A special thank you goes out to the US Congress today for trampling on North Carolina's right-to-work status and it's right to decide employment policy for its government workers. ... Keep Reading
Labor Unions
IBEW gets smacked
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has been clamoring for a vote at Progress Energy's Shearon Harris Nuclear plant outside of Raleigh for months, if not ... Keep Reading
Making progress on merit pay
A NY Times article from yesterday (registration required) looks at the issue of merit-based pay for teachers and how there may be some softening of the teachers union's staunch ... Keep Reading
Wonder how the teachers’ unions will spin this…
A new report is out from the University of Florida that that finds merit pay for instructors equates to better test scores for their pupils.Pay incentives for teachers had more ... Keep Reading
Nah, no union influence in NC
The N&O's WakePol blog reports that Doris Weaver has been elected the new Wake County Democratic Party Chairman, er, Chairwoman. The kicker is, Ms. Weaver is the Chief Lobbyist ... Keep Reading
