Pennsylvania Chamber
New Study Shows Pa. Favors Big Labor Over Taxpayers
Pennsylvania Chamber
Big Labor vs. Taxpayers
For the first time ever, government union members outnumbered those in the private sector in 2009. Until recently,…
Washington Examiner
How to Track Government Union Power Online
Chicago Now
Illinois Ranks Bottom of States With Worst Government Unions Accountability
Public Sector Inc
Ranking Public Union Clout in the States
Common Wealth Foundation
Big Labor’s Stranglehold in Pennsylvania
New York Torch
Nothing to Be Proud Of
New York Torch
Wisconsin Recall Goes Wrong Way for Labor
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In Wisconsin Recall, Unions Run to Stay in Place
No matter what the outcome of today’s recall election, nothing substantive will change in Wisconsin. Even if organized labor were to sweep all six recall…
New York Torch
Newly Exposed Labor Union Manual Advocates Using Intimidation Tactics
New York Torch
Vincent Vernuccio on the Strike at World Trade Center
CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio discusses the "work stoppage" at the construction site of the new world trade Center building in new York. Vincent…
New York Torch
AFSCME’s War on Workers & Taxpayers: A Look Inside The AFSCME Playbook
New York Torch
No Union, Including SEIU, Should Be Above the Law
New York Torch
Labor Unions Stop the Music
Mozart and Chopin have never had a nemesis like a union scorned. All around the nation, orchestras and symphonies are going silent, crushed by inflexible…
New York Torch
SEIU’s Dirty Tactics Exposed
New York Torch
Vincent Vernuccio Exposes SEIU Manual of Dirty Tricks
Vincent Vernuccio discusses new attempts by unions, specifically SEIU, to pressure and coerce employers and corporations as a way to get around dwindling numbers.
New York Torch
Vincent Vernuccio on SEIU Organizing Tactics Manual
Vincent Vernuccio discusses new attempts by unions, specifically the SEIU, to pressure and coerce employers and corporations as a way to get around dwindling numbers.
New York Torch
Labor’s New Strategy: Intimidation for Dummies
In the past decade, unions have become increasingly desperate to obtain new dues-paying members. An example of how desperate can be found in a 70-plus-page…
New York Torch
Vincent Vernuccio Criticizes TSA Push for Unionization
Vincent Vernuccio again slams the TSA, this time for stealing from passengers and failing to do a better job of policing their own, while…
New York Torch
MD Union Finds Sneaky Way to Force Non-Members to Pay Up
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Financial Attack
Full Document Available in PDF Led by the radical Service Employees International Union (SEIU), left-wing unions and activist…
New York Torch
Obama’s Non-Action On NLRB, Boeing ‘Very Telling’
New York Torch
Louisiana Lawmaker’s Push for Transparency in Collective Bargaining Gains National Currency
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Taxpayers vs. the Post Office Bureaucracy
When it comes down to outdated business model of the Post Office vs. taxpayers and postal workers, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) sides with taxpayers and…
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Another Union Handout from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Today the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed a new regulation that would speed up the union election process from 45-60 days to about 10-21…
New York Torch
Republicans, Employers Cry Foul on New Labor Dept., NLRB Rules
Republicans and employers across the country are calling foul in what is seen as a double whammy from the Obama administration this week. The…
New York Torch
What the Boeing Company Teaches about Right to Work
Boeing celebrated the completion of its final assembly plant for the Dreamliner 787 aircraft in North Charleston, South Carolina, today. Boeing’s $1-billion investment…
New York Torch
Vincent Vernuccio on the Pay Freeze That Wasn’t
Competitive Enterprise Institute Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio explains that President Obama's so-called pay freeze for federal workers did not affect automatic "step" and "grade"…
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Official Time: Good Value for the Taxpayer?
Full Testimony Available as a PDF Watch Video of the Hearing Here Official time does not represent good value…
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The Battle for Michigan
Full Document Available in PDF Michigan’s economy has been weakening for years as the Big Three…
New York Torch
Lawmakers At Odds Over ‘Official Time’
New York Torch
“Official Time” or Unofficial Scam? Your Tax Dollars Are Being Used For Union Business.
