Blue Grass Policy
Big Labor’s Making Us Offers We Can Refuse
Blue Grass Policy
CEI and Crossroads GPS Announce Launch of Big Labor vs. Taxpayers
Blue Grass Policy
CEI and Crossroads GPS Announce Launch of Big Labor vs. Taxpayers
Blue Grass Policy
Why Unions Don’t Want Workers to Earn More
During the recent debate on the farm bill, the Senate voted down an amendment that would allow unionized employers to give workers raises based…
Blue Grass Policy
Midwest Unions’ Desperate Last Stand
The voters of Wisconsin and California spoke loud and clear. They are tired of the special privileges and lavish benefits given to government unions and…
Washington Post
Unions and the Obama administration, ‘First Principles’ to Prosperity and More
From The Washington Post's ThinkTanked: Competitive Enterprise Institute’s F. Vincent Vernuccio and Trey Kovacs: Big union’s unethical influence in government. (Washington Times)…
Washington Times
Big Union’s Unethical Influence in Government
In one of the most glaring examples of Washington's sordid revolving-door political culture, former National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Craig Becker took a job…
Washington Times
NLRB’s Ambush Rule Overturned For the Moment
From Bob Adelman’s article at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Nation: According to labor policy specialist Vincent Vernuccio at the Competitive…
Blog
Court Slaps NLRB — Again
In yet another victory for workers and job creators, a federal district court has struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ambush election rule.
Washington Times
Union Sues Indiana, Says Right-to-Work Law is Slavery
From Michael P. Tremoglie’s article on LegalNewsline: F. Vincent Vernuccio, labor policy counsel at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, addressed this issue for the…
Capital Research
Corporate Campaigns
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka once called a corporate campaign the “death of a thousand cuts.” He was referring to a type of union organizing strategy…
Capital Research
Right to Work
Vincent Vernuccio on Right to Work…
Capital Research
Labor Union Sues Indiana, Calls Working Alongside Nonunion Employees ‘Slavery’
From David Martosko’s article in The Daily Caller: Competitive Enterprise Institute labor policy counsel Vincent Vernuccio told the Mackinac Center that “it’s insulting to the…
Capital Research
Compulsory ‘Free’ Speech
What is free speech? Is it the right to speak out and give money to causes, politicians and push ideas? Is it the ability to…
Capital Research
Union PACs
Vincent Vernuccio on Union PACs…
Capital Research
Louisiana’s Taxpayer-Funded Public Employee Contracts Could be Opened to Public Scrutiny
From Kevin Mooney’s article in The Pelican Post: Even with the compromise, Vincent Vernuccio, a labor counsel with the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI),…
Capital Research
Walker’s Reforms Stand Up in Court, On Balance Sheets
Asked recently if he was a “union buster,” Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker answered, “I know that collective bargaining is not a right; it’s an expensive…
Capital Research
Coalition Challenges Conn. Governor on Labor Issue
From Michael P. Tremoglie’s article in Legal Newsline: “It is just one more example of the (Service Employees International Union’s) campaign of stealth…
Capital Research
Judge Rules in Case Over Wis. Collective Bargaining Law
From Michael P. Tremoglie’s article in Legal Newsline: According to Vincent Verduccio, the labor policy counsel for the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington,…
Capital Research
Civil Rights or Dues: The Truth Behind the UAW Protests of H.B. 56
This month, the United Auto Workers (UAW) bussed out-of-state activists into Alabama to protest what they describe as several car companies’ insufficiently strong opposition to…
Capital Research
NLRB Touts Union Election Record
From Michael P. Tremoglie’s article on LegalNewsLine: Vincent Vernuccio is the Labor Policy Counsel at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He found the NLRB’s…
Washington Times
Raising the Tipped Minimum Wage Does More Harm Than Good
Politicians and interest groups playing the gender card to push their agendas is nothing new. But recently, it seems to be getting harder, as they…
Washington Times
Letter to the Editor: What Is the Place of Unions Today?
