Early this week Texas GOP Gov. Rick Perry, an avid Right to Work supporter, visited Chicago, Ill., largely to commiserate with business employees and owners who are struggling in a forced-unionism state that is notoriously hostile to free enterprise. …
Terry McAuliffe’s support from big labor continues to come under scrutiny from the media. The Free Beacon reports that the union bosses are spending big to see him gain control of the Old Dominion: Unions are spending hundreds of…
In a recent commentary for the Maine Wire (see the link below), Pine Tree State entrepreneur and citizen activist Matthew Bucklin explains why recent legislative committee votes at the capitol in Augusta blocking floor consideration of two Right to Work…
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…
The House of Representatives passed a bill to prevent the National Labor Relations Board from conducting much of its business until a dispute over the president’s recess appointments is resolved. The measure, approved on a 219-209 vote that broke largely…
Just over two months ago, a post on this blog called on New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie to fight to stop Big Labor from cynically profiteering off Hurricane Sandy. Last fall, Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, caused…
In Right to Work Virginia, Democrats have nominated former Clinton fundraiser Terry McAuliffe for governor. It is worth remembering that McAuliffe has a long history and relationship with the union bosses who are bankrolling his campaign in the hopes of…
Early in the morning on September 8, 2011, overpowered police were unable to prevent bat- and ax handle-wielding International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU/AFL-CIO) toughs from systematically sabotaging a new $200 million grain terminal located at the Port of Longview in…
It is an unfortunate fact that the labor-policy reporting supplied by mainstream media outlets such as the Associated Press frequently echoes Big Labor propaganda. Sometimes this results in “mere” gross distortions, and sometimes, like in an AP story filed yesterday…