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InsideSources

Court Blocks Blacklisting Rule that Imposes Massive Costs, Produces No Clear Benefits

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 11/08/2016

In the closing act of the Obama administration, federal agencies are rushing to finalize regulations. Notably, the regulators over at the Department of Labor are…

Labor and Employment

The Virginian-Pilot

Trey Kovacs: Virginians should preserve the right to work

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 11/06/2016

No one should be forced to financially support an organization they disagree with under threat of penalty. Virginians have the chance to stand up for…

Labor and Employment

The Daily Signal

The Sneaky Way Public Unions Are Getting Tax Dollars for Union Activities

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 09/28/2016

Taxpayers expect their government to spend tax dollars wisely, on activities that benefit the public. But across the country, governments at all levels give away…

Labor and Employment

Inside Sources

Time to pare back union legal privileges

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 09/02/2016

With Labor Day around the corner, a traditional holiday honoring American workers, it’s an apt time to take a hard look at the value of…

Labor and Employment

The Hill

One year later, Congress still needs to reverse NLRB joint employer standard

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 08/25/2016

With economic recovery and job creation still hurting, Congress should make it a priority this September, when they are back in session, to take action…

Labor and Employment

Fox Business

One Year Later, the Joint Employer Standard Still Causing Confusion

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 08/05/2016

This month marks the one-year anniversary of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Browning-Ferris decision, which radically redefined employment rules for businesses nationwide. Under the…

Labor and Employment

Washington Times

Preserving the right to work

  • By: Trey Kovacs, Tyler Kovacs
  • 08/02/2016

Labor unions are aggressively filing lawsuits against right-to-work laws across the nation. Currently, in Idaho, Indiana, Wisconsin and West Virginia, organized labor is challenging workers’…

Labor and Employment

Maryland Reporter

Opinion: County contracts with union paid leave cost taxpayers

  • By: Trey Kovacs, Tyler Kovacs
  • 06/24/2016

Prince George’s County Council is considering approval of a union contract covering firefighters and paramedics. But legal developments around the country should give council members…

Labor and Employment

American Legislative Exchange Council

Union Time on the Taxpayer Dime

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 06/20/2016

Connecticut state budgets are in dire straits. Belts need to be tightened. Revenue projections estimate the budget deficit could spill over $900 million in…

Labor and Employment

Investor's Business Daily

Congress Missed Chance To Roll Back Job-Killing Regulations

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 06/16/2016

A dismal May jobs report — where only 38,000 jobs were added to economy when 162,000 were expected — was the lowest mark since…

Labor and Employment

Coalition to Save Local Businesses

CEI: Heavily Scrutinized NLRB Joint Employer Standard Heads to Court

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 06/13/2016

Most people can pretty easily tell you who their boss is, but the Obama administration has made that a difficult question. In a decision last…

Business and Government

Real Clear Policy

Congress, Reject Labor Department’s Overtime Rule

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 06/08/2016

The Obama administration publicly touts the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule as a boon for workers. But the rule, which dramatically raises the salary…

Labor and Employment

Real Clear Policy

Congress, Reject Labor Department’s Overtime Rule

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 06/08/2016

The Obama administration publicly touts the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule as a boon for workers. But the rule, which dramatically raises the salary…

Labor and Employment

Washington Examiner

States constitutions can rein in union subsidy

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 05/23/2016

On May 10, the Arizona Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could provide a roadmap to eliminate a persistent form of government…

Labor and Employment

Fox News

Surprise, surprise, Obama’s new overtime rule was never intended to raise your wages

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 05/20/2016

The Obama administration claims that millions of salaried workers will get a raise under the new Department of Labor overtime rule. But a wage increase…

Labor and Employment

The Hill

Department of labor overtime rule is a roadblock to a bright career path

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 04/26/2016

Obama labor regulators are touting a plan to boost wages, but unfortunately for people living in the real world, it’s a bill of false goods.