New York Torch
“Official Time” or Unofficial Scam? Your tax dollars are being used for union business
New York Torch
Vincent Vernuccio on Official Time
CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio discusses unions using taxpayer money for their own organizational activities.
New York Torch
Use Of ‘Official Time’ For Union Activity Is Scrutinized
New York Torch
Project Labor Agreements could be used to undermine Right to Work laws and force double payment of benefits
New York Torch
Will Unions Leave the Democrats?
CEI’s Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio weighs in on AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka’s recent threat to Democratic leaders. Vincent…
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Fighting Back Against Obama’s Big Labor Favoritism
Republicans in both Houses of Congress are answering the Obama administration’s overreach in union favoritism. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee…
New York Torch
Feds accused of ‘coercion,’ ‘union bullying’
New York Torch
Under Obama, Running Out of Money Is a Success
Only in Washington would running out of money and prematurely limiting a program be considered a success. This Friday (May 6,) Obamacare’s first handout program…
New York Torch
States to NLRB: Get out of our way
New York Torch
Obama’s $5 Billion Giveaway
Instead of giving campaign-style speeches about raising taxes and increasing the debt limit, President Obama should be focusing on cutting needless programs that do nothing…
New York Torch
Unions to Boeing: We’ll Tell You Where to Build Your Plants
New York Torch
Your Taxes Paying Government Union Members Not to Work
New York Torch
Vincent Vernuccio on FAA unions
CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio discusses the recent news about Federal Aviation Administration employees who were reportedly sleeping…
New York Torch
What’s the holdup?
New York Torch
A Tale of Two Bridges
What do you do if you lose 25 percent of your population in a decade, bringing your city to a 100-year low, and…
New York Torch
A Slightly Different Take on Prosser-Kloppenburg
New York Torch
Obama Administration Covers Up Union Welfare Program
The Obama administration is more than a year late in releasing an important report on federal government union costs. Clauses within collective bargaining agreements require…
New York Torch
Wisconsin Supreme Court: A Referendum that Wasn’t
Big labor attempted to turn yesterday’s election for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court into a referendum on Governor Scott Walker’s budget policies, but,…
New York Torch
Solis’ Pro-Union Bias
Speaking to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., Labor Secretary Hilda Solis admitted she was biased toward unions. Unions only account…
New York Torch
Collective Bargaining – a “Privilege”
New York Torch
Wisconsin Supreme Court: A Referendum that Wasn’t
New York Torch
Costly Union Worker Special Favor Barely Survives With Help of Two Michigan Republicans
New York Torch
GOP Lawmakers Seek Labor Reform in Michigan
While most of the nation focused on the Wisconsin government union fight in recent weeks, Michigan has been pushing major labor reforms in both the…
New York Torch
Union Wages Drive Up Costs, Increase Tax Burden for Louisiana Resident
New York Torch
The Truth About Wisconsin
The fundamental issue in Wisconsin — and states considering similar budget cuts — is not whether government employees should contribute more (in Wisconsin’s case, more…
New York Torch
WI, IN Dem Lawmakers Still Hiding to Block Votes on Unions Bills
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Labor Secretary Admits Union Bias
Speaking to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis admitted she was biased toward unions.
New York Torch
Labor Secretary Admits Union Bias
Speaking to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis admitted she was biased toward unions.
