After spending hundreds of millions of workers’ dues money to ensure a Democrat controlled Congress, the AFL-CIO has produced a top five “must do” list of legislative items for Congress to pass. The list includes the “card-check forced unionism” bill…
Elizabeth “Penny” Pinchler didn’t like it when big union organizers from UNITE HERE knocked on her door. They wanted her help unionizing Cintas, the nation’s largest laundry company. “How the heck did someone know I worked at Cintas and get…
Protecting the integrity and validity of the ballot box is the equivalent of imposing a “poll tax” according to Big Labor officials in Washington. The chiefs of the AFL-CIO are leading the fight against legislation that would require proof of…
While nearly eight out of every ten Americans believe it is just plain wrong to compel workers to join a union, union officials continue to try to find new ways to force workers to pay union dues and fees. During…
David Broder, Washington’s venerable political reporter, has offered up a classic example of puff piece journalism about Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack. Broder, referring to Vilsack as a dark horse presidential candidate in 2008, profiles the governor as a successful power…
The AFL-CIO did it again. It abandoned another anti-Right to Work, pro-forced unionism Republican and endorsed his Democrat opponent. This time is was Rep. Randy Kuhl of New York. The AFL-CIO joined the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) in…
Time magazine this week features a glowing profile of Congressman Harold Ford (D-TN) and his quest to replace Bill Frist (R), who is not running for reelection, in the United States Senate. Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council Boss Jerry Lee is…
As more and more workers are faced with higher mandatory dues for their coerced union membership, let’s keep in mind where their hard-earned money is going — politics. Union officials gave $61.5 million directly to candidates in 2004 and Democrat…
The Intelligencer/Wheeling (West Virginia) News-Register hits the nail on the head: “Don’t Change the Rules for Unions.” The Card Check Forced Unionism bill (H.R.1696/S842″) is just another attempt by Big Labor “to use (or abuse) the legislative process to impose…