Documents obtained by The Daily Caller confirm the White House is seriously considering adopting a series of proposals that would favor unionized companies bidding on federal contracts. The documents acknowledge the proposals are likely to increase the cost of…
Remarkably, President Obama is considering appointing SEIU union boss Andrew Stern to the new deficit reduction panel. Does the President really believe that Stern — a person whose revenue stream is increasingly…
Parts of the Obama stimulus plan are being delayed by union rules and programs. Mickey Kaus reports that the home “weatherization” jobs in the stimulus bill were subjected to Davis-Bacon wage regulations — a favorite of the AFL-CIO…
Despite Big Labor’s Intense Support, Southers Nomination Sinks (Source: February 2010 NRTWC Newsletter) President Obama, Big Labor U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), and union-label House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are all eager to help government union bosses…
Dave Bego’s three-year battle with SEIU continues to amaze people as they hear about the assault workers come under during a card check forced unionism corporate campaign. And, Big Labor hopes to expand its ability to bring a card check…
CPAC Conference: Saving Freedom: It’s About Jobs, Stupid! Moderator: Tim Phillips, Americans for Prosperity Rep. Eric Cantor (VA); Mark Mix, The National Right to Work; Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia Attorney General; Larry Eastland, PhD, LEA Capital Advisors CPAC —…
Michelle Malkin connects the dots on Michelle Obama’s campaign against obesity and finds an SEIU link.
The Wall Street Journal takes note of the growth in government labor unions (related: Reed Larson’s book, Stranglehold: How union bosses have hijacked our government): It’s now official: In 2009 the number of unionized workers who work for…
The Obama Administration new government contracting policy to divert contracts to unionized firms has drawn strong objections from the Sen. Tom Coburn. “Making contracting decisions based on political or ideological litmus tests will waste taxpayer dollars and limit economic growth…