BATON ROUGE, La. – At a time when Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill are yielding to the demands of organized labor, their counterparts in Louisiana are leading the charge against government mandates they believe would raise taxpayer costs. Senate Bill 76, which prevents state officials from mandating Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on construction projects, passed [...]
As he transitioned away from New Deal liberalism to Goldwater conservatism in the 1950s, Ronald Reagan began to speak out against “the enemy within” in a series of powerful speeches that celebrated America’s founding principles. In his commencement address at William Woods College in 1952, and at Eureka College, his alma matter, in 1957, the [...]
An effort to bring greater openness and transparency to collective bargaining agreements experienced a significant setback on Wednesday. It may return, but it is on hold until next year. Rep. Toni Ligi’s (R-Metaire) Public Employee Bargaining Transparency Act (HR 204) would have placed collective bargaining sessions between state public employers and labor unions under the [...]