A Very Merry Belated Labor Day
In keeping with Labor Day traditions the nation over, yesterday many got a day off to reflect on all the wonderous things labor unions have done for America – most notably, getting us a day off at the end of the summer – but also prevailing wage, increased costs, and lower productivity.
With union numbers waning, it’s no surprise that groups like the AFL-CIO are pushing the ironically named "Employee Free Choice Act" – a bill that would eliminate secrect ballots for individuals deciding whether or not they want their workplace to be unionized. There have also been calls in this election for the repeal of "Right to Work" laws that enable employees to opt out of union representation.
- National Right to Work Committee is an excellent source on the problems with compulsory unionism and the abuses of card check.
- MarketWatch has an essay, “Employee Free Choice Act Puts Workplace Democracy at Risk”
- Ed Feulner at Heritage looks at “Unions: What Works – and What Doesn’t”
- And the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has a collection of compelling stories from individuals detailing their experience fighting for individual rights against union abuses