Starbucks employee Joe Emmenegger liked the idea of labor unions . . . until he actually joined one. Then came the reality: union meetings held behind closed doors with only select members invited -- including the meeting where the decision to strike was made. Emmenegger and other union members were simply left out cold with no seat at the table, no vote, and no say whatsoever in a decision that directly affected their jobs and livelihoods. Then came the strike right before Christmas where he and his coworkers ultimately had enough. The result: More than 60% of his store’s employees signed a petition to remove the union. That’s twice the 30% showing of support the NLRB requires just to trigger a decertification election. Unfortunately, these workers found out that, like a union roach motel, once you check into a labor union, you can’t check out . . . at least not without some high-level legal help. Thankfully, these Starbucks workers aren’t fighting this battle alone. An attorney with the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is providing free legal aid to help them navigate that arduous legal process to free themselves from an unwanted union. piped.video/watch?v=e0J-KENh…

The bleeding continues for union boss Sean O’Brien as another company says “sayonara” to Teamster control. Employees at Penske Truck Leasing in Richmond, VA have officially kicked the Teamsters to the curb, with the NLRB certifying their vote to decertify the union. Once again, workers are showing that when they have a choice, they don’t always choose union representation. As Committee President Mark Mix puts it: “There is a place for unions and there will be a place for unions, but there’s no place for force. When you add the compulsion and the force on top of the power that unions have, it makes them completely unaccountable.” Unfortunately, Virginia legislators led by Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy, D-Prince William, are working to strip Virginia workers of that core freedom to associate -- or not associate -- with a labor union. And you can be sure she and other Big Labor Democrats will take another bite of that rotten apple when the General Assembly returns for its next legislative session. dailysignal.com/2026/09/23/u…

Remembering Reed Larson, the man who led the Right to Work movement for over 40 years . . . washingtonexaminer.com/resto…

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Nevada has added more than 115,000 jobs since Joe Lombardo took office, while the state’s labor force has grown by nearly 120,000 people. Lombardo has also reduced regulations, opposed tax hikes . . . and protected Nevada’s Right-to-Work law. Nevada’s Right-to-Work law gives workers the choice of whether to join a union and pay union dues. Nationally, employment in Right-to-Work states has grown 16.4% since 2014 -- twice the growth rate of states without those laws. But Democrat gubernatorial candidate Aaron Ford has made his position crystal clear: “I’m getting rid of it.” He says repealing Right to Work would be one of his first actions as governor and that if the Legislature sends him a repeal bill, “I’m signing it.” Think about that. A law that has protected Nevada workers’ freedom of choice for more than 50 years? Ford wants it gone. That isn’t a minor policy tweak. It’s a fundamental change in the relationship between Nevada workers, labor unions, and their paychecks. And Ford isn’t hiding what he intends to do. He has said he’ll move on it from day one. Nevada voters should take him at his word. reviewjournal.com/opinion/ed…

Activist Nikole Hannah-Jones has plenty of people to blame for what happened to her daughter when she placed her into the New York City public school system. Blame the system. Blame racism. Blame segregation. Blame poverty. Blame yourself. Just don't blame the teachers' union. Turns out there’s a reason for her blind spot. You see, Hannah-Jones created the controversial and ideologically charged 1619 Project -- the very project promoted by AFT President Randi Weingarten. And it has certainly been a lucrative project for Hannah-Jones, who reportedly raked in more than $1 million from speaking appearances in 2022 alone. She even appeared on an AFT panel discussion alongside Weingarten to promote it. Turns out when your friends are part of the establishment you're supposed to be examining, apparently the biggest elephant in the room can be the easiest one to overlook. Funny how that works . . . americanthinker.com/blog/202…

Repealing Right-to-Work would cause Wisconsin to lose thousands of jobs. Repealing Act 10 would raise your property taxes by over $2 billion. This is what David Crowley will do as Governor. madison.com/opinion/column/a…

A ballot initiative -- or a union boss shakedown? You’re not going to believe this one. The New York Post reports on a lawsuit accusing SEIU-UHW boss Dave Regan of using ballot initiatives as leverage to grow union membership. The lawsuit alleges the union offered to drop Proposition 44, a measure targeting how community health clinics spend their money, in exchange for a union election agreement that could deliver 25,000 new dues-paying union members. That’s one heck of a way to use the ballot box. And according to the suit, SEIU-UHW spent most of its revenue on political lobbying and staff compensation -- including a $420,000 salary for Regan -- while just 4% of its revenue went toward negotiating new labor contracts in 2024. Makes you wonder if the rank-and-file think this is a good use of their money. Then again, why would SEIU-UHW bosses care what the rank-and-file think? After all, in California, workers can be forced to hand over union dues as a condition of employment . . . regardless of whether or not they like how their money is spent. nypost.com/2026/09/18/us-new…

Makes you wonder if it’s a law of nature. The more Big Labor dominates a state, the higher its unemployment rate seems to climb. Just ask Oregon, where unemployment among some unionized skilled trades is topping 20% as workers leave the state looking for jobs elsewhere. Maybe it’s time Oregon tried putting workers -- not union bosses --first. Nah . . . when IBEW’s political arm is pouring $400,000 into Gov. Tina Kotek’s reelection campaign, don’t hold your breath. The union bosses clearly like the way things are going. lookouteugene-springfield.co…

Today marks ten years since the passing of @RightToWork President Reed Larson, who spent more than 50 years championing Right to Work. Mr. Larson led the National Right to Work Foundation and National Right to Work Committee to scores of landmark victories on the national stage.