Richard D. Kahlenberg and Moshe Z. Marvit argue that unionization should be legally recognized as a civil right. They are correct that freedom of association…
Washington Times
UAW: Building Taxpayer Burdens
President Obama and United AutPresident Obama and United Auto Workers (UAW) President Bob King are touting the “achievement” of the auto bailouts while slamming Republicans…
Blog
I Can Succeed, But You Can’t: The Left’s Message to Waitresses
One of the left’s favorite mantras is that government regulations and special interest groups provide the only ways that workers can get ahead. This notion…
Washington Times
Bringing Democracy Back to the Workplace
Imagine a presidential election in which one candidate may campaign for a year and the other is told he is running only one week before…
Washington Times
U.S. Sen. Johnson Says Obama “Not Someone We Can Compromise With”
Washington Times
CPAC Speaker Goads Pro-Union, Occupy Protestors
Washington Times
At CPAC, Undermining the Power of American Workers
Washington Times
Afternoon News Brief
Washington Examiner
SEIU Makes Play for ‘Dues’ From Conn. Subsidy
From The Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential (also appeared on the National Right to Work Committee website and The Oklahoman): The Service Employees International…
Washington Examiner
Vincent Vernuccio explains the union’s latest method of recruitment.
Vincent Vernuccio explains the union's the latest method of forcing home healthcare and daycare workers into their unions…
Washington Examiner
Keystone and the Unions
President Barack Obama placated one wing of his liberal base, environmentalists, with his decision to kill the Keystone Pipeline, but he’s angered another — labor…
Washington Examiner
Could Indiana’s Right to Work Law Mean Trouble for Neighboring States?
Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois soon may need to construct a wall—not to keep people out but to keep business in. While such a drastic move…
Washington Examiner
The Non-Union for Restaurant Workers
When is a union not a union? When it decides that organizing a majority of workers is too much trouble and that it can win…
Washington Examiner
Obama’s Abuse of Power Threatens to Shut Down Senate
Washington Examiner
No Time for Advice and Consent
On Wednesday, President Obama infuriated Republicans and threatened to spark a constitutional crisis when he announced he would make four recess appointments during a…
Washington Examiner
F. Vincent Vernuccio: NLRB and Union Bosses
Vincent Vernuccio: NLRB and Union Bosses…
Washington Examiner
UAW Speaks More Softly, Still Carries Big Stick
United Auto Workers President Bob King announced a change in strategy earlier in December, saying that his union would not target specific automakers in right-to-work…
Washington Examiner
Behind the UAW’s Aw Shucks Smile
Bob King’s pants are on fire. Or they would be if the old saying (“liar liar…” ) were true. The United Auto Workers (UAW) President…
Washington Examiner
Boeing Double-Teamed by Union, NLRB
Washington Examiner
Is the Joke on the SEIU or Us?
The joke was on the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) this week. On Tuesday, a fake press release claimed SEIU had voted to revoke…
Washington Examiner
As Strike Deadline Looms for Unionized Rail Workers, Congress Prepares to Intervene
Railroad traffic could grind to a halt as early as next week, as union rail workers on the nation’s freight railroads decide whether to walk…
The American Spectator
Ambush Election Prevention
Imagine voting in a presidential election where one candidate can campaign for a year and the other is only told he is running a week…
The American Spectator
Fairness in Union Elections
CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio explains the proposed NLRB change to union elections that would favor Big labor…
Steve Pearce
Congressman Pearce Awarded A+ Rating on Labor Scorecard
Steve Pearce
Official Time: Government Workers Perform Union Duties on the Taxpayers’ Dime
Title V of the U.S. Code allows federal government employees to do union work while on the job. This is known as “official time” and…
Steve Pearce
The T-Word
Manhattan Institute
Storm Clouds Ahead: Why Conflict with Public Unions Will Continue
Manhattan Institute