Labor and Employment

Detroit News

NLRB rule threatens worker right to privacy

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 04/20/2016

The National Labor Relations Board, charged with conducting private-sector union elections, is now implementing an “ambush election” rule overhauling the union election process. The rule…

Labor and Employment

CNS News

Coercive Union Power Can Still Be Abated Despite SCOTUS Decision in Friedrichs

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 04/14/2016

Public sector workers in over 20 states must continue paying union dues, like it or not, after the Supreme Court deadlocked in Friedrichs v California…

Labor and Employment

American Legislative Exchange Council

What Can be Done after Friedrichs?

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 04/11/2016

Public sector workers in over 20 states must continue paying union dues, like it or not, after the Supreme Court deadlocked in Friedrichs v California…

Government Unions

Charleston Gazette-Mail

Trey Kovacs: NLRB rule threatens worker privacy

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 04/08/2016

Poll after poll indicates Americans value their privacy. Yet government is a top offender in this regard, with federal agencies infringing on private citizens’ information…

Labor and Employment

Inside Sources

NLRB Rule Threatens Worker Right to Privacy

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 04/07/2016

Poll after poll indicates Americans value their privacy. Yet government is a top offender in this regard, with federal agencies infringing on private citizens’ information…

Labor and Employment

Real Clear Policy

Labor Regulators Target McDonald’s

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 03/10/2016

Imagine the government brings charges against you but won't tell you what you're accused of. The judge insists you should know and proceeds with the…

Labor and Employment

Washington Times

Hindering worker opportunities

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 03/03/2016

Congress passes laws that can upend entire industries, hinder worker opportunities, and raise prices on consumers. But when such laws impact Congress itself,…

Labor and Employment

Real Clear Policy

Obama Should Rein In the NLRB

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 01/14/2016

In President Obama's State of the Union address, he echoed a theme that has been constant throughout his tenure: "How do we give everyone a…

Labor and Employment

Washington Post

How to Keep Fairfax Teachers in the Classroom

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 12/11/2015

The Fairfax County Public Schools system is facing a massive budget shortfall: $72 million for the 2016 school year. With such a large budget deficit,…

Labor and Employment

The Washington Examiner

Congress can rein in NLRB by withholding funds

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 12/09/2015

Congress is facing a looming deadline. It needs to pass a bill by Dec. 11 to fund the government for the next fiscal year and…

Labor and Employment

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Police unions’ lawsuit thumbs nose at taxpayers, constitution

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 11/07/2015

Trey Kovacs discusses the lawsuit filed by the Las Vegas police unions that demand to preserve union release time. This release time relys on taxpayer dollars to…

Labor and Employment

Investor's Business Daily

NLRB Attack On McDonald’s: Transparency For Thee, Not For Me

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 10/23/2015

Who’s the boss? The National Labor Relations Board recently muddled that normally straightforward question. In August, the NLRB, in the case of Browning-Ferris Industries, unilaterally…

Labor and Employment

The Hill

Workers Need Opportunities More Than a Summit

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 10/06/2015

CEI's Labor Expert, Trey Kovacs, discusses the pitfalls of President Obama's labor summit geared towards promoting union's interests rather than those of workers. On October…

Labor and Employment

American Spectator

Obama’s Job Killing Gift to Big Labor

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 09/21/2015

Trey Kovacs discusses the active NLRB in the waning years of the Obama administration:  The Obama administration rewarded its union allies last month…

Labor and Employment

CNSNews.com

Forced Union Fees Do Not Have to Go to the Union – You Have Other Options

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 08/17/2015

The Michigan Supreme Court recently ruled that state employees cannot be required to pay dues to a union or risk being fired. This is but…

Labor and Employment

Watchdog.org

Missouri tax dollars subsidize union activism

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 07/28/2015

Taxpayers expect their government to spend tax dollars only on activities that benefit the public. But in Missouri, public employers at nearly every level of…

