Willamette Week – Some Portland Sewer Workers Want a Better Contract. They’ve Turned to the Northwest’s Top Union Busters for Help
So Duffey and at least five other disgruntled Portland wastewater workers turned to an unlikely ally: the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing, union-busting think tank based in Olympia, Wash., that’s increasingly active in Oregon.
Washington Examiner – Neil Gorsuch Can Give Workers A Win Over Unions At The Supreme Court — If We Fight For It
People looking for results out of Washington, D.C., have been frustrated for some time now. And those who want Washington to do something to expand freedom have really been out of luck.
The Daily Caller – Oregon Sewer Workers Are Busting Their Own Union For ‘Extortion’
“Citizens should be outraged at the City’s conduct,” Freedom Foundation Policy Analyst Ben Straka said in a statement to The Daily Caller News Foundation. “It’s one thing for a special interest group like Local 483 to break the law, but the City’s recent decision to aid union leaders by illegally withholding records is a blatant attempt to derail Mr. Duffey’s rights, and shows just how corrupt the relationship is between government officials and the unions they serve.”
