News And Views: Cost Of Single Payer Health Care And Small Business Prevails Over Union

By Chris Rochester - October 15, 2018

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MacIver investigative reporter Matt Kittle joins Oliver Burrows on WXCO in Wausau for their weekly roundup. This week they talk about the price of single payer health care in Wisconsin – $30 billion in just the first year, according to a new MacIver analysis. They also discuss Veterans Electric, which recently prevailed in court over a union seeking the personal information of nonunion employees. Read More News And Views: Cost Of Single Payer Health Care And Small Business Prevails Over Union

MacIver Newsmakers: Small Business Owner Scores A Win For Workplace Freedom

By Chris Rochester - October 12, 2018

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When the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union pension fund demanded access to nonunion employees’ private contact information, Veterans Electric owner Scott Flaugher drew the line. He recently emerged victorious from a drawn-out legal battle that ended in a court affirming that the union has no right to employees’ private information that they could’ve used to harass and intimate people into joining. Read More MacIver Newsmakers: Small Business Owner Scores A Win For Workplace Freedom

Small Business Owner Wins Worker Rights Fight Against Big Labor

By Chris Rochester - October 10, 2018

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MacIver’s Matt Kittle joins Vicki McKenna on News/Talk 1310 WIBA to discuss a big recent victory for a small electrical contractor business in Colgate, Wis. A judge ruled that a labor union pension fund isn’t entitled to the private information of nonunion employees at Veterans Electric, an unsung but possibly milestone decision in the fight for employee rights. Read More Small Business Owner Wins Worker Rights Fight Against Big Labor

Small Businessman Wins Worker Rights Fight Against Big Labor

By Matt Kittle - October 10, 2018

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By M.D. Kittle – Small businessman Scott Flaugher fought back against big labor – and won. And the electrician’s win could eventually be a victory for worker liberty nationwide. Read More Small Businessman Wins Worker Rights Fight Against Big Labor

Wisconsin Lawsuit Could Give Union Pension Fund Right To Private Non-Union Information

By Matt Kittle - April 16, 2018

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By M.D. Kittle – Big Labor is pushing its weight around again, this time filing an expensive lawsuit against a service-disabled, veteran-owned electrical contractor company. Read More Wisconsin Lawsuit Could Give Union Pension Fund Right To Private Non-Union Information