Faced with steadily declining membership, public and private labor unions alike are trying harder than ever to increase their political power. Americans deserve a right to work without being coerced into paying union dues against their wills. In order to preserve workplace freedom, we need to fight for secret ballots, Right to Work laws and paycheck protection for both public and private sector employees.
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On behalf of FreedomWorks’ activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and urge him or her to cosponsor the Union Accountability Act, H.R. 814. Introduced by Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), the Union Accountability Act would roll back executive orders signed by President Joe Biden that would bolster federal worker unions, which work against taxpayers.
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to vote NO on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, H.R. 2474. The PRO Act is one of the most anti-worker and anti-business bills that we have ever seen brought to the House floor. Introduced by Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), the PRO Act is a giveaway to labor unions that would harm our economy and that especially targets workers who choose not to join unions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the Senate’s confirmation today of Eugene Scalia as Secretary of Labor, Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks President, commented:
It seems that with each new proposal from 2020 Democratic candidates, innumerable questions arise as to how much each will affect Americans’ autonomy. Unfortunately, with each issue discussed, the Democrats’ desire for the government to take away individuals’ ability to make decisions for themselves and restrict market forces becomes more apparent.
WASHINGTON, DC - FreedomWorks cheers this morning’s Supreme Court decision in JANUS v. AFSCME which ruled that workers cannot be forced to join unions. The decision affirms the right of workers to freely associate and negotiate with their employer, without mediation by labor unions. The decision is a major victory for the rights of the individual and American workers.
Democrats froth at the mouth to take on President Trump in 2020 because he’s demolishing President Obama’s tax-spend-and-regulate everything legacy. Even though Democrats lost in 2016 by proudly championing big government, rumored 2020 presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) think bigger government will work this time around.
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your senators and ask them to cosponsor limited government legislation that has been introduced the in the Senate. For purposes of FreedomWorks’ 2018 Congressional Scorecard, cosponsors will be treated as YES votes.
Kentucky is one of many states that are attempting to counteract negative impacts of over regulated occupational licensing procedures using legislation at the state level. Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan are also considering bills that would limit occupational licensing.
Government officials across party lines are vetoing minimum wage increases citing negative economic effects. Recent decisions by politicians to veto attempted minimum wage hikes have put Nevada, Illinois, and the city of Baltimore at the center of a national debate about wage laws. The widespread nature of this phenomenon illustrates just how crucial it is to be realistic about the costs of implementing a higher minimum wage.
