Matt Patterson, executive director of the Center for Worker Freedom, notes:

"All across the country government agencies and union officials are colluding to restrict market access to these shared-economy companies. Sadly, if the government/union coalition is allowed to succeed, the result will be fewer opportunities for workers and fewer - and more expensive - options for consumers."

Five things the UMWA spends miners’ money on 

Miners love barbecue.  Or at least their union does.  An examination of its annual financial disclosure form (LM-2) shows the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) spent $23,518 at Mr. C’s BBQ… in just one year. 

That’s a lot of pork, in both senses of the word.    

The Center for Worker Freedom was featured in Fresh Fruit Portal on January 28, 2016.  The article, California: Farm worker alleges conflict of interest from ALRB member Shiroma, discusses Silva Lopez's legal petition:

"Lopez - who has since garnered support from the Center for Worker Freedom of Grover Norquist's NGO Americans for Tax Reform - spearheaded a movement to decertify the union but has been met with obstacles at every turn, with the ALRB dismissing decertification elections based on allegations of interference." 

How a union in the state of Washington is pressuring South Carolina workers

Should your company be forced by law to give your personal information to a federal agency?  Should that federal agency have to hand over your information to union officials in another state?  For Boeing employees in South Carolina, this is the troubling reality. 

The Millennial generation has been taught not to expect getting a job related to their major directly after graduation.  In fact, along with mountains of debt and their diploma, students might as well receive a nametag and apron for their local coffee shop with their degree. 

As young workers enter the workforce, in either chosen or necessary occupations, they may have their first encounters with unions.  Or not. 

The Center for Worker Freedom's Executive Director, Matt Patterson, authored a column in Forbes on February 1, 2016.  

The column, Rahm Emanuel's Poison Pill examines Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposal for a government-owned casino and the political motivations behind it.  

"Well, a more powerful Unite HERE, flush with new members and their (mandatory) dues, wouldn't be good for any business in Illinois, especially restaurants.  And you know what?