We have talked about pressure that workers would be under should the Card Check Forced Unionism scam become law. Well, a New Jersey congressman has given us a little glimpse into the forced-unionism utopia of Big Labor. With union activists…
After filing a complaint in the United Nations objecting to the National Labor Relations Board decision known as the Kentucky River case, union bosses are now pushing Congress to act. Newly drafted legislation by Reps. Robert Andrews (D-NJ) and Don…
Sen. Ted Kennedy is throwing his weight behind the Card Check scheme and will hold a hearing on the legislation in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on March 27th. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is gathering…
“The right to a secret ballot is the cornerstone of our democracy. For centuries, Americans — regardless of their race, creed or gender — have fought for the right to vote. And for the right to keep that vote private.
Columnist Doug Bandow weighs in against the Card Check scam: “The real reason organized labor wants card check is that elections don’t guarantee the results that unions want — but that’s the nature of elections. You can’t always get what…
AFL-CIO Boss John Sweeney has made a prediction. Sweeney told Reuters News Agency that he expected the U.S. Senate to join the House of Representatives in passing the Card Check scam. “We think that in the end we…
Another newspaper editorial board weighs in against the Card Check scam. This time it’s the Orange County Register from Southern California. The Register notes: A Democratic majority in the House of Representatives, delivering on a union priority, voted last week…
The White House has indicated that it is likely to veto legislation aimed at unionizing Transportation Security Administration employees. TSA Administrator Kip Hawley said he would lose flexibility if he needed union approval before changing screener duties or if he…
Arizona Republic’s Robert Robb believes that House passage of the Card Check Forced Unionism scheme, HR 800, could hurt freshman Reps. Mitchell (D-AZ) and Giffords (D-AZ) re-election chances. He called the bill “an empty, tone-deaf political gesture to the unions.”…