West Chester, Ohio trustees are working on a resolution that will establish the township as a right-to-work jurisdiction, a move recently sanctioned by a federal appeals court opinion that opened right-to-work status up to cities and limited home-rule townships. Ohio is currently not a right-to-work state. The trustees feel the resolution will make them more attractive to businesses while…
On Friday, Representative Virginia Foxx, chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, announced the names of six new Republican members for the committee. Those members are Rep. Drew Ferguson, Georgia, Rep. Tom Garrett, Virginia, Rep. Jason Lewis, Minnesota, Rep. Paul Mitchell, Michigan, Rep. Francis Rooney, Florida, and Rep. Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania. The…
Union organizer and leader of the Fight for $15 minimum wage increase movement, David Rolf (pictured), has predicted the demise of the current union system. In its place, he hopes to see a modern labor movement. Read more about his views and his goals for the next four years here.
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Kentucky has passed legislation to become the 27th right-to-work state, adding pressure to other states to pass similar laws if they want to remain competitive. Previously, Kentucky had approached right-to-work laws on a county-by-county basis. Right-to-work legislation prevents unions from requiring mandatory participation and forced paycheck contributions as a result. Read more about Kentucky’s House Bill 1 here.
Many people believe slavery is a dark spot in our past, but it is thriving in modern times, often in places we least expect. The number of people in forced labor world-wide is equivalent to the population of some of the world’s largest cities. The 50forfreedom campaign, run by the International Labor Organization and its…
The city of Seattle has passed an ordinance unionizing rideshare drivers. This ordinance not only violates federal law, which exempts independent contractors from collective bargaining, but it hurts many of the drivers the unions seek to represent. Unions prioritize full-time and long-term employees in their contracts, which will penalize the type of part-time positions companies like Uber…
After nearly a decade of unchecked assaults on American business, it looks as if union friendly regulation will be coming to an end under President-Elect Trump’s tenure. Mr. Trump’s twitter attack on a union official for doing a “terrible job representing workers” and his appointment of CKE Restaurants chief executive Andrew Puzde as his labor secretary…
The Obama Administration’s overtime rule, which would have extended overtime eligibility to approximately 4.2 million additional workers and indexed the salary threshold to inflation, was blocked by a Texas judge this week. The rule was set to go into effect December 1, but the judge’s temporary injunction and written opinion signaled that the rule may eventually…
President Obama’s actions regarding the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have once again come under fire, this time requiring the Supreme Court to weigh in with a decision. In 2010, Obama nominated Lafe Solomon as General Counsel for the NLRB. This position must be confirmed by the Senate. While congress reviewed the appointment, Obama made Solomon the…
