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Governor Slick
From the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: “He that knows nothing doubts nothing.” That’s the 17th-century proverb to which Gov. Ed Rendell apparently subscribes. Why else would he think he could actually get away with such outlandish budget machinations? Fast on the heels of sticking it to taxpayers yet again with his plan to jack up the [...]
Full StoryEmployee Free Choice Act Lacking in ‘free choice’
Maine’s the Kennebec Journal Had this Letter to the Editor: While it may appear that unions are trying to act in the best interest of the workers, the reality, it seems, is that this bill is a tool for unions to expand their memberships at the very cost that American’s have fought two world wars [...]
Full StoryPittsburgh Tribune-Review Article on Taxpayers’ Protest
Capitol rally protests possible state tax increases - June 9, 2009 By Lauren Boyer HARRISBURG — Saying taxpayers have “had enough,” Republican Rep. Daryl Metcalfe today led a Capitol rally to protest potential state tax increases. About 60 Pennsylvanians and numerous GOP lawmakers gathered in Capitol rotunda to join Metcalfe, of Cranberry, as talk continues among [...]
Full StoryProject Labor Agreements
The Associated Builders and Contractors (www.ABC.org) strongly opposes union-only project labor agreements (PLAs) on public construction projects, as does Pennsylvanians for Right to Work. Union-only PLAs drive up the cost of construction by reducing competition for the work and effectively exclude merit shop contractors from working on projects paid for by their own tax dollars. Click here to continue reading [...]
Full StoryPress Coverage from Taxpayers’ Protest
www.Capitolwire.com posted several press releases from the Taxpayers’ Protest. Included below are excerpts that highlight Pennsylvanians for Right to Work’s participation. If you’d like the press releases in their entirety, please contact JBaker@PARightToWork.org. “‘We The People’ were showing up in person to hold the governor accountable for six consecutive years of out-of-control spending, borrowing and [...]
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