On Tuesday, North Carolina Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson announced his endorsement of Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford, as the candidate to succeed him in the upcoming Republican primary.
Published: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 8:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Ben Moss, R-Richmond, announced Wednesday that he is ending his 2024 primary campaign for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor.
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 @ 10:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, Republican legislative leaders filed a bill that would ensure North Carolinians are not coerced into joining labor unions.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 3:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld union restrictions included in North Carolina's 2017 Farm Act.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 @ 4:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Michigan could be the first state in nearly 60 years to repeal a “Right to Work” (RTW) law.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 @ 12:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Headlines detailing pro-union pushes at Amazon, Starbucks, and other big companies, coupled with President Biden’s vow to be the “most pro-union President leading the most pro-union administration in American history,” may lead us to think union membership is seeing a resurgence.
Published: Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 @ 9:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Though President Biden initially took a victory lap, it looks like a devastating rail strike may be in the country’s future
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 @ 7:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Left’s latest pro-union resurgence discredits workers
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Unions and their Democrat supporters have eyed North Carolina’s strong economy and manufacturing industry for years, but lately the heat has been turning up amid COVID business lockdowns, labor shortages, and a looming 2022 election.
Published: Monday, March 21st, 2022 @ 6:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina on Friday, March 18, will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its Right to Work law.
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 5:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If you’re covering Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh’s visit to Durham today, please consider the following statement from the Republican National Committee:
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 4:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Hats off to the folks at Axios for creating a data map using new Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Published: Saturday, February 5th, 2022 @ 3:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Securing up-to-date data on union membership changes has always been a challenge.
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 @ 1:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's a new year, but that hasn't stopped a chorus of Democrats (at the behest of powerful teachers' union bosses) from attempting to again force lockdowns on America's students.
Published: Tuesday, January 4th, 2022 @ 11:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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“The right to live includes the right to work.” That simple statement opens the text of a state law that has helped boost North Carolina’s economic competitiveness for nearly 75 years.
Published: Thursday, October 14th, 2021 @ 9:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Graham Piro of the Washington Free Beacon reports on labor unions’ response to the president’s bloated infrastructure package.
Published: Monday, April 12th, 2021 @ 1:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new year and new members haven’t solved tensions within the N.C. Council of State.
Published: Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 @ 10:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Michael Watson delivers National Review Online readers a warning about an unwise policy favored by some on the political right.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2020 @ 12:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Reopening the economy during COVID-19 is a hotly contested issue in the race for N.C. Commissioner of Labor.
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 @ 11:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Mike Antonucci published his annual state-by-state breakdown of National Education Association membership numbers.
Published: Sunday, June 21st, 2020 @ 7:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina law bans government agencies from making contracts with unions and bans public employees from striking.
Published: Saturday, March 7th, 2020 @ 1:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s “gig economy” would take a major hit under a pro-labor union bill that may soon be heard in the U.S. House, experts say.
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 @ 2:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A high-ranking United Auto Workers (UAW) official is quietly assisting in the negotiations between General Motors Co. (GM) and the workers' union despite facing a host of federal charges, including embezzlement, money laundering, and conspiracy.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 @ 2:51 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Lawmakers, union representatives, and government officials are calling for repeal of North Carolina’s prohibition on public-sector employee collective bargaining.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 @ 5:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Anyone watching the changing landscape for labor unions in this country has seen a decades-long slide in membership
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 @ 8:41 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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State Rep. Justin Burr, R-Stanly, characterized North Carolinians' right to work as a freedom so cherished that it was vital to strengthen it from a state law to inclusion in the state constitution
Published: Monday, May 8th, 2017 @ 1:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, the Civitas Institute is highlighting the results of a new survey showing that 57.2 percent of NC union workers would prefer to represent themselves and 30 percent of union members nationwide would opt out of union membership if they knew they could keep their job and not face any penalty.
Published: Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 @ 2:29 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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National Employee Freedom Week is a national effort to publicize employee rights to opt-out of union membership
Published: Sunday, August 21st, 2016 @ 9:19 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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On Wednesday, ADF International officially launched the second edition of Paul Coleman’s book Censored: How European “Hate Speech” Laws Are Threatening Freedom of Speech
Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2016 @ 3:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It was natural to include unions in the Mapping the Left website. They are the quintessential leftist political machine. With virtually unlimited bank accounts, thanks to mandatory membership and dues, more lawyers than one would care to count, and the best community organizing structure...
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2016 @ 4:51 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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There were very few surprises during this summer's three-week federal court hearing to decide the fate of election reform legislation that was passed in 2013 and implemented in 2014 — but there was one big revelation.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2015 @ 6:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Imagine talking with a friend who tells you that he's been forced to support the Duke basketball team for the past five years, even though he doesn't like the Blue Devils.
Published: Sunday, August 31st, 2014 @ 10:00 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Last month, union bosses from the AFL-CIO came together at a major convention in Los Angeles to discuss the future of organized labor in the United States.
Published: Thursday, October 10th, 2013 @ 10:01 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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