Did he Just Say That?
Begging for AFL-CIO support for his floundering presidential campaign, Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) said at a recent event in Florida: “If the most cherished right a country can give a citizen is the ability to vote . . . all…
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Union Bosses Threaten Radio Hosts
The headline “Union Boss Makes Threat” is like the “Dog Bites Man” headline — we have seen it all before. But, in New Jersey, there is a new twist. The union boss that is making threats is the head of…
Kentucky Columnist Understands
Jim Walters of the Georgetown Kentucky News-Graphic understands that it will take “new ideas and leadership backbone” to move Kentucky forward economically: . . . Kentucky’s next governor could wield a positive influence over the commonwealth’s sluggish economy by…
Hoffa: Why I Need the Card Check Scam
Teamsters Boss Jimmy Hoffa has made it clear why he desperately wants Congress to pass the Card Check Scam into law: If EFCA [the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 800/S.1041] were signed into law, Hoffa believes, Teamsters could double…
For Teachers Union -- Monopoly Is Not Enough
The Detroit News rightly finds legislation introduced in the Michigan State Senate by Michael Prusi as “[f]urther proof that the teacher unions in Michigan — and their lackeys in the Legislature — have little concern for anyone but their members.”…
Sen. Shelby: Free Choice is a Secret Ballot
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has a guest column in the Madison Record where he makes a strong case against the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill (H.R. 800/S.1041), pending in Congress right now. The highlights: The proposed legislation would allow union…
Kentucky Columnist Understands
Jim Walters of the Georgetown, Kentucky News-Graphic understands that it will take “new ideas and leadership backbone” to move Kentucky forward economically: . . . Kentucky’s next governor could wield a positive influence over the commonwealth’s sluggish economy by…
Professor: West Virginia Needs Right to Work Law
The Wheeling Intelligencer reports: Russell Sobel, professor of economics at West Virginia University, strongly believes the state’s economy would benefit if the Legislature were to support a right to work law . . . . Sobel could not be…
Lies, Kickbacks, and Union Corruption
Forbes Magazine had an interesting article last month about a lawsuit, “which is seeking class action status . . . ,” that “accuses ING . . . Life Insurance and the New York State United Teachers of ripping off…