UAW UPDATE: Tennessee & Alabama

Posted by Samantha Zinnen on Monday, May 11th, 2015 at 2:51 pm - Permalink

Volkswagen reported Thursday that the German auto company will summarily deny the request by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union to be the only recognized representative of the factory workers at the Chattanooga, TN plant.

On Wednesday, the UAW submitted a twenty-four page document which detailed a plan that would make them the exclusive bargaining agent for the workers at the facility.

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Protest Fail

Posted by Samantha Zinnen on Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 at 1:28 pm - Permalink

United Farm Workers Falls on its Face

On May 4th, the United Farm Workers (UFW) promised to march to Americans for Tax Reform's Washington, DC offices on Cinco de Mayo, where they would protest the Center for Worker Freedom's support of Fresno, California workers fighting to escape the UFW.

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Mayday for Prosperity on May Day

Posted by Margaret Mire on Thursday, April 30th, 2015 at 5:54 pm - Permalink

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

So why would anyone think it’s okay to commit an injustice while protesting another injustice? 

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“Anita” Discuss Real Resolutions

Posted by Margaret Mire on Monday, April 6th, 2015 at 1:13 pm - Permalink

Last week, President of the United Farm Workers (UFW) Arturo S. Rodríguez threatened the Center for Worker Freedom (CWF) with a protest outside of its Washington, DC-based office.

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Obama, NLRB Ambush Workers

Posted by Margaret Mire on Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 at 2:24 pm - Permalink

Unsurprisingly, President Obama vetoed S. J. Resolution 8, which supporters had hoped would nullify the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ambush election rule.

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Will Kentucky Unions Buy the Governor's Mansion?

Posted by Margaret Mire on Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 at 12:45 pm - Permalink

Jack Conway campaigns against workers for union buddies

If Kentucky voters want greater freedom in the workplace and more economic growth, they should think twice about supporting Jack Conway’s mission to become the state’s governor in 2015.

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ATR and CWF Support The Federal Employee Accountability Act

Posted by Margaret Mire on Thursday, March 26th, 2015 at 9:25 am - Permalink

For Immediate Release:

March 26, 2015

Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and the Center for Worker Freedom (CWF) are proud to support Rep. Jody Hice’s soon-to-be introduced Federal Employee Accountability Act.

This bill would restrict unionized federal employees from conducting union business during work hours, an outrageous practice known as “official time.”

The U.S. Office of Personal Management reports that in merely one year, workers spent almost 3.4 million hours on “official time,” wasting about $157 million taxpayer dollars.

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Ambush Elections Bushwhacked

Posted by Margaret Mire on Monday, March 23rd, 2015 at 3:47 pm - Permalink

House fights pro-union election rule

The Center for Worker Freedom (CWF) and Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) supported S. J. Resolution 8, which passed the House on March 19 with a vote of 232-186. S. J. Resolution 8 nullifies the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ambush election rule, which the Board hopes will take effect on April 14, 2015.

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CWF in the Daily Caller

Posted by Margaret Mire on Monday, March 23rd, 2015 at 3:23 pm - Permalink

Wisconsin recently became the 25th right-to-work state. CWF’s Matt Patterson was quoted in the Daily Caller explaining how this labor change will not only improve the job market, but should also boost the integrity of unions:

“Right-to-Work means more jobs and, more importantly, more freedom…When unions are forced to attract workers with persuasion instead of force, they become more responsive to their members.”

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Walker Drains the Democratic Party

Posted by Margaret Mire on Monday, March 23rd, 2015 at 3:22 pm - Permalink

Wisconsin became a right-to-work state on May 9th with the stroke of Scott Walker’s pen. Workers there are no longer forced into paying union dues by federal labor law, meaning unions will have to actually earn their financial support.

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