Tag: Worker Freedom
Tag: Worker Freedom
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Championing Worker Freedom Across The States: Alan Jernigan and Vincent Vernuccio
https://alec.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Copy-of-Alan-Vinnie-Labor-Video-VEED-1.mp3 As debates over worker rights ripple across the country, one message continues to echo from state to state: workers deserve the freedom to choose the…
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Florida’s Commitment to Worker Freedom: Alan Jernigan on Charlotte County Speaks
Florida is a desirable place for people and businesses to set up shop. ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Manager Alan Jernigan said as much when…
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American Jobs, American Strength: Jonathan Williams on Daily Caller Live
Earlier this month in Washington, DC, “Daily Caller Live: American Jobs, American Strength” brought together Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, and ALEC President and Chief…
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Connecticut Struggles with Labor Policy: Alan Jernigan on Business Talk
Connecticut’s labor policies may be holding the state back, but there’s still room to turn things around. That was the message from ALEC’s Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development Task…
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Oregon’s Path to Worker Freedom: Alan Jernigan on Newsmakers at Noon
In a recent interview on Newsmakers at Noon, ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Manager Alan Jernigan joined co-hosts Denise Quinn and Hunter Newton to discuss Oregon’s…
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Michigan Underperforms in ALEC Labor Policy Rankings: Alan Jernigan in The Detroit News
A recent editorial by Michael Reitz in The Detroit News covered Michigan’s 35th-place ranking in the latest States That Work: A Labor Policy Roadmap Across America report. Reitz highlighted…
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Putting Workers First in Michigan: Alan Jernigan on Michigan’s Big Show
Alan Jernigan, ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Manager, spoke on Michigan’s Big Show with host Michael Patrick Shiels about the Right…
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Pursuing Worker Freedom in Michigan: Alan Jernigan on Real America’s Voice
In a recent interview on Real America’s Voice with host Steve Gruber, Alan Jernigan, ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Manager, discussed the decline…
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A Labor Policy Roadmap and Workforce Opportunities: Alan Jernigan on Voice of Reason
Alan Jernigan, ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Manager, spoke with host Andy Hooser on Voice of Reason about how the new …
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Supreme Court Hearing Oral Arguments Regarding Public Sector Union Dues
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in the case of Janus v. AFSCME, a case very similar to one that has already been heard by eight of the nine…
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When Speech is Compelled
As the country celebrates one of our most fundamental freedoms during Free Speech Week, it is important to keep in mind that the freedom of speech also means the freedom…
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Public Employees Deserve Choice, So Do Public Employee Unions
On June 28, 2016 dashed were many hopes to liberate public employees from being forced to contribute to political causes with which they disagreed. The Supreme Court decided not…
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An Open Letter to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Regarding Automatic Withholding of Union Dues
The recent editorial by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch misleads the public on the importance of transparency in the payment of union dues. The bill in question, Missouri’s House Bill…
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Actors Unite Against Mandated Higher Wages
In the most recent example of union leadership failing to accurately represent the desires of the organization’s members, the Equity Council of the Actors’ Equity Association (Equity), the AFL-CIO-affiliated union…
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Taxpayers Foot Bill for Union Interests
Prior to a court case ruling otherwise, taxpayers in the city of Phoenix paid $950,000 a year in salaries and benefits to send six city police officers to work…
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Transparency and Accountability for Public Employee Bargaining Act
{Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Definitions} (A) “Employee” means any individual employed by a public employer. (B) “Public employer” means any state or local government, government agency, government instrumentality,…
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Resolution on the Federal Employer’s Liability Act
Model Resolution WHEREAS, the railroad industry is covered by the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), a fault-based law enacted in 1908 to provide compensation to employees suffering work-related injuries; and…
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Resolution on Secondary Boycotts
Model Resolution WHEREAS, in 1947 Congress enacted the Taft-Hartley amendments to the National Labor Relations Act prohibiting striking unions from engaging in boycotts against parties who were not involved in…
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Resolution Opposing “Card Check” and Forced, Compulsory Binding Arbitration
Model Resolution WHEREAS, the right to private elections is the cornerstone of American democracy; and WHEREAS, private ballot elections are the most democratic way to determine employees’ wishes and guarantee…
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Right to Work Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. { Title.} This Act may be cited as the Right to Work Act. Section 2. {Declaration of public policy.} It is hereby…