The actions of the American Federation of Musicians in California hit a sour note with seven nonmember musicians who were blacklisted by the union. They have filed a lawsuit in federal court with the help of the National Right to…
With Washington State quickly developing a reputation as a big labor fiefdom, SEIU boss Andy Stern has set his sights on the Evergreen State in his effort to limit the state’s investment in private equity companies. The Wall Street…
As you watch the Democrat convention in Colorado, keep in mind that over one quarter of all delegates are union activists. With a receptive audience, the AFL-CIO promises to “. . . charge up delegates for the convention and a…
As pointed out by Charlie Butts of OneNewsNow.com: “A considerable amount of funds raised toward defeating California’s Proposition 8 — which would define marriage as between one man and one woman — has come from two unions.” But despite the…
An audit of the Teachers Association of Long Beach (TALB), California, confirms that workers’ dues money that was to go to the general fund was used for election campaigns, according to the Long Beach Press Telegram. The audit found that:…
In a breakthrough appellate court ruling, Iron Worker Union officials can now be sued under anti-trust laws for running a union kickback scheme known as “job targeting” which has diverted $500 million in workers wages over the past 5 years.
Writing for the New York Sun, Diana Furchtgott-Roth has discovered that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) dramatically under funded the pension fund for its rank-and-file members. . . . [T]he SEIU National Industry Pension Plan, a plan for…
FactCheck.org, the non-partisan “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics has declared recent AFL-CIO attack ads against Sen. John McCain as “false.” The ad campaign, financed with mandatory union dues…
The Providence Journal profiles the power of Rhode Island’s union bosses and finds: Rhode Island’s labor unions are losing members faster than they can add them. But organized labor continues to have a powerful voice in state politics, due in…