Big Labor Sues Governor
In South Carolina, unions have run to the courthouse to sue new Governor Nikki Haley who has vowed to protect the state’s Right to Work laws. Haley has nominated Catherine Templeton to run the state’s labor agency and union…
Mob Bust – Union Bosses Implicated (Nothing New to See Here)
The New York Daily News reports that organized crime has its hands all over organized labor in New York City. The words of former Arkansas Senator John McClellan, spoken on the Senate floor October 7, 1965 when defending section 14(b) of the…
SEIU Endorses Pot Initiative
In California, voters will consider Proposition 19, a measure to legalize marijuana. Supporters got a big boost this week as the SEIU, the state’s largest union, endorsed the measure. Supporters of Proposition 19 hope the endosrement will bring with it…
Another Big Labor Bailout
At what point do the handouts and bailouts to big labor become too much for even the most stalwart supporter of the union bosses? The Washington Times points…
High Hopes for Membership
The AFL-CIO has high hopes for its newest membership drive — marijuana growers in California.
Forced Unionism By Fiat
The President says he is fighting to turn the economy around and create jobs, yet it seems like the only jobs he is willing to create is for union organizers. After meeting with a Fairfax, Virginia, family to…
Back Door Card Check
A warning from the Wall Street Journal worth reprinting: As Big Labor has realized it won’t get “card check” legislation through Congress, it is turning to its secret weapon inside the Obama Administration—labor lawyer Craig Becker. And as many…
Two Million Reasons to Repeal Forced Unionism
The political pit-bulls of the AFL-CIO have unleashed two million pieces of mail attacking Pro-Right to Work Senate candidates Rand Paul and Sharron Angle — all funded with general treasury money which includes forced union dues from millions of workers.
Trumka "Really, Really Excited" to Raise Taxes With European Socialsts
Big Labor’s AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has visited the White House over 30 times, appears in Administration web pages, and works with the the President of the Party of European Socialist Poul Nyrup Rassmusen to add new taxes on all…