Toe the Line or Else!
The Hill reports that Big Labor bosses are making threats to Democrats who don’t toe the forced unionism line. Sen. Blanche Lincoln is the first target to feel the brunt of their new get tough campaign even…
Another ObamaCare Showdown Looms in Congress
Both House and Senate-Passed Measures Promote Forced Unionism (Source: January 2010 NRTWC Newsletter) In November, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly adopted one version of President Obama’s health-care “reform” (H.R.3962). And last month, exactly 60 (the minimum number necessary) U.S.
National Right to Work Vice President Blasts the Police and Firefighter Monopoly Bargaining Bill in Testimony to Congress
The National Right to Work Committee Press Release March 10, 2010 National Right to Work Vice President Blasts the Police and Firefighter Monopoly Bargaining Bill in Testimony to Congress Big Labor power grab would be a disaster for…
Government Union Bosses Suffer TSA Setback
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…
Saving Freedom: It’s About Jobs, Stupid!
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 —…
Government Unions Are Bankrupting America
The venerable Phyllis Schlafly looks at the alarming, and costly, growth of government employee unions.
Government Union Ascendency
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…
More than one American a minute moved from a closed-shop state to a “right-to-work” state
In an article titled Labour Pains: Barack Obama will never satisfy his union backers. Nor should he try, The Economists looks at the destruction that results from following Big Labor policies: Richard Vedder of Ohio University observes that, between…
Seventeen Senators Co-Sponsor Move to End Debate and Confirm Radical NLRB Nominee Craig Becker
The following U.S. Senators co-sponsored a cloture vote to end debate on Big Labor Lawyer: Harry Reid, Roland W. Burris, Tom Harkin, Debbie Stabenow, Dianne Feinstein, Benjamin L. Cardin, Bill Nelson, Al Franken, Barbara Boxer, Amy Klobuchar, Mark Begich, Byron…