Posts tagged Pelican Institute for Public Policy

    Press Release ● Employee Rights Act ERA

    Americans for Prosperity Leads Employee Rights Act Coalition

    September 8, 2025 // Protect workers’ right to a secret ballot in union elections. Preserve flexible self-employment career-paths across American industries. Protect small businesses that operate as franchises and vendors for other businesses. Give workers control over their personal information during union campaigns. Allow workers in Right-to-Work states to opt out of union representation. Require opt-in consent for union political spending. Prohibit mandatory DEI mandates in union contracts. Ensure only citizens or authorized workers vote in union elections.

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    Mackinac Center Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Private Delegation of Government Regulatory Authority

    February 13, 2025 // The amicus brief, filed alongside the Institute for the American Worker and the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, argues that delegating regulatory power to private industry groups violates the nondelegation doctrine and due process protections. The case before the Supreme Court challenges the FCC’s reliance on the Universal Service Administrative Company, a private, industry-run entity, to set and administer fees collected from telecommunications companies. These fees are ultimately passed on to consumers. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found this structure unconstitutional, ruling that it improperly allows private entities to exercise government power.

    accountability amicus brief California Fast Food Council Consumers’ Research Consumers’ Research vs. Federal Communications Commission due process Federal Communications Commission Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Institute for the American Worker Massachusetts’ Rideshare Council Pelican Institute for Public Policy private industry regulatory authority Steve Delie Supreme Court telecommunications companies unconstitutional Universal Service Administrative Company