In an historic move, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling in favor of Mark Janus, a public employee in Illinois. Justice Samuel Alito, delivering the opinion of the Court, wrote, ... Keep Reading
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Union Strength and State Government
Anyone watching the changing landscape for labor unions in this country has seen a decades-long slide in membership. Another recent change that shouldn't go unnoticed is that ... Keep Reading
CLF Joins Coalition Asking High Court to Support Employee Freedom
Legal Brief Emphasizes Success of Right-to-Work Laws in States like NC On Friday, September 11, the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom joined several other state-based ... Keep Reading
Free to choose: Union members have the right to leave
Imagine talking with a friend who tells you that he’s been forced to support the Duke basketball team for the past five years, even though he doesn’t like the Blue Devils. He’d ... Keep Reading
JWPCI newspaper October 2013
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department would sue North Carolina over its new elections law. Also, a Civitas forum highlighted flaws in the Common ... Keep Reading
Hug-a-Thug
Hug -a-Thug. That’s the message members of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO is giving out to visitors at CarolinaFest and festivities during the Democratic convention in ... Keep Reading
Fuzzy math from AFL-CIO
In recent months the North Carolina AFL-CIO has been working overtime to portray itself as mainstream and supportive of the needs of the "99 percent of Americans who work for 1 ... Keep Reading
The Legislature Has Adjourned, Was Progress Made?
The latest short legislative session adjourned Tuesday with some progress. The most substantial effort made during this session was the Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 9, which ... Keep Reading
WI Dems Fail to Retake State Senate Despite Millions In Union Spending
Despite an unprecedented recall effort to flip control of the Wisconsin state Senate, Democrats failed to take the three seats necessary to gain a majority. Even after $30 million ... Keep Reading
Obamacare Waivers Keep Rolling In
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released several draft payment rules for 2012. Within the regulations, there is yet another exemption for certain ... Keep Reading
