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‘Gift Clause’ Can Eliminate Union Pork

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 05/15/2013

What happens when state laws grant government unions the power of collective bargaining? Taxpayer funds become misused and end up aiding government union bosses at…

Labor and Employment

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Hands Off! Protecting Paychecks From Union Bosses

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 05/01/2013

Last year major labor law reform centered on Right to Work laws. Both Indiana and Michigan passed the commonsense reform that prohibits union security agreements,…

Labor and Employment

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WPC Pro-Worker Legislation Update

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 05/01/2013

In the month of April, three bills have been introduced in the 113th Congress that are now included in Workplacechoice.org Pro-Worker Legislation, which we then…

Labor and Employment

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Maryland Bill Will Force Teachers To Pay For The Privilege Of Going To Work

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 04/26/2013

In a recent Baltimore Sun op-ed and WorkplaceChoice.org blog post, I argue against Maryland’s Orwellian-named Fair Share Act,…

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The Maryland State Education Association’s Blatant Money Grab

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 04/25/2013

As I recently explained in a column for the Baltimore Sun, the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) is salivating at the chance to force all…

Labor and Employment

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Unions do their business on taxpayers’ dime

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 04/18/2013

It's the old "fair share" argument, but this time it holds even less water than usual. The Maryland State Education Association, the union that bargains…

Labor and Employment

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Unions attempt to silence elderly in power grab

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 04/03/2013

VTdigger.org Imagine if your elderly relative was seeking in-home care and was denied the right to negotiate the terms of care with the caregiver.

Labor and Employment

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How the Government Could Save Move-And Protect Workers

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 03/30/2013

By Trey Kovacs, Townhall.com In this era of sequestration, why is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarding millions in grants to an…

Labor and Employment

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Chicken Little Lives Vicariously Through Federal Union Bosses

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 02/28/2013

Openmarket.org We know the story of Chicken Little. The little chick thought the sky was falling because he was hit in the head by an…

Labor and Employment

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Chicken Little Lives Vicariously Through Federal Union Bosses

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 02/28/2013

We know the story of Chicken Little. The little chick thought the sky was falling because he was hit in the head by an acorn.

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An Unconstitutional Gift To Labor Unions

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 02/13/2013

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the New Jersey Senate has only passed one bill associated with rebuilding storm-damaged public infrastructure. Sadly, if passed, the…

Labor and Employment

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Official Time: Taxpayers paying for union work is officially a scam

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 02/04/2013

Capital Research Center Summary: Few Americans are aware that, through their tax dollars, they finance labor unions through a practice known as “official time” or…

Labor and Employment

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Partisanship perverts the NLRB

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 01/17/2013

The Hill When former SEIU Associate General Counsel Craig Becker left his post at the National Labor Relations Board in December 2011, he quickly…

Labor and Employment

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Big Labor’s Choice: Improve And Evolve, or Perish

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 12/10/2012

Over the past year, the Midwest has had a pro-worker epiphany, a movement now reaching its crescendo with the imminent passage of right-to-work legislation in…

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Big Labor’s Choice: Improve And Evolve, or Perish

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 12/10/2012

Openmarket.org Over the past year, the Midwest has had a pro-worker epiphany, a movement now reaching its crescendo with the imminent passage of right-to-work…

Labor and Employment

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Looting The Future: Union Bosses Violate Spirit If Not Letter Of The Law

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 11/30/2012

Openmarket.org Hostess’ union-induced shutdown captures the essence of the modern labor movement–more anti-employer than pro-worker. Workers are taking notice of unions’ negative impact on employers,…

Labor and Employment

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Looting The Future: Union Bosses Violate Spirit If Not Letter Of The Law

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 11/30/2012

Hostess’ union-induced shutdown captures the essence of the modern labor movement–more anti-employer than pro-worker. Workers are taking notice of unions’ negative impact on employers, for…

Labor and Employment

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Alaska Gold Rush For The Laborers’ Union

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 11/07/2012

The Alaska Policy Forum recently exposed that the state’s legislature in 2011 and 2012 appropriated millions of tax dollars to finance the facilities of a…

Labor and Employment

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Alaska Gold Rush For Laborers’ Union

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 11/07/2012

Openmarket.org The Alaska Policy Forum recently exposed that the state’s legislature in 2011 and 2012 appropriated millions of tax dollars to finance a Laborer’s…

Labor and Employment

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KOVACS: Police union puts bargaining rights ahead of public safety

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 11/02/2012

The Washington Times On Nov. 6, Montgomery County voters will decide whether the police chief or the head of the police union should determine…

Labor and Employment

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Never Look A Gift (Clause) Horse In The Mouth

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 11/02/2012

Openmarket.org In America, it is impossible to snuff out money from politics. As long as government has the power to dish out favors to…

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Never Look A Gift (Clause) Horse In The Mouth

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 11/01/2012

In America, it is impossible to snuff out money from politics. As long as government has the power to dish out favors to politically connected…

Labor and Employment

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Police (Union) Brutality: Montgomery County Police “Effects” Bargaining Bludgeons Public Safety

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 10/23/2012

Openmarket.org This November, voters in Montgomery County, Maryland, will decide whether the police chief or union boss should determine public safety policy. The voter initiative,…

Labor and Employment

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Police (Union) Brutality: Montgomery County Police “Effects” Bargaining Bludgeons Public Safety

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 10/23/2012

This November, voters in Montgomery County, Maryland, will decide whether the police chief or union boss should determine public safety policy. The voter initiative, which will appear…

Labor and Employment

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Big Labor’s Midwest Offensive

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 09/28/2012

Yesterday in the St. Paul, Minnesota, Pioneer Press, my colleague Russ Pohl and I detail the current militant tactics used by Midwest public-sector unions that…

Labor and Employment

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Collective bargaining and government: A toxic brew

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 09/28/2012

By Trey Kovacs and Russ Pohl, Pioneer Press What happens when special interests gain control of the public purse? Some recent events provide a…

Labor and Employment

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Big Labor’s Midwest Offensive

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 09/28/2012

Openmarket.org Yesterday in the St. Paul, Minnesota, Pioneer Press, my colleague Russ Pohl and I detail the current militant tactics used by Midwest public-sector unions…

Labor and Employment

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Worker Choice vs Forced Fraternity

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 08/29/2012

Openmarket.org Public support and perception of labor unions is dwindling significantly. Even Hollywood is throwing them under the bus with the new film, Won’t Back…

Labor and Employment

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Worker Choice Versus Forced Fraternity

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 08/29/2012

Public support and perception of labor unions is dwindling significantly. Even Hollywood is throwing them under the bus with the new film, Won’t Back Down.

Labor and Employment

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The “Gift Clause” Would Force Camden Police Union Bosses To Do Police Work

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 08/27/2012

Openmarket.org While Camden New Jersey is being devastated by budget cuts, homicides are accumulating at record pace and unemployment is skyrocketing. Despite the city’s…

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