Rep. Don Young is a pro-forced unionism Republican who often sings off big labor’s song sheet. He is at it again. The Anchorage Daily News reports Young is denying that the Forced Unionism Card Check Bill will eliminate the secret ballot: One…
An Associated Press headline reads: “Leader of UNITE HERE resigns as labor feud grows.” But, that is only part of the story. UNITE HERE is the bank holding company for Amalgamated Bank of New York. The Chairman of…
Union bosses representing Los Angeles police officers are demanding that editorial writers for the San Diego Union-Tribune be fired because of the newspapers stance on labor issues. The LA Times has the story: The union representing Los Angeles police officers…
Steve Malanga compares the effects the economy has had on the private and public sectors in the Wall Street Journal and the comparison is startling. While private companies are forced to cancel bonuses, freeze salaries and sometimes layoff workers,…
Big Labor Cheerleader, former Rep. David Bonior, admits in a Roll Call column (subscription required) that “Labor’s Wish List STARTS with EFCA.” That’s right, the Card Check Forced Unionism bill is just the first step in a long road toward coercive unionism. …
Every time we read a story about the unprecedented amount of spending big labor does in political campaigns we wonder where are all those so-called “campaign reformers” who promised to get big money out of politics. Kris Maher of…
Becker is bad news for individual worker rights and freedom, “no matter how you shake and bake it.” (To paraphrase ACORN’s Wade Rathke, see the Becker Alert for more.) [Added 8/6/2009 Becker Alert with his SF-278 Personal Financial…
The Communist Party USA’s has joined with the Democrat party and endorsed President Obama’s cuts in a Department of Labor agency designed to protect workers against unscrupulous union bosses. Now, there are two parties solidly behind the plan to allow…
The Obama Administration demanded California return stimulus funds if it goes forward with a new contract with the SEIU union, but evidence suggests the SEIU used its influence in Washington to sabotage the agreement.