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Windstream telecom workers vote out union in NC
The employees voted 61-50 to decertify the Communications Workers of America, affecting workers in Matthews, Mooresville, Tryon, and Wadesboro.
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NC miners challenge NLRB policy blocking vote to remove union
A decision could determine not only whether the Spruce Pine workers will receive a vote, but also whether the board revisits a policy that affects decertification efforts nationwide.
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NC Farm Bureau sues US Dept of Labor
“Our complaint is that the DOL doesn't have the authority to require collective bargaining or to provide collective bargaining and self-organization rights to workers; that's Congress' job,” Jake Parker, general counsel for the NC Farm Bureau, told the Carolina Journal.
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N.C.’s Right to Work law turns 75, experts weigh in on workers’ rights
North Carolina on Friday, March 18, will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its Right to Work law. The purpose and meaning of Right to Work are explained in a new report, “Pro-Worker, Pro-Growth Making Right-to-Work Permanent in North Carolina,” by F. Vincent Vernuccio and available on the website of the John Locke Foundation, which commissioned...
Opinion
Walters Finds Cities Need Free-Market Atmosphere To Thrive
Cities decline when governments fail to protect property rights.
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Friday Interview: George Leef on Union Bullying Bill
RALEIGH — Thirty-six years after his unsuccessful run for president, George McGovern attracted attention late last year for breaking with most Democrats on legislation dubbed the Employee Free Choice Act. George Leef, director of research for the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, says McGovern deserves applause for opposing the bill. Leef discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
Opinion
Extending the Pro-Choice Principle to Union Representation
There's no good reason to force workers to join a union. It's odd that many voters who claim to be "pro-choice" fail to apply their logic to union representation.
Opinion
Why Aren’t Democrats Pro-Choice About Unions?
Many self-proclaimed pro-choice voters want to limit workers' choices in selecting or rejecting collective bargaining units.
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Collective Bargaining Looms as Issue
RALEIGH — A bill that would have overturned North Carolina’s decades-old ban on collective bargaining by state employees died a quite death in a House committee as members of the General Assembly scrambled to meet the legislative crossover deadline last week.
Opinion
No. 903: Bailey’s Conservative Manifesto Helped Stymie FDR’s New Deal
U.S. Sen. Josiah Bailey of North Carolina (1930-1936) considered FDR's New Deal program harmful to the nation.
Opinion
North Carolina’s Manifesto Helped Stymie New Deal
U.S. Sen. Josiah Bailey of North Carolina (1930-1936) considered FDR's New Deal program harmful to the nation.
Opinion
No. 861: Professors and Unions — Do the Two Mix?
Professors at Carroll College in Wisconsin lose their freedom after the NLRB approves unionization of the faculty.
