More Evidence Maine Should Adopt Right To Work; It Works
Amy Volk, a state representatives from Maine, makes an eloquent case why the state should adopt a Right to Work law: For years, an unhealthy alliance between Democratic politicians and labor…
Detroit Bankruptcy Filing a 'Stunning Rebuke' to Government Union Bosses and Their Puppet Politicians
Yesterday, Detroit, once a magnet for ambitious job seekers across the country, became the largest U.S. city ever to file for bankruptcy. As Detroit News columnist Daniel Howes discusses in the commentary linked below, a key factor in the Motor…
Two New Measures Fight Big Labor Judicial Activism
Writing on the WorkplaceChoice.org web site (see the link below), Trey Kovacs of the Competive Enterprise Institute discusses two reform measures recently introduced in Congress by U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.). The Freedom from Union Stalking Act (H.R.2472) and the…
Filibuster Rules in Peril
All hands on deck. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is preparing to use the “nuclear option” to limit the Senate’s filibuster rules, according to the Washington Post. Big labor is demanding such a change which would destroy the rights…
Hoffa Crushes Union Drive - 16 of 34 Union Organizers Vote Against Union Organization
Union boss Jimmy Hoffa supports forced unionism anywhere and everywhere — except within his own union. The Daily Caller reports that Hoffa is attempting to quash a union drive of his own workers: International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) general…
Thatcher Labor Law Reforms 'Forced Managers to Think About Employees as Individuals Rather Than Trade Union Members Bound by Rules and Restrictions'
Margaret Thatcher passed away early today. It’s been nearly a quarter-century since the “Iron Lady” stepped down as Great Britain’s prime minister, but, as Reason Magazine contributor Ira Stoll observes in the commentary linked below, she remains highly relevant…
Even in Right to Work Kansas, Monopolistic Unionism Bilks Taxpayers, Lowers Quality of Schools
Right to Work laws prohibiting the termination of employees for refusal to pay dues or fees to an unwanted union are sound policy. No worker should be fired for supporting a union, and no worker should be fired for refusing…
California Learning Money Can't Buy Union Boss Peace
In the Golden State, union bosses proudly wield their monopoly-bargaining and forced-dues privileges, and seem to have everything they want. They control lopsided majorities in both chambers of the Legislature. Statewide officeholders from Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown on down…
Teacher Union Boss Busted South of the Border -- used union funds for plastic surgery, San Diego Mansion....
Looks like Mexico also has Big Labor Kingpins as well. From Forbes’ Kenneth Rapoza: Elba Esther Gordillo. Mexican Teahers’ union Kingpin..(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Elba Esther Gordillo, head of the…