Union-Only Port Terminal Suspends Operations
Committee President Mark Mix: “If I were a Leatherman dockworker, I certainly wouldn’t count on Longshore Union bosses to show any flexibility” to get the terminal reopened and “save my job.”
The February 2012 issue of The National Right to Work Committee Newsletter is available for download February 2012 Newsletter in an Adobe pdf format for your convenience to read and share. It is the Committee’s official newsletter publication that provides an excellent monthly overview of the battle against forced unionism.
February 2012 issue headlines:
Major Right to Work Victory in the Midwest — Indiana Becomes the 23rd State to Abolish Forced Union Dues
Hoosiers Deliver Clear Message to Congress — Indiana Right to Work Battle ‘Really Resonates With Americans’
‘President Obama Is the Only Choice’ — Big Labor Now Pouring Forced Dues Into 2012 Re-Election Campaign
Big Labor ‘Medicine’ Making Illinois Sicker — Compulsory-Unionism Stronghold State Drowning in Taxes and Debt
Presidential Power Abused at Big Labor’s Behest — Right to Work Fights Back Against ‘Illegal’ NLRB Appointments
Committee President Mark Mix: “If I were a Leatherman dockworker, I certainly wouldn’t count on Longshore Union bosses to show any flexibility” to get the terminal reopened and “save my job.”
According to AFSCME Local 1632 President Will Harmon, Columbus Water & Power committed a grievous offense by subcontracting out the job of clearing away invasive weeds and brush spread out across two acres of its property to a tribe of roughly 40 goats without first “negotiating” with Big Labor.
One longtime IAFF official who is now in the spotlight for his crass denigration of “two-hatters” -- that is, professional firefighters who also serve as volunteers -- is Pennsylvania Democrat politician Bob Brooks.