Labor and Employment

Investor's Business Daily

New Rule Empowers Union ‘Ambush Elections’

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 04/02/2015

Americans usually associate mid-April with tax filing — a trying yet predictable annual ritual. This year, however, it will mean a change in America’s workplaces…

Labor and Employment

RealClear Policy

Public-Sector Union Fixes for the States

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 01/16/2015

As states begin their new legislative sessions, lawmakers have many opportunities ensure that government works toward the benefit of the public, not the benefit of…

Labor and Employment

Real Clear Policy

Unions’ Taxpayer Subsidized Activity

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 11/20/2013

Taxpayers expect their government to spend tax dollars only on activities that benefit the public. But in Kentucky, the City of Louisville and Jefferson County…

Labor and Employment

Providence Journal

Private lobbyists collecting public pensions is illegal gift

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 09/19/2013

State and local pension funds face unfunded liabilities ranging from $3 trillion to $5 trillion, according to various reports. This is well-known problem and many…

Labor and Employment

Baltimore Sun

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

VT Digger

Unions attempt to silence elderly in power grab

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 04/03/2013

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

Labor and Employment

Townhall

How the Government Could Save Move-And Protect Workers

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 03/30/2013

In this era of sequestration, why is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarding millions in grants to an organization under Congressional investigation? The…

Labor and Employment

US News

Government Office, Government Pay…Union Duties?

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 02/28/2013

When President Carter signed the Civil Service Reform Act in 1978, he said he did so to "promote the general welfare, contribute to the effective…

Labor and Employment

Washington Times

Cut spending: Permanently furlough ‘official time’ workers

  • By: Matt Patterson, Trey Kovacs
  • 02/28/2013

As politicians of both parties ride through the country Paul Revere-like in their warning about the dire consequences of the looming automatic spending cuts coming…

Labor and Employment

The Hill

Partisanship Perverts the NLRB

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 01/17/2013

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

Labor and Employment

Washington Times

Police union puts bargaining rights ahead of public safety

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 11/01/2012

On Nov. 6, Montgomery County voters will decide whether the police chief or the head of the police union should determine public-safety policy. The voter…

Labor and Employment

Washington Times

Collective bargaining and government: A toxic brew

  • By: Russ Pohl, Trey Kovacs
  • 09/27/2012

What happens when special interests gain control of the public purse? Some recent events provide a clue. At the start of this school year, in…

Labor and Employment

Daily Caller

Field of cash: If you offer, they will take

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 09/24/2012

It has become a familiar ritual. Wealthy professional sports team owners ask state and local governments to subsidize their venues, threatening to skip town if…

Labor and Employment

Daily Caller

38 Studios and the ‘Gift Clause’

  • By: Jessica Miller, Trey Kovacs
  • 07/05/2012

Rhode Island’s $75 million loan guarantee to former baseball star Curt Schilling, like most government subsidies, promised to fulfill certain public objectives. Supporters of the…

Labor and Employment

Gold Water Institute

The Gift Clause: Big Government Kryptonite

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 06/25/2012

Gov. Scott Walker’s recall election victory and California ballot measures garnered the bulk of headlines this month. The results indicate voters are fed up with…

Labor and Employment

The Wichita Eagle

Use ‘Gift Clause’ to Prohibit Subsidies

  • By: Trey Kovacs
  • 06/22/2012

Appeared in The Wichita Eagle, The Tallahassee Democrat, and The Yankton Daily Press. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker seems to understand what his recall…

Labor and Employment

Washington Times

Big Union’s Unethical Influence in Government

  • By: F. Vincent Vernuccio, Trey Kovacs
  • 05/31/2012

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…

Labor and Employment

Washington Times

Labor Bosses Demand Their Dues

  • By: Matt Patterson, Trey Kovacs
  • 05/10/2012

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude … shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. – United States Constitution, 13th Amendment…

Labor and Employment

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