Democrats in Congress recently passed a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 with no exceptions. Eric Wilson explains how this bill would decimate his son Christopher with Downs Syndrome and others like him. Read More Federal Minimum Wage Bill Will Put The Differently Abled Out Of Work
With any state budget, you win some, you lose some. The budget passed this week by the Republican-controlled Legislature may well have produced a record number of winners and losers — some landing in both categories. Read More Winners And Losers In The 2019-21 State Budget
By Chris Rochester – Eight years ago this week, Gov. Scott Walker introduced Act 10, his landmark collective bargaining reform legislation that came to be known as Act 10. With all its myriad successes, will Gov. Evers work to dismantle it? Read More Act 10 at 8: It’s Still Working
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
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in favor of Mark Janus, a public sector worker in Illinois who objected to AFSCME’s collection of so-called agency fees from his paycheck. By siding with Mr. Janus, the Court has restored a critical workplace freedom to five million government workers in 22 states. Read More MacIver Institute Applauds Supreme Court’s Pro-Worker Decision in Janus v. AFSCME