Kiddies, Teachers, and Bureaucrats: How a victory for Schools and Teachers turned into a Labor Strike

By Robert A. Vella In this little corner of America, a pacific northwest suburban community of beautiful trees and green Continue reading →

Sunday news catch-up: In memorial of John McCain, and other important stories

By Robert A. Vella The passing of Senator John McCain saddens me immensely.  The nation has lost a dutiful, principled, Continue reading →

Trump Nominee Is Behind Anti-Union Legal Campaign

Even before the Supreme Court struck down mandatory union fees for government workers last month, the next phase of the Continue reading →

U.S. Supreme Court rules against unions over non-member fees

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a blow to organized labor, ruling that non-members cannot be forced Continue reading →

New economic studies verify our 5-year old report about the cause of Middle Class decline

By Robert A. Vella In 2011, I statistically linked the cause of middle class decline in the U.S. to a Continue reading →

40,000 Verizon Workers Go On Strike

Roughly 40,000 Verizon workers went on strike Wednesday morning after failing to ink a new contract with the company. The Continue reading →

Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Scott Walker’s Right-To-Work Law As Unconstitutional

Dane County Judge William Foust decided in favor of International Association of Machinists, United Steelworkers and the AFL-CIO, which filed Continue reading →

Scalia’s shadow hangs over split U.S. Supreme Court decision on Public Employee Unions

By Robert A. Vella Public employee unions – which represent government workers such as teachers, police officers, and firefighters – Continue reading →