Matt Patterson, Executive Director of the Center for Worker Freedom, had an article published in Forbes on November 3, 2016, about how union leaders force Catholic members to support pro-choice candidates and causes:

The Northeast and Midwest of the United States are home to millions of devout Catholics.

By Olivia Grady

The Center for Worker Freedom and Americans for Tax Reform urge Virginia voters to vote yes on Question 1 and enshrine right-to-work in the state constitution.

Virginia has been a right-to-work state by statute (§ 40.1-59) since 1947. Question 1 on the November 8^th state ballot asks the voters whether the state constitution should be amended to guarantee workers have a choice regarding unionization. The question reads:

By Olivia Grady

The Transit Workers Union Local 234 is striking for its second day after failing to reach a contract agreement with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) on October 31^st.

By Olivia Grady

Work for Progress is a nonprofit organization located in Denver, Colorado that hires individuals for nonprofit progressive groups (groups that want to “fight global warming” and “get big money out of elections”).

It also runs campaigns for organizations like Fair Share Action and Environment America Action Fund. Since 2008, its staff has knocked on over 3 million doors for candidates such as President Barack Obama (D), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA).

By Matthew Benzmiller

Paul Filson stepped down from his position as executive director of the SEIU Connecticut State Council, which consists of 55,000 members. He resigned after receiving criticism for posting an ad through a political action committee that Filson ran called Labor United for Connecticut. Most of the funding the PAC receives is from the SEIU. The ad said “Stop Donald Trump and Republican William Petit’s attack on women and families.”

By Matthew Benzmiller

The Chattanooga, Tennessee Volkswagen plant has been a union battleground for the past several years.

In 2013 the United Auto Workers (UAW) union aimed to unionize the Volkswagen plant, and anti-union workers faced off with them in a campaign for the future of the plant.

Big labor and big business benefit

By Olivia Grady

Congress passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (also known as McCain-Feingold) in 2002, which tried to regulate campaign contributions from wealthy individuals and corporations. Section 203 of the Act specifically prevented corporations and labor unions from funding political ads from their general treasuries.

Matt Patterson, Executive Director of the Center for Worker Freedom, had an article published in Forbes on October 18, 2016, about how union leaders make much higher salaries than their members:

“The income inequality that exists in this country is a disgrace,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in a May 17, 2016, statement about executive pay.

By Olivia Grady

Union leaders in the Rust Belt help themselves to large salaries – taken from workers’ pay.

In addition to donating to politicians who don’t support their members, union leaders also help themselves to large salaries from member dues.

Take Ohio, for example.

How Strikes Hurt Our Kids

By Olivia Grady

The planned Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) strike for October 11, 2016, thankfully was called off with a last minute tentative agreement with the Chicago Board of Education on October 10.

What did this avoid?

Almost 400,000 children being baby-sat by individuals who aren’t teachers for possibly weeks.