Tensions Rise as Union Bosses’ Window of Opportunity Narrows (Source: January 2010 NRTWC Newsletter) In the wake of the November 2006 elections three years ago, Big Labor strategists were confident they had won all the marbles in Iowa. After saying…
Democrats in Iowa are again attempting to gut the state’s Right to Work law with a change to require workers to pay union “fees” instead of union dues as a condition of getting or keeping a job. Similar efforts tried every year…
The Legal Services Corp., a congressionally chartered, taxpayer-funded entity, has hired a law firm to ensure its workers are not forced to endure an intimidating card check organizing campaign. Big labor water carrier Sen. Tom Harkin didn’t take to…
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.
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is threatening to move the Card Check Forced Unionism bill to the Senate floor as introduced unless a some other forced unionism scheme is worked out. Frankly, an up-or-down vote on the Harkin bill would be…
Sen. Ben Nelson seems to get the Card Check quandary: You might think that statement would come from a Republican, but it’s actually from a Democrat. Reports that there might be a deal near on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), or…
Roll Call (subscription required) is reporting that Big Labor lover Sen. Tom Harkin is seeking the votes of “moderate” Republican Senators for a “compromise” version of the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill. Remember, there is nothing “moderate” about forcing workers…
Iowa House Speaker Pat Murphy has gone the extra mile to reward the union bosses with taxpayer largess. With his efforts to enact a state prevailing wage law stalled by a single vote, Murphy has done the extraordinary —…
Despite heavy lifting by the Iowa Governor and House Speaker Pay Murphy, who used extraordinary efforts to pass a state “prevailing wage law,” Iowa union bosses suffered a legislative setback when the bill failed to pass the House by a…