargaining (which fortunately still includes North Carolina), unions reveal their hostility to freedom in another way — they oppose public access to information regarding collective bargaining with the state.

Here’s an article by the general counsel of Evergreen Freedom Foundation, which fought for openness regarding collective bargaining in Washington state and ran into furious union opposition.

Roaches don’t like it when the lights are turned on either.

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