New York Torch
Labor Disputes Infecting TSA, Multiple States
New York Torch
State protests spread
Journal Sentinel
Madison Fight Remains in National Spotlight
Journal Sentinel
Madison Fight Remains in National Spotlight
The Journal Sentinel highlights CEI's Iain Murray and Vincent Vernuccio's article on unions for the Washington Times. Washington Times opinion writers Iain Murray and…
Journal Sentinel
Unions Bucking the Will of the People
If there was ever an “I told you so” moment on government unions becoming too powerful, this is it. The Wisconsin State Capitol is under…
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Unions Bucking the Will of the People
If there was ever an “I told you so” moment on government unions becoming too powerful, this is it. The Wisconsin…
Journal Sentinel
Fixed Labor Game is Ending in Wisconsin
Across the nation, public-sector unions realize the game is up, and they aren’t happy about it. They’re doing everything in their considerable power to stop…
Journal Sentinel
CEI Monitoring Labor Regulations
Journal Sentinel
Obama Backs Collective Bargaining for Airport Screeners
Washington Times
UAW Doesn’t Care What You Think
United Auto Workers (UAW) President Bob King recently pledged $60 million of his union’s money to pressure foreign automakers into unionizing their employees. He…
Washington Times
Critics say NLRB pursuing card check outside legislative process
The Republican victories last November dashed organized labor’s hopes of Congress passing the Employee Free Choice Ace (EFCA), especially its card check provision, which would…
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Resist Forced Unionization of Public Safety Personnel
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Oppose Taxpayer Bailouts of Underfunded Union Pension Funds
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Eliminate Wage Ceilings for Unionized Workers
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Oppose Efforts to Impose Pro-Organized Labor Rules through Regulation
Washington Times
Unions Increasingly Unpopular
Washington Times
Vincent Vernuccio on Unions’ Public Image
CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio discusses the recent attempt of a union to gain public support…
Washington Times
Jobs, Joblessness and Obamanomics
“Cross us and people will die.” That is the message the public can take away from last week’s New York snow-removal meltdown (no pun intended).
Washington Times
Union Snow Cleanup
CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio discusses the union impact on the NYC snow cleanup.
Washington Times
The Enemy Within
In the early 1980s, British prime minister Margaret Thatcher emerged victorious from a war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands that propelled her to a…
Washington Times
Public Employee Unions Bankrupting States
CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio discusses who will confront public employee unions over their unsustainable pensions.
Washington Times
Construction Costs Could Rise in Louisiana if Union Plan Advances
Washington Times
Vincent Vernuccio on Federal Worker Pay
CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio discusses the truth about President Obama's recent pay freeze for federal employees. Many workers will still see their pay…
Washington Times
Best of the Web Today: Daffy Ducks
Washington Times
The Not So Big Chill
Washington Times
Vincent Vernuccio on the Federal Pay Freeze
CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio explains how President Obama’s recent pay freeze will still allow pay…
Washington Times
Federal workers will still receive raises despite pay freeze
Among the many suggestions for deficit reduction in the recently released Fiscal Commission report is a 15 cents-per-gallon increase in the federal gasoline tax. This…
Washington Times
Federal workers will still receive raises despite pay freeze
Appeared in: Yahoo! News, FoxNews.com President Obama’s proposal of a pay freeze for federal employees is a small step towards curbing government spending.
American Specator
Not Triangulation but Regulation
American Spectator discuss regulations with CEI's Vincent Vernuccio, Myron Ebell, and Wayne Crews. Democrats failed miserably in legislative attempts to eliminate the secret…
American Specator
Union Officials Spend More on Politics than Representation
American Specator
TSA Employees to Vote on Unionization
American Specator
Vincent Vernuccio on TSA Unions
CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio discusses the possibility of a union for the TSA.
American Specator
Vincent Vernuccio on Consumer Responsibility
CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio discusses Black Friday…
American Specator
Vincent Vernuccio on GM Thanksgiving ad
CEI Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio discusses the GM commercial thanking the American people for their public bailout…
American Specator
Vincent Vernuccio on TSA outrage
American Specator
CEI’s Vincent Vernuccio on Where Union Dues Go
American Specator
Union Leader to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
American Specator
Vincent Vernuccio on Medal of Freedom and GM IPO
Competitive Enterprise Institute Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio discusses President Obama awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom…
American Specator
Vincent Vernuccio on Where Union Dues Go
Competitive Enterprise Institute Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio explains how unions take money from their members in…
American Specator