The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. LABOR

The New York City Transport Workers Union ends its three day strike.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Editorial Director Ivan Osorio on the tactics unions use to bully employers.

2. WAL-MART

A jury fines Wal-Mart in a class action lawsuit over employee meal breaks. 

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Analyst Zachary Courser on the history of political attacks against retail organizations.

3. FIRST AMENDMENT

A federal judge blocks a California law that would have restricted the sales of some video games to minors.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Assistant Editorial Director Peter Suderman on how the law encourages parental irresponsibility. 

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