The Examiner has reported that big labor’s pension plans are underfunded understands that the Forced Unionism Card Check Bill is an effort to force subsidization of these failing plans: Private firms could be required to save underfunded union pension plans even…
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…
Last week Minnesota radio talk show host and occasional guest host for the Rush Limbaugh Show, Jason Lewis discussed forced unionism and worker freedoms with National Right to Work President Mark Mix. The Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has…
The Politico’s Ben Smith exposes more attempts by Big Labor Bosses to use clout gained from forced unionism; union pension “trustees” are attacking the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. While ignoring pension fund trustees’ fiduciary…
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) says they are “making progress” in their negotiations over the Card Check Forced Unionism bill. We suspect workers who don’t want to be forced into a union are not at the bargaining table.
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,…
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) said that Republican Senators are “nervous” that Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) will flip-flop on the Card Check Forced-Unionism bill. “We’re very nervous about some of the public statements he’s made,” Ensign told a group of conservative bloggers…
Sen. Arlen Specter is deeply engaged in discussions with forced-union cheerleader Sen. Tom Harkin to craft minor changes to the Card Check Forced Unionism bill. The negotiations appear the be hearing fruit as Harkin is expressing new optimism that the legislation will be on…