White House Guest AFL-CIO Trumka's 9-11 Message
From Mark Hemingway at the Washington Examiner: The AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka, a man not known for his grasp of nuance, just released the following statement to commemorate 9/11: Wealthy…
More Money! More Money
Apparently $1 billion in political spending over the next 18 months is not enough for the AFL-CIO who has announced the formation of a “Super PAC,”that will allow to spend unlimited amounts of money for big labor candidates across the nation.
Government Unions Lead Way for More Taxes and Spending
The implementation and retention of its new state public-sector Right to Work law are critical for Wisconsin's efforts to furnish relief for taxpaying individuals and businesses and reinvigorate private-sector income growth. Credit: Rick McKee/Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle OpenSecrets.org has documented…
Big Labor and Barack Obama Expected to Spend a Combined $2 Billion in 2012 Election Cycle
According to Reuters, President Obama “is expected to raise $1 billion, which is unprecedented in U.S. politics” for his re-election campaign. Based on the National Institute of Labor Relations Research (NILRR.org), Big Labor has average spending $1.1…
Obama's Albatross -- Big Labor
Thomas Lifson, writing for the American Thinker argues that the marriage between Big Labor and the Obama political machine is an albatross around the president’s neck: Big Labor funnels big money to Democrats, but for Barack Obama’s re-election chances,…
Obama's Albatross -- Big Labor
Thomas Lifson, writing for the American Thinker argues that the marriage between Big Labor and the Obama political machine is an albatross around the president’s neck: Big Labor funnels big money to Democrats, but for Barack Obama’s re-election chances,…
NLRB Braintrust at it Again
The NLRB is now proposing that private businesses post notices that workers have a right to join a union but refuses to require a similar posting that workers have the right NOT to join a union either.
NLRB's "Quickie Election" Rule Attacks Quick Opposition
The Daily Caller reports that the NLRB’s attempt to jam through numerous pro-big labor measures before Big Labor supporting member’s term expire has drawn unprecedented opposition: The National Labor Relations Board’s “quickie election” proposal has received a nearly unprecedented backlash from…
NLRB's "Quickie Election" Rule Attacks Quick Opposition
The Daily Caller reports that the NLRB’s attempt to jam through numerous pro-big labor measures before Big Labor supporting member’s term expire has drawn unprecedented opposition: The National Labor Relations Board’s “quickie election” proposal has received a nearly unprecedented backlash from…