You thought union-boss corruption was bad? Evidently, now Congress needs to pass a law to make sure convicted child sex offenders can’t hold positions of power in labor unions. Yes, you read that right. The need for this legislation came to light after a congressional investigation found an SEIU local had hired a convicted child molester to serve on its leadership team. Because apparently, “convicted child molester” wasn’t already disqualifying enough. edworkforce.house.gov/news/d…

Big Labor found a pretty sweet racket: Politically connected blue-state union bosses are “skimming” more than $100 million a year from Medicaid payments intended for home-care providers -- including family members caring for disabled loved ones -- and using the money to bankroll Big Labor’s power and politics. And who helped make the scheme possible? Politicians who benefit from the union money and political muscle it generates. Nothing to see here, right? Mark Mix exposes the scheme-- and explains how the Trump administration can shut down Big Labor’s Medicaid gravy train. msn.com/en-us/politics/gover…

You’ll want to see this. Vice President of the National Right to Work Committee, Greg Mourad, took the fight against forced unionism straight to Capitol Hill and called out what happens when union officials use forced dues to bankroll their political agenda. Take a few minutes and watch Greg’s testimony. It will be worth your time. piped.video/aeYuOTADHKM?si=xODj…

Even Democrats are admitting teacher unions are bad for education. The Progressive Policy Institute -- yes, a Democrat think tank -- looked at teacher-union strength and literacy rates across the country and found a strong negative correlation: the more powerful the teachers’ union, the lower the literacy rates. The big takeaway: Red states are teaching kids to read. Blue states are letting teachers’ unions call the shots. 8 of the 10 states with the worst literacy scores were “liberal strongholds,” with New York at the top. This raises an important question: Are teachers’ unions intentionally keeping the system broken? Because let’s face it: an ignorant population is a whole lot easier to control. nypost.com/2026/09/15/us-new…

If you thought AI had a distinct left-wing bias now, just wait until AFT President Randi Weingarten sticks her nose into it. Talk about a real “doomsday machine.” Microsoft and the teachers’ union are teaming up to shape AI policy in schools, while parents -- you know, the people whose children are actually in those schools -- were left out of the room. But don’t worry! They’re being told the deal “protects” them. Nothing says parental involvement quite like letting teachers' union bosses write the rules and then sending parents a memo explaining why they should be happy about it. dailysignal.com/2026/09/13/p…

Big Labor likes nothing better than ignorant workers . . . ignorant of their constitutional rights, that is. That’s why union bosses are enlisting the power of state governments to help “shield” public employees from the inconvenient truth: They don’t have to join a union -- or pay dues to a labor union --to get or keep their jobs. Funny how “worker empowerment” suddenly means making sure workers don’t know their rights. nationalreview.com/corner/un…

71% of Americans say they approve of labor unions. So why do only about 10% belong to one? Well, part of the answer is staring us right in the face. The Washington Post lists a string of recent union corruption scandals: • A union official convicted of stealing nearly $1 million. • A former Boilermakers president convicted of embezzling millions for lavish personal expenses and no-show jobs. • The UAW is still operating under federal supervision after two former presidents went to prison, while its current president, Shawn Fain, faces allegations of abusing his power. • Allegations that a massive health-care union spent members’ money on concerts, family travel, and Jesse Jackson’s medical bills. So maybe Americans like the idea of unions, but when it comes to actually handing over their hard-earned cash to a union boss, they're having second thoughts. And who could blame them? Approval is cheap. Trust has to be earned. And Big Labor has a corruption problem it can't poll away. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Union bosses are marching hard Left. Their own workers? Not so much. That divide is impossible to ignore as Big Labor backs self-described undemocratic socialist Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in Michigan --including the UAW. Union bosses are betting on the radical Left. Their own members increasingly aren’t. Mark Mix discusses this growing rift -- and the crucial Michigan Senate race -- on NTD News. piped.video/f4aqXWFSVyQ

Senators Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren and Ed “Green New Deal” Markey have discovered a new worker “right”: the right to hear only what union bosses want them to hear. Warren and Markey want Delta management to sit down, shut up, and let the union bosses make their pitch without hearing the other side. How convenient. Funny how politicians who happily accept Big Labor’s campaign cash suddenly become deeply concerned about “worker rights” when those workers might actually hear something the union bosses don’t want them to hear. viewfromthewing.com/elizabet…

Vermont politicians call it a “right to join a union.” Let’s be honest: it’s about taking away the rights of workers who DON’T want to join one. That’s not freedom. And it’s not good economics. Vermont politicians recognize that they desperately need to attract young workers. Maybe someone should tell them that 26 Right-to-Work states gained an estimated 7.2 million residents over the past decade and a half, while non-Right-to-Work states like Vermont lost about 7.1 million. So, Vermonters, which future do you want? More freedom and more families -- or more power for Big Labor bosses and fewer people? Prop 3 makes the choice pretty clear. Vote NO. fyivt.com/prop-3-heads-union…