“The continuing clamor for extension of state regulatory powers under the guise of reform and deliverance from evil can but lead into greater confusion and more hopeless entanglements.” — Samuel Gompers, 1923
With President Biden and Congress imposing labor contracts on rail workers last week, we saw people who normally demand government intervention into the economy decrying government intervention; while, at the same time, people normally opposed to government intervention in the free market applauded government intervention.
In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, on the heels of politicians imposing contracts on railroad workers, host Peter List addresses the hypocrisy of those for and against the passage of the PRO Act (or Protecting the Right to Organize Act).
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