Special Legal Notice for Minneapolis and St. Paul Public School Teachers Ahead of Strike
Public educators have right to rebuff union officials’ demands that they abandon students, also have right to stop all dues deductions
Union Hypocrisy Sparks Pickets — Union HQ renovation given to builder not employing union workers
Hiring a company under fire from a major union ally seems at odds with LIUNA’s message of solidarity.
The Washington Free Beacon reached out to LIUNA to see if they were aware of the labor dispute or had put into place prevailing wage provisions to ensure that Davis’ non-union workers are paid higher wages. Union officials did not respond.
“LIUNA—the Laborers’ International Union of North America—is the most progressive, aggressive and fastest-growing union of construction workers, and one of the most diverse and effective unions representing public service employees,” it says on its site. “A half-million strong, we are united through collective bargaining agreements which help us earn family-supporting pay, good benefits, and the opportunity for advancement and better lives.”
LIUNA is not the first union to award Davis lucrative construction contracts. The company has handled major renovations for SEIU, the American Federation of Teachers, the United Food and Commercial Workers, and even the Carpenters union that is now picketing work sites. … (click here to read full story at the Washington Free Beacon)
Public educators have right to rebuff union officials’ demands that they abandon students, also have right to stop all dues deductions
“It’s easy to see why Mr. Avola and his coworkers want to oust MNA operatives from St. Vincent Hospital: Union bosses forced nurses to endure a gruelingly long strike, while those who went back to work and refused to abandon their patients faced harassment and intimidation tactics,” observed National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix. “Foundation staff attorneys will fight to ensure that St. Vincent hospital nurses can freely exercise their right...
The Machinists’ Local S6 union issued an alert warning message from leadership on Thursday, saying that anyone who chooses to cross the pickets will be fined after the strike is over. It also included harsh references to so-called scabs, suggesting they should be drowned or hung.