In a recent article about successes in economic development and job creation, a Virginia county economic director was asked, “What are the county’s key strengths in bringing such development?” He responded that Virginia’s Right to Work law was a key…
Illinois Gov. Quinn’s and the SEIU’s embarrassing defeat in their effort to unionize home health care workers has emboldened Maryland health care workers who face the same fate, thanks to Gov. Martin O’Malley. A government bargaining order O’Malley signed with…
A quick review of the National Institute for Labor Relations Research recent fact sheet regarding economic activity over the last 5 years shoe conclusively that everyone, except perhaps union bosses who demand forced unionism privileges over workers, benefit from state…
Big Labor’s forced unionism excesses are driving jobs from Washington State to Right to Work South Carolina. In 20 years, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have gone on strike against Boeing four times and the company…
The problems with the nomination of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board are laid out in the Washington Times. The former AFL-CIO and SEIU lawyer will be a push button advocate of forced unionism, and as his history…
In the upcoming Special Election in , it’s safe to say two of the three candidates are solidly in the pocket of Big Labor. Just this past Monday night, when asked by a reporter if she supported “Card Check,” Republican…
Dan Walters is a veteran and often astute observer of California politics and he recognizes some of the budget problems California suffers under comes from the power of big labor unions have in the state, especially the public employee unions:…
President Obama’s U.S. Labor Department continues to rollout gifts for Big Labor Bosses according to House Republican Leader’s blog post: Transparency Should Apply to Union Bosses Too In a memo to the heads of executive departments and agencies earlier this…
One of the reasons Democrat Creigh Deeds is having a tough time gaining traction for his bid for governor in Virginia is his cozy relationship with big labor. Deeds, just two weeks ago proclaimed to the union bosses, “When…