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    Op-ed / Commentary ● Labor Unions

    Editorial: Biden’s favors to unions keep costing taxpayers

    March 16, 2022 // Pitching the executive order as a cost saver is disingenuous, as collective bargaining inherently drives up costs. It’s the same faulty logic used to defend prevailing wage laws that force union-level pay and benefits on publicly funded construction projects.

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    News Article Press Release ● Labor

    CWI URGES THE NLRB TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS

    February 11, 2022 // The Coalition for Workforce Innovation submitted a brief in the case of Atlanta Opera, Inc. 371 NLRB No. 45 (2021) to address whether the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) should reconsider its standard for determining the independent contractor status of workers.

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    News Article ● Unionization

    Biden task force releases report to strengthen labor unions

    February 8, 2022 // “Today’s report from the White House task force is nothing more than pro-union propaganda and exemplifies how entrenched pro-union allies are in this administration," said Kristen Swearingen, chair of the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, which is composed of more than 500 business groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Trucking Association.

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    News Article ● Strike

    A TikToker said he wrote code to flood Kellogg with bogus job applications after the company announced it would permanently replace striking workers

    December 10, 2021 //

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