This op-ed column was originally published at TheSpectrum.com By Don Ipson It isn’t often I get my hopes up that Congress will act on something important to workers and businesses. However, as we start the New Year, I am hoping that Congress will debate and pass the Employee Rights Act, S.1874, sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatchand […]
This op-ed column was originally published at OCRegister.com By Newt Gingrich If her words are any indication, Hillary Clinton is serious about employee rights. “I will always stand up for workers’ rights,” the likely Democratic presidential nominee recently boasted. And, if we’re to take her at face value, then she should get to know the Employee […]
The Employee Rights Act (ERA) is making waves in Washington. The bill already has over 100 co-sponsors in Congress, including two presidential candidates. And now The Washington Examiner‘s editorial board has named the ERA a top congressional priority in 2016. Read more below: Many workers today belong to unions because of inertia, not because they want to be. They might be stuck […]
This op-ed column was originally published at WashingtonTimes.com Rick Berman, CUF Executive Director Judging by the current rancor in the political climate, it’s amazing that those with differing views can agree to be in the same room with each other this holiday season. According to Pew, the percent of Republicans and Democrats with a highly […]
This op-ed column was originally published at KnoxNews.com By Diane Black Many hard-working Americans across Tennessee and the nation are suffering injustices on the job. Ironically, the perpetrators are the same organizations established to promote their interests — labor unions. What’s really troubling is that this country has seen unions morph from workers’ champions into […]