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TRENTON, NJ – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) today commended the New Jersey Senate for passing Senate Bill 1599, which would help bring transparency to the exclusionary nature of certain occupational licensing boards by requiring them to report licensure exam passage rates. Occupational licenses mandate that workers receive a government permission slip to work in […]
In 2015, Wisconsin became America’s 25th right-to-work state. In the years that have followed, Wisconsin’s economy has surged. New employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks Wisconsin first in the Midwest and second nationally for 12-month manufacturing job gains. Just this week, another manufacturing company, Badger Meter, announced plans to relocate to Wisconsin […]
Citizens are educated about the impact of right-to-work, Sandoval County Commissioners are encouraged to support ordinance at upcoming Commission meeting.
Last week, the United States Supreme Court agreed to take up the case of Mark Janus, a public employee in Illinois who is suing the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union over the requirement that he pay the union or risk being fired. Janus’ case is identical to the one brought […]
Freedom is central to our American identity. Our Founders guaranteed this by ensuring constitutional protections for our freedoms of speech, religion, assembly, press and the ability to petition the government. James Madison went a step further in protecting our individual liberties by including the Bill of Rights in our Constitution. Today, we enjoy these freedoms […]
Group touts that Right to Work policies can benefit all New Mexicans Albuquerque, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) has launched a grassroots campaign to educate New Mexicans on the benefits of Right to Work, which leads to more money in their pockets, more freedom, and more jobs for New Mexicans. The “New Jobs […]
Canton, MS – Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi applauds the decision by Nissan workers to reject the United Auto Workers (UAW) in Mississippi. AFP-Mississippi very vocally opposed the unionization of the Nissan assembly plant in Canton, sending mailers to Canton-area residents, placing radio advertisements, digital display and video advertisements and buying billboard space. State Director Russ Latino, who penned […]
Today, the Wisconsin State Senate Passed SB 3 which seeks to bring fairness to public works contracting. MADISON – This afternoon the Wisconsin State Senate passed SB 3, a project labor agreement neutrality reform bill. Under the bill, governmental units will no longer be able to mandate that a business enter a project labor agreement […]
It’s official: Kentucky just joined the right-to-work revolution. With the support of Americans for Prosperity, and despite union bosses’ desperate last-minute actions, right-to-work legislation was just passed by the Kentucky legislature and signed into law by Gov. Matt Bevin. This new law frees every employee from being forced to join a union and pay part […]
