Labor
American workers deserve the freedom to participate in the U.S. economy without being pressured to join a union or pay union dues. Organized labor is the antithesis of worker freedom. Right to Work Laws, which protect 166 million Americans in 27 states, are critical to ensuring workers are not forced to join a union or pay dues as a condition of their employment. OCC supports worker freedom and will warn the public about the causes and consequences of organized labor.
Additionally, independent contractors and freelancers are a vibrant and critical part of the American economy. These Americans want to be their own boss, and enjoy the flexibility of setting their own hours and adapting their workload to suit their lifestyle. OCC stands with these workers and opposes efforts that restrict their participation in our economy by forcing them into traditional employment arrangements.
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Biden Targets American Freelancers In Presidential Budget
By: Tom Hebert President Joe Biden’s $6 trillion budget proposal includes $7.5 billion for “worker protection” efforts, including a new campaign to force independent contractors to reclassify as W-2 employees. This is part of the left’s government-wide, full-court press to destroy the gig economy and force every American to have a…
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Vox Supports ABC Test Despite Firing 200 Freelancers Before It Became Law
By: Joseph Murgida Vox Media recently published an article advocating for the ABC test to ensure “fairer conditions” for gig workers that are classified as independent contractors. In its so-called “analysis,” Vox ignores that the ABC test remains broadly unpopular among California’s independent contractors, and that a national ABC…
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Labor Secretary Walsh’s Threat to Independent Contractors Will Harm Working Families and Small Businesses
By: Joseph Murgida The COVID-19 Pandemic has taken a sledgehammer to the American economy. This past Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that last month only 266,000 jobs were created, falling over 86% below some estimations of a 2,000,000-plus increase in job growth. The last thing…
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OOPS: Every House Democrat Endorsed By U.S. Chamber Voted for Job-Killing Biden Bucks
By: Tom Hebert The U.S. economy added an anemic 266,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate rose to 6.1 percent, a far cry from Dow Jones estimates which predicted 1 million new jobs and an unemployment rate of 5.8 percent. The U.S. Chamber of Congress, the world’s largest pro-business trade…
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SURVEY: 61% Of Small Businesses Say PRO Act Will Kill Their Business
By: Tom Hebert A new survey from Alignable shows that 61% of American small businesses say that the left-wing “Protecting the Right to Organize” (PRO) Act will kill their business. The PRO Act is sweeping legislation that will drastically increase organized labor’s power at the expense of the American worker. The PRO…
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Don’t want to join a union? The left will force you anyway
Originally Published in The Hill on 04/28/21 07:01 PM EDT By: Tom Hebert So far, unions have suffered defeat after defeat under the Biden presidency, a fitting chapter in the decades-long decline of “big labor,” the nation’s largest trade and labor unions. American workers just aren’t…
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Biden’s Bloated IRS Means More Democrat Campaign Cash
Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore President Joe Biden has called for $80 billion in new taxpayer funding for the Internal Revenue Service. Even Obama-era IRS chief John Koskinen, who often claimed that the IRS was underfunded when he was in charge, says the Biden IRS proposal is way out of line. “I’m not sure…
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Democrat “PRO Act” Is Pro-Union Boss and Anti-Worker
Photo Credit: Martin Brochhaus The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act is currently under Senate consideration. If implemented, the harmful PRO Act would massively increase the power of Big Labor at the expense of American workers. Union membership in America has been in freefall for decades. In 1954, 34.8…
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Open Competition Center Supports Coalition Opposing Sami’s Law
Flickr/ Kmf164 The Open Competition Center has joined a coalition of 16 groups and activists in opposition to H.R. 1082, also known as “Sami’s Law.” If implemented, H.R. 1082 would undermine independent contractors nationwide and open the door for crushing federal regulation of the ridesharing industry. The coalition urges Congress…
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OCC Urges Congress To Reject The Misleadingly-Named “Paycheck Fairness Act”
Photo Credit: Dan Gaken The House of Representatives will soon vote on H.R. 7, the misleadingly-named “Paycheck Fairness Act,” legislation introduced by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.). If implemented, H.R. 7 would enact no new pay discrimination protections. Instead, the bill would give greedy trial lawyers unprecedented opportunity to target…