Matt Patterson, Executive Director of the Center for Worker Freedom, had an article published in Forbes on October 11, 2016, about how union leaders hurt their members by supporting liberal politicians:

American manufacturing ain’t what it used to be.

Court strikes down Pennsylvania Governor’s union give away

By Olivia Grady

On February 27, 2015, Pennsylvania Governor Thomas Wolf issued Executive Order No. 2015-05, creating a new position to represent the state’s homecare workers.

Homecare workers are individuals who care for people with disabilities, usually loved ones, in their homes. The state calls them direct care workers or DCWs, and the governor’s new position was called Direct Care Worker Representative.

By Olivia Grady

The Minnesota Labor Relations Act (MLRA) was enacted in 1939, in order to resolve disputes in the state’s growing labor movement. It took inspiration from the recently enacted National Labor Relations Act in 1935.

The MLRA established the Division of Conciliation for conciliation/mediation, arbitration, bargaining unit determinations and bargaining unit certification elections. In 1969, the Division became a separate state agency and was renamed the Bureau of Mediation Services.

For Immediate Release:

September 29, 2016

The Center for Worker Freedom (CWF) is proud to announce its support of H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act, sponsored by Congressman Tim Walberg.

The Department of Labor just recently issued a new rule that more than doubles the overtime salary threshold from $23,660 to $47,476. The deadline for compliance is currently December 1.

Matt Patterson, Executive Director of the Center for Worker Freedom, was quoted in an article published in The Washington Examiner on September 26, 2016, about how union leaders are trying to end support for Trump among their members:

Matt Patterson, executive director of the conservative Center for Worker

Freedom, said Democrats overall and the Clintons in particular have a history

By Matt Patterson

Teachers’ unions are the main opponents to school choice, the policy idea that all parents should be able to choose where to send their children to school, not the government.

By Olivia Grady

In 2013, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and the state legislature passed a bill, S.F. 778, which declared homecare workers “government employees,” solely for collective bargaining purposes.

By Matthew Benzmiller

By Olivia Grady

The Arizona Supreme Court’s recent decision, Cheatham v. DiCiccio, highlights that Gift Clauses in state constitutions don’t always benefit unions, and they can stop taxpayer funding of unions.  

How do they do this?

By Matthew Benzmiller

Labor unions love centralization, and so absolutely hate the sharing economy. 

After all, the inherent nature of industries in the shared economy is decentralization. Companies like Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb contract out work to individuals with available rides and rooms. This set up allows the individuals working for sharing economy to have more freedom in most aspects of their work.

For example, Uber advertises to prospective drivers: