Democrats’ Union Fixation Harms Workers

By MacIver Staff - September 9, 2022

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PRO Act would strip workers of their freedoms and force every American worker to either join a union or pay dues to a union in order to keep their jobs
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MacIver Submits Comments Urging Federal Government to Address Union Dues Skim

By Chris Rochester - August 13, 2018

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The MacIver Institute, in comments submitted to the federal government, is urging the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reform regulations that allow public sector unions to skim dues payments from home caregivers. This “dues skim” scheme diverts some $200 million each year from Medicaid into union coffers. Read More MacIver Submits Comments Urging Federal Government to Address Union Dues Skim

MacIver News Minute: On Heels of Janus, Another Big Labor Cash Grab Is On The Chopping Block

By Chris Rochester - July 19, 2018

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These are tough days for Big Labor. On the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, the Trump administration is now taking steps to end another union cash grab. The federal CMS is moving to end a union scam diverting some $200 million in Medicaid funds into union coffers from home caregivers, who they convinced state legislatures to classify as government workers, allowing them to be forced into the union. Read More MacIver News Minute: On Heels of Janus, Another Big Labor Cash Grab Is On The Chopping Block

MacIver News Minute: Independence (From Unions) Day Thanks to SCOTUS Decision in Janus

By Chris Rochester - July 9, 2018

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The U.S. Supreme Court handed a big win to workers nationwide who don’t want to be part of a union. While a 1977 precedent allowed unions to skim paychecks for so-called “agency fees,” the court recently overturned that decision, meaning workers no longer have to help fund a union whose political activity they may disagree with. Read More MacIver News Minute: Independence (From Unions) Day Thanks to SCOTUS Decision in Janus

MacIver News Minute: Want To Leave Your Union? Not So Fast, Big Labor Says

By Chris Rochester - June 29, 2018

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Wisconsin became the 25th right-to-work state in 2015. While that law ended forced dues for workers who don’t want to be in a union, it didn’t guarantee instant freedom. Some unions have fabricated their own opt-out periods, forcing workers to wait – and continue paying dues. That includes one union in Wisconsin that forces workers to wait 13 months before they can exercise their freedom to choose to leave their union. Read More MacIver News Minute: Want To Leave Your Union? Not So Fast, Big Labor Says