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In today’s workforce, union membership isn’t as widespread as it once was. Years ago the percentage of private sector employees who were members of unions was much higher. In 1974, nearly a quarter of the private sector workforce was unionized. Now, that figure is 6.6 percent.
In an attempt to curtail this downward trend, many unions have resorted to alternative types of organizations through which they do some of their organizing and representational work. Given the generic moniker, “worker centers,” they claim to do work and advocate on behalf of employees, like labor organizations do. Yet, many of these organizations are not setup as labor organizations and this is problematic from a tax law standpoint.
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Recently, a well-organized public relations campaign was launched to convince the public that the practice of tipping is “wrong.” The source of the moral authority that has proclaimed this practice to be “wrong” is fuzzy to say the least, but let’s examine the issue.
Several motives are present in the campaign to demonize tipping.
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The Heritage Foundation’s James Sherk compares apples to apples in debunking Labor Hacks. Click on the title to see his article: Union Membership and Compulsory Dues do not Increase Workers’ Overall Living Standard
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As readers know by now, Dropout Nation determined in research released last October that National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers spend roughly $700 million per year on advocacy. This report undermined the unions’ preferred narrative that they are scrappy underdogs fighting for public schools. As you would expect, especially on Twitter, NEA’s […]
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Daily Caller – Federal officials are refusing to answer questions on what sort of relationship they have with a top union leader, according to videos released Tuesday.
The three videos were taken during an Oct. 16 talk by two top federal officials. The first video depicts National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Richard Griffin admitting certain recent federal initiatives have been solely influenced by unions. Particularly a union-backed movement known as Fight for $15. The second two videos show Griffin and Wage and Hour administrator David Weil dodging the question of what sort of connections they have with a union leader connected to the movement.
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