Obama Does Care -- Another Union Bailout
Tucked into the ObamaCare bill was a provision to allow the federal government to pay nearly $2 billion to unions and state public employee systems to subsidize health coverage costs for early retirees.
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CBO: End Big Labor's Bacon, Save $15.7 Billion
Looks like the the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has been busy scoring bills again and this time it looked at an old Big Labor hog known as Davis-Bacon. According to the non-partisan CBO assessment, repealing Davis-Bacon would save taxpayers at…
CBO: End Big Labor's Bacon, Save $15.7 Billion
Looks like the the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has been busy scoring bills again and this time it looked at an old Big Labor hog known as Davis-Bacon. According to the non-partisan CBO assessment, repealing Davis-Bacon would save taxpayers at…
Teacher Union Activist Charged with Death Threats
Wisconsin teacher union activist Katherine Windels (reportedly an early education school teacher) from Cross Plains has been charged with two felonies for sending death threat emails to Republcan state senators.
Capitol Hill Showdown Looms Over TSA Takeover Bid
(Source: March 2011 NRTWC Newsletter) Committee Calls on U.S. House Leaders to Block Union Power Grab On February 4, President Barack Obama's handpicked head of the Transportation Security Administration publicly announced he would help government union bosses grab monopoly-bargaining control over more than 40,000 airport screeners and other TSA employees. John Pistole, who was sworn in as TSA chief in July 2010, made the move shortly after Republican John Boehner (Ohio) replaced Big Labor Democrat Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) as speaker of the U.S. House. The changing of the guard at the House made it impossible, in all probability, for union lobbyists to ram through Congress legislation mandating union monopoly bargaining at the TSA. Therefore, in order for the Obama Administration to hand federal union officials what they wanted, Mr. Pistole had to act administratively. Agency Would Likely Become 'Less Efficient and Flexible' As a consequence of the Pistole edict, the honchos of one of two large government unions, either the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) or the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), could grab so-called "exclusive" representation power at the TSA within the next few weeks. If this happens, the already much-reviled federal agency will likely become even "less efficient and flexible," as National Review Associate Editor Robert Verbruggen pointed out in a February 11 commentary.
“An Offer You Can Not Refuse” in Wisconsin
Union bosses in Wisconsin are threatening the economic livelihoods of small businesses that refuse to put a sign in their windows supporting government workers’ union. According to a letter mailed to business owners, if businesses fail to comply: “Failure…
NY apparel union boss charged with misconduct
Wall Street Journal reports “The Service Employees International Union has filed charges of financial misconduct against the New York-based head of its garment workers affiliate. SEIU spokeswoman Inga Skippings said Wednesday that the charges against Bruce Raynor would be handled…
White House Carries More Water for Big Labor
The President has issued a veto threat on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill because of an effort to restore 75 years of labor law that was overturned by the National Mediation Board. The Board overturned precedent by issuing…
Rhode Island Joins the Fight
Rhode Island State Rep. Joe Trillo (R-Warwick) has introduced legislation to make Rhode Island a Right to Work state. It’s an uphill fight but Trillo has gotten the ball rolling.