Articles & Op-eds

Card Check: Key to Union Control in US

Doug Bandow — Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Labor Goes for the Brass Ring

Doug Bandow — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Card check: the key to union control

Doug Bandow — Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Union Pension Funds Go Green -- But It's Not the Color of Money

Ivan Osorio — Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Labor unions are endangering their members' retirement security by using their pension funds for environmental activism.

What Big Labor Wants

Ivan Osorio — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

In honor of Labor Day

The Television Writers Strike: Was It Worth It?

Alex Nowrasteh — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:32:39 -0700

What Race to the Bottom?

Gabriel Sahlgren — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:00:00 -0800

Free trade creates new opportunities, jobs, and value for consumers. Now will someone please tell Congress? As it begins its new session, Congress's agenda includes ratification of trade deals with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea. However, the Democratic majority has made no effort to push these through. And now their excuse is wearing thin.

Unions Grasp for Influence Over Private Equity

Ivan Osorio — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Mention the names of certain large corporations, and many people think bad things—from ExxonMobil gouging drivers with high gas prices to Wal-Mart destroying city downtowns by undercutting mom-and-pop shops. Sound familiar? That's because these companies have been targets of "corporate campaigns"—public relations onslaughts designed to damage a company's reputation.

Unions Grasp for Influence Over Private Equity

Ivan Osorio — Tue, 2 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Summary: When private equity firms buy up companies they expect to avoid shareholder pressure campaigns—especially those devised by labor unions. Or so they hope.

Mention the names of certain large corporations, and many people start to think bad things. ExxonMobil reaps "windfall profits" as it "gouges" drivers with high gas prices. Wal-Mart "destroys" city downtowns by "undercutting" mom-and-pop shops.

Seeking to Expand Ranks and Increase Salaries, Not Improve Education

Ivan Osorio — Tue, 3 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700