Congress

Big Labor and Big Government May Be the Only Winners in UPS - FedEx War

Anthony Riedel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:53:21 -0500

A heated battle is raging in Congress between major shipping companies United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) and FedEx Corporation and the rights of literally tens -- if not hundreds -- of thousands of employees hang in the balance.

Pro-Worker Think Tank: Big Labor Pushing Dangerous Public Safety Monopoly Bargaining Mandate

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:12:56 -0400

The National Institute for Labor Relations Research (NILRR) has just published an eye-opening fact sheet revealing the dangers of Big Labor's latest push to use the U.S. Congress to impose union monopoly bargaining and forced dues on public safety workers in cash-strapped states and localities.

Right to Work Committee Experts: Beware of Bogus Card Check Compromises!

Will Collins — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:40:18 -0400

At the annual Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionism (CEAFU) conference in Washington, D.C., Right to Work Legislative Director Greg Mourad discussed the state of the card check debate in Congress. Here's the video:

Podcast: National Right to Work Radio Appearance on Card Check Power Grab

Will Collins — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:07:03 -0400

The National Right to Work Committee's Greg Mourad sits down with WCHS radio hosts Michael Agnello and Rick Johnson to discuss card check's legislative prospects. Click here to listen or use the embedded player below:

Speaking Out of School: Brave Union Boss Slams "Card Check" Forced Unionism

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:13:10 -0400

Last week, Big Labor's bought-and-paid-for politicians in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate introduced the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill. This Big Labor-endorsed compulsory unionism scheme is intended to give federal government bureaucrats the unprecedented power to impose wages and working conditions, including forced union dues, on employees and employers after workers are herded into union collectives without even a secret ballot election.

Neal Catlett, former union president at a Whirlpool plant in Arkansas, spoke out against Big Labor's card check coercion:

New Right to Work Podcast: Card Check Threatens Employee Freedom

Will Collins — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:42:57 -0400

In the latest Foundation podcast, Legal Information Director Patrick Semmens sits down with Greg Mourad, Director of Legislation for the National Right to Work Committee, to discuss the recently reintroduced card check bill's legislative prospects as well as its implications for employee freedom. Click here to listen or use the embeddable player below the fold: