Violence Still on Teamsters Checklist
Let me get this straight. After “. . . convincing only six of 100 Russell workers to picket with them and gaining 12 votes in favor of unionization,” over “. . . 30 members of Teamsters Local 25 padlocked the…
Glimpse of the Future for Colorado Taxpayers
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s secret effort to give state workers union officials special monopoly bargaining privileges has been under attack and rightfully so.
Minnesota Voters Beware
At a state labor forum, candidates for U.S. Senate Mike Ciresi, Jim Cohen, Al Franken and Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer all endorsed the Card Check Scam Bill, taking away workers’ right to vote on whether to be represented by Big Labor in…
Congress Trying to Abdicate Responsibility
Even the very liberal Globe says the city of Boston shouldn’t have to bargain with firefighter union bosses over random drug testing. Yet right now Congress is considering legislation that would force localities all around the country to recognize firefighter union bosses as firefighters’ monopoly-bargaining agents, and “terms of employment” such as random drug testing would have to be part of the negotiations.
Still Takin’ It on the Chin
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s decision to empower state employee unions with unprecedented power is not sitting well. The Denver Post, which editorialized against the power grab when it happened, is now demanding the legislature “. . . clean up the governor’s mess . . . .”
Unleashing the Storm
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s end run around the legislature to give public sector unions more bargaining power is entering phase two as the three largest public employee unions in the state are joining forces to create a “labor behemoth that…
Ritter’s Labor Pains
The Rocky Mountain News has now weighed in against Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s efforts to empower the state employees union with special bargaining power. Ritter’s self-inflicted wound continues to fester and bleed, but it looks like the legislature will need…
Forced Unionization Would Handcuff Firefighting Efforts
The passage of H.R. 980, a bill that would would override state laws and make Big Labor bosses monopoly bargaining agents for local and state police, firefighters, county paramedics, and other public safety officers across America, has a bizarre side-effect…
Best for Business
The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council’s “Small Business Survival Index 2007” has ranked South Dakota, Nevada and Wyoming as the best three states in the nation for job creation and small business entrepreneurship. Not surprisingly, all three states have enacted…