In an Investor’s Business Daily op-ed this week, National Right to Work President Mark Mix exposes the collusion between United Auto Workers (UAW) union chiefs and General Motors (GM) management to secure yet another taxpayer bailout: …GM leaders…
There isn't a bill coming out of the Senate nowadays that doesn't contain a special interest provision aimed at empowering the labor union bosses. The financial reform legislation is no exception. Tucked inside the bill -- which a handful of Republicans are considering supporting -- is a provision that would give labor activists unprecedented power. BigGovernment.com takes a look at the provisions which includes: Under the American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (S 3217), several provisions tucked away in the bill will give labor bosses unprecedented powers that, especially if abused, could threaten the very structure of our free market system.
There isn't a bill coming out of the Senate nowadays that doesn't contain a special interest provision aimed at empowering the labor union bosses. The financial reform legislation is no exception. Tucked inside the bill -- which a handful of Republicans are considering supporting -- is a provision that would give labor activists unprecedented power. BigGovernment.com takes a look at the provisions which includes: Under the American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (S 3217), several provisions tucked away in the bill will give labor bosses unprecedented powers that, especially if abused, could threaten the very structure of our free market system.
To the union bosses, Mickey Kaus’ run for the Senate against Big Labor water carrier Barbara Boxer is like the skunk at the proverbial Labor Day picnic. But to millions of Americans, Kaus is a modern day…
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), the author if the infamous Card Check Forced Unionism bill, is at it again. Harkin has just authored Senate Bill 3206 — a massive $23 billion bailout for the teacher’s union. The NEA has made the…
White House Federal-Contract Policy Rewards Big Labor Patrons (Source: May 2010 NRTWC Newsletter) Union-free construction workers, their employers, and taxpayers were all dealt fresh blows last month as President Barack Obama's Administration implemented an executive order promoting union-only "project labor agreements" (PLAs) on federally funded public works. On April 13, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published a "final rule" implementing Executive Order 13502, issued by the President in February 2009. "E.O.13502 itself and the final rule both pressure federal agencies to acquiesce to PLAs on all large public works," said National Right to Work Committee President Mark Mix. "Experience indicates federal bureaucrats will not resist." "That means, until further notice, to participate in public works using $25 million or more in federal funds, nonunion companies will have to consent to impose union monopoly bargaining on their employees and hire new workers through discriminatory union hiring halls. "Independent workers who already have their own retirement funds will nevertheless be forced to contribute to Big Labor-manipulated pension funds. "Rather than compromise the freedom of their employees and the efficiency of their operations, most independent construction firms will, in all probability, simply refuse to submit bids on federal projects. "And sharply reducing the number of bidders will surely jack up taxpayers' bills. The nonpartisan, Boston-based Beacon Hill Institute estimates that construction costs will be inflated by at least 12% to 18% on every project that uses a PLA as a result of E.O.13502." Administration Knows PLAs Will Surely Reduce Number Of Bidders on Public Works "The Obama Administration knows full well that its pro-PLA policy is extremely likely to reduce the number of bidders on public works," Mr. Mix continued.
General Motors. Wall Street. Big Banks. Chrysler. Union Pension plans. All provided bailouts by the Obama Administration. If they have their way, you will add teacher’s to the list. The Washington Post reports: The Obama administration…
The Craig Becker nomination to the National Labor Relations Board has a bigger impact on forced unionism than most people realize. The Wall Street Journal is an exception -- they know the impact he can have on millions of Americans who do not want to be forced to join a union: Arlen Specter's party switch has renewed the debate over the legislative prospects for "card check," which would effectively eliminate secret ballots in union organizing elections. But Big Labor might not even need card check if Craig Becker has his way. Mr. Becker is one of two recent National Labor Relations Board appointments by President Obama. The five-member NLRB supervises union elections, investigates labor practices and, most important, issues rulings that interpret the National Labor Relations Act. Mr. Becker, who is currently the associate general counsel at Andy Stern's Service Employees International Union, is all for giving unions more power over companies in elections. Only he's not sure he needs to wait for Congress. Current law on organizing provides advantages and restrictions for both sides. Employers are required to provide union reps with a list of employees and their addresses. Union organizers can visit employees at home, but companies cannot. Organizers can also make promises to employees (such as obtaining raises), which employers cannot. Companies can argue their position at a work site up to 24 hours before an election, but they are barred from coercing employees. Both sides get a seat at the table during NLRB hearings about the scope of an election or complaints about how it was conducted. Mr. Becker has other ideas. In a 1993 Minnesota Law Review article, written when he was a UCLA professor, he explained that traditional notions of democracy should not apply in union elections.
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-AFL-CIO) is proposing a $23 billion bailout to ensure full employment for the teacher union members.