National Right To Work

08/05/2026

Public-sector workforce reform isn't a Republican idea or a Democratic idea. It's a common-sense idea.

Across the country, blue and red states are rolling back government union monopoly bargaining schemes because they protect poor performers, reward seniority over excellence, and tie managers' hands.

The result? Managers can remove employees who aren't doing the job and reward those who are.

Even North Carolina's Democratic governor signed bipartisan reforms after lawmakers agreed the status quo wasn't working.

President Trump led the way by ending collective bargaining with several federal unions through executive order and points the way for states seeking a more accountable, high-performing workforce.

Government should work first and foremost for taxpayers -- not Big Labor bosses or the politicians they help elect. It's time for every state to put taxpayers and hardworking employees ahead of union bosses.

States are making it easier to fire bad workers, allowing better pay for high performers, and limiting the collective bargaining power of unions.

08/05/2026

The Leatherman Terminal in South Carolina was supposed to be the premier container port on the East Coast.

Then the International Longshoremen Association bosses got their way.

Now the terminal is "temporarily" shut down after years of higher costs, shipping companies steering clear (due to ILA threats), and cargo drying up. Workers are the ones paying the price.

Of course the ILA bosses will never accept an ounce of responsibility. Big Labor has a remarkable talent for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory . . . and then blaming everyone else when things inevitably go sideways . . . or even belly up.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/sc-ports-costliest-least-used-090000563.html

08/03/2026

Thanks to a bureaucratic rat’s nest of NLRB-created "bar" rules, millions of workers are trapped in unions they never voted for -- or no longer want -- and often can't even hold a vote to remove them.

That's why the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is urging the NLRB to stop allowing unions to block decertification votes with bogus "blocking charges," abolish the NLRB's "merger doctrine" that lets union officials merge small bargaining units into massive multi-state or multi-employer units -- making it virtually impossible for workers to gather enough signatures for a decertification vote -- and require periodic union recertification.

If unions truly represent workers, they should have no problem standing for reelection. Members of Congress understand this, which is why they have to run for reelection every two years.

And if the NLRB refuses to tear down these barriers keeping workers trapped in Big Labor's "Hotel California," Congress must act. No worker should be forced to live under union representation they don’t want, never chose, and can't escape.

https://capitalresearch.org/article/the-bars-in-big-labors-hotel-california/

07/30/2026

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals just delivered a major victory for workers and taxpayers, ruling the lower court "had no legal basis" to strike down Act 10.

That didn't stop opportunist and failed U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes from vowing to repeal both Act 10 and Wisconsin's Right to Work law if elected governor . . . less than 24 hours before dropping out of the race.

Make that twice-failed candidate.

Let's hope Wisconsin voters deliver the same verdict to the remaining candidates who still think forcing workers under union boss control is a winning message.

07/30/2026

Union bosses love to talk about a "worker shortage." Funny how they never mention they're the ones creating it.

President Trump has made expanding apprenticeships a priority, with the goal of preparing more Americans for high-paying construction careers. But Big Labor stands in the way.

Despite representing only about 10% of America's construction workers, union bosses control the lion's share of taxpayer-supported, government-registered apprenticeship programs. Outdated federal and state laws allow them to block competing nonunion training programs.

It’s a clever scheme: limit the number of newly trained skilled workers, restrict the labor supply, drive up costs, increase union power, and shut out competition.

Congress must reform America's broken apprenticeship system NOW and end Big Labor's government-protected stranglehold.

American workers deserve more opportunities . . . not Big Labor-manufactured bottlenecks.

One of the key goals of the U.S. Department of Labor since President Donald Trump’s second term commenced in January 2025 has been to expand the number of apprenticeships in America to “at least a million.”

07/29/2026

The numbers don't lie: liberty wins.

Based on a comprehensive 11-year study, Right to Work states gained $2.46 trillion in adjusted gross income as Americans chose to move there, while forced-unionism states lost a staggering $2.05 trillion as taxpayers fled. In just one year, forced-unionism states watched another $40 billion in income walk out the door -- and the fiscal bleeding continues unabated.

And what are politicians in places like California, Illinois, and New York doing? Doubling down on even more taxpayer-funded giveaways to government unions.

The result? A shrinking tax base, mounting deficits, and an ever-heavier burden on the taxpayers who haven't left . . . yet.

Americans are voting with their feet, and Big Labor is losing.

For many years, data from the Internal Revenue Service have shown how California, New York and Illinois are paying a high price for allowing dues-hungry

07/29/2026

Big Labor has a new talking point: Private airport security is a "threat to public safety." Oh, please, give us a break.

The TSA still sets the rules and enforces security standards. The only difference now is that airports can use private contractors to do the job more efficiently and at a lower cost.

Travelers report that private screeners are more courteous and move passengers through security more quickly and hopefully without the proverbial hand to the groin the TSA is famous for.

And when Washington inevitably manufactures another performative government shutdown, private security officers keep getting paid, unlike their DHS counterparts.

The truth is, Big Labor isn't fighting the move toward privatization because it hurts workers or threatens traveler safety. They're fighting it because it threatens the union bosses' government-backed monopoly.

Airport security screeners at the 20 private-contract airports get paid during a government shutdown. A public sector union wants to make sure that doesn’t happen.

07/28/2026

Vermont's "Proposal 3" isn't about protecting workers' rights -- it's a deceptive ploy to permanently enshrine Big Labor's power in the state constitution.

Workers already have the right to organize and bargain collectively. This amendment is about making sure union bosses never have to face a future Right to Work law.

If unions can only survive by forcing workers to pay them, maybe workers don't value what they're selling.

Research shows Right to Work states enjoy stronger job growth, lower unemployment, and greater economic opportunity and upward mobility.

One often-overlooked point: people are fleeing Big Labor-dominated states in droves -- see the mass exodus from California, New York, and Illinois, the very state Vermont is copying with this amendment.

For a state like Vermont, already battling population decline and a graying workforce, Prop 3 would be economic su***de. Vermont voters shouldn't be fooled.

https://vermontdailychronicle.com/proposal-3-risks-the-future-of-right-to-work-in-vermont/amp/

07/27/2026

Lori Chavez-DeRemer's stint as Labor Secretary was over almost as soon as it began -- overshadowed by incompetence, controversy, scandal, and allegations of misconduct . . . sexual and otherwise.

Instead of accepting responsibility for her brief, controversy-plagued tenure, Chavez-DeRemer has gone full victim, claiming "high-ranked deep state actors" conspired against her. Oh, brother.

So naturally, Teamsters boss Sean O'Brien's next bright idea is to put her in charge of electing anti-Right to Work Republicans.

Here's hoping Chavez-DeRemer has as much success in her new role as she did in her last. And if the early tepid interest in her new PAC is any indication, it appears she may be on quite the streak.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer was picked by a union boss to lead Trump’s labor policy, until it all went awry. Now she tells The Free Press what comes next.

07/24/2026

In case you missed Randi Weingarten's recent AFT convention speech, she spent nearly an hour flailing her hands while decrying the war with Iran, condemning ICE enforcement, warning about climate change, opposing cuts to Medicaid, defending DEI, demanding a $25 minimum wage, growing union power and membership, collective bargaining, political organizing and elections, and, of course, attacking anything remotely connected to the name "Trump."

And I bet you can guess what she didn’t talk about . . .

• Increasing reading proficiency.
• Improving math achievement.
• Closing learning-loss gaps.
• Raising graduation readiness.
• Improving SAT or ACT performance.
• Curriculum reforms aimed at boosting academic performance.
• Improving measurable student outcomes.

That's because teachers unions today have nothing to do with education. They’re an adjunct of the DNC.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/teachers-union-power-isn-t-helping-students/ar-AA28rgDx