House Representatives will likely vote soon on the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7), which was introduced by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) on January 30, 2019. Americans for Tax Reform and the Center for Worker Freedom urge Representatives to vote against the act.

On February 25, 2019, the Michigan Court of Claims dismissed a case challenging the repeal of Michigan’s prevailing wage law by the Michigan legislature. The court rejected the argument made by the plaintiff, Protect Michigan Jobs, that appropriations can’t be made in public acts.

Union leaders of the West Virginia Education Association, American Federation of Teachers – West Virginia, and West Virginia School Service Personnel Association announced a strike on February 18, 2019.

Yesterday, schools in 54 out of 55 counties in West Virginia were closed due to the strike.

Since the beginning of his presidency, President Donald Trump has implemented free market policies to help all Americans. For example, his tax reform legislation reduced taxes for the majority of American taxpayers, and he has cut the number of regulations, which stifle economic growth.

The results have been phenomenal for American workers. Today, most American workers have lower taxes and greater job opportunities.

This was confirmed once again by the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Situation Summary for January 2019, which was released on Friday.

On December 21, 2018, Colleen Duffy Kiko, Chairman of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), sent a letter to the Union of Authority Employees (UAE), the union that purportedly represents FLRA employees. The letter informed the union that the law does not permit collective bargaining at the FLRA and that the contract between the FLRA and the UAE was not continuing after its December 21^st expiration date.

As we celebrate the New Year, workers around the country are thankful for a booming jobs market that President Donald Trump and Republicans have delivered for the American people.

Thanks to historic tax reform and deregulation, 4.6 million new jobs have been created since President Trump was elected. The unemployment rate remains at 3.7%, the lowest since 1969, and employment is at a record high of over 156 million.

Today, the Center for Worker Freedom submitted comments supporting the National Labor Relations Board's new proposed rule on the definition of joint employer. CWF supports the new proposed rule because restoring the longstanding definition of joint employer will help workers and the economy. To read CWF's comments, please click here.