Heritage Foundation Leadership for America

January 14, 2010
White House Report Claims Stimulus Success-Despite 3.5 Million Job Losses
By Brian Riedl

One wonders just how many jobs must disappear before the White House would concede that the stimulus has failed.

January 14, 2010
Davis-Bacon Act Extensions: The Heritage Foundation 2010 Labor Boot Camp
By James Sherk

Despite the proven flaws in Davis-Bacon, proponents of the act continue to call for its expansion to private-sector construction projects.

January 14, 2010
Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefits: The Heritage Foundation 2010 Labor Boot Camp
By James Sherk

By reducing the need to look for new work, extended unemployment insurance benefits cause unemployed workers to take longer to find new work

January 14, 2010
Mandatory Paid Sick Leave: The Heritage Foundation 2010 Labor Boot Camp
By James Sherk

Abuse of the leave granted by Healthy Families Act would reduce productivity, thus increasing the cost of business while decreasing incentive for capital investment. This would cost jobs.

January 14, 2010
The Paycheck Fairness Act: The Heritage Foundation 2010 Labor Boot Camp
By James Sherk

Under the Paycheck Fairness Act, government and the courts dictate business practices to employers

January 14, 2010
Public Safety Employer Employee Cooperation Act: The Heritage Foundation 2010 Labor Boot Camp
By James Sherk

Different states and local governments have different needs and should be free to fit their policies to their individual needs. Collective bargaining does not work everywhere.

January 14, 2010
Unemployment: The Heritage Foundation 2010 Labor Boot Camp
By James Sherk

Congress should not pass legislation such as the health care bill, cap and trade, card-check, or tax increases that will raise business costs and make enterprises more likely to fail.

January 14, 2010
The Employee Free Choice Act: The Heritage Foundation 2010 Labor Boot Camp
By James Sherk

Passing EFCA means fewer jobs and less economic growth.

January 14, 2010
The RESPECT Act: The Heritage Foundation 2010 Labor Boot Camp
By James Sherk

Bringing internal union politics into business decisions by including supervisors in bargaining units would impede business competitiveness. This can cost jobs.

January 08, 2010
Heritage Employment Report: 2009 Ends with More Job Losses
By Rea S. Hederman, Jr., and James Sherk

The December jobs report showed that job losses slowed but continued throughout the entire year.

December 09, 2009
Reduced Investment and Job Creation to Blame for High Unemployment
By James Sherk

The unemployment rate in America jumped from 4.9 percent in late 2007 to 10 percent in November this year. The conventional wisdom that unemployment is rising because more people are...