Government Unions Are Bankrupting America
The venerable Phyllis Schlafly looks at the alarming, and costly, growth of government employee unions.
More than one American a minute moved from a closed-shop state to a “right-to-work” state
In an article titled Labour Pains: Barack Obama will never satisfy his union backers. Nor should he try, The Economists looks at the destruction that results from following Big Labor policies: Richard Vedder of Ohio University observes that, between…
Obama’s labor pick wants to silence critics and rig the rules in union elections
Excerpts from the The ‘Shut Up’ Candidate — by Kevin Williamson is deputy managing editor of National Review: Barack Obama and his closest allies have a message for America, and that message is: “Shut up.” Obama himself is famous for telling…
Seventeen Senators Co-Sponsor Move to End Debate and Confirm Radical NLRB Nominee Craig Becker
The following U.S. Senators co-sponsored a cloture vote to end debate on Big Labor Lawyer: Harry Reid, Roland W. Burris, Tom Harkin, Debbie Stabenow, Dianne Feinstein, Benjamin L. Cardin, Bill Nelson, Al Franken, Barbara Boxer, Amy Klobuchar, Mark Begich, Byron…
January/February 2010 National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation Newsletter Now On-line
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation Jan-Feb 2010 Newsletter Now On-line: In this issue: Right to Work Sues Obama Administration, Demands Info on Big Labor Ties Big Labor Moves to Roll Back Sweeping Foundation Precedent Right…
Backdoor Card Check
Straight from the horse’s mouth on why the Becker nomination is so critical. Stewart Acuff of the AFL-CIO declares, “It (sic) we aren’t able to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, we will work with President Obama and Vice President…
One more Big Labor Payback Before Senator-Elect Brown becomes Senator Brown
Racing against the clock, Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pushed through another Obama Big Labor nominee, Patricia Smith, before Senator-Elect Scott Brown becomes a Senator. Reid won this race, see the Senate votes here. In addition, Reid is prepared to add radical SEIU & AFL-CIO lawyer, Craig Becker to the list of Obama nominees approved before Senator Brown arrives. As the new U.S. Solicitor of Labor, President Obama’s nominee M. Patricia Smith will control the largest civilian pool of government lawyers after the Justice Department. Then New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer appointed Smith Commissioner of the New York State Department of Labor (NYDOL). Having spent her entire working life as a government employee, Smith brings only bureaucratic experience to the table. As NYDOL Commissioner, Smith used her position and federal funds to override a state hiring freeze to hire a politically connected union organizer as a state employee.
Act Now -- Senate trying to Beat Senator Brown's Swearing-in
The Washington Examiner catches the Senate rushing pro-labor agenda items to the floor before Senator-Elect Scott Brown is sworn into the esteemed body: … the Senate is again trying to perform as many favors for Big Labor as it can before newly…
Big Labor's Top Forced Unionism Lawyer Ready to Take Seat on The Board
The Committee was forwarded an e-mail that, in part, read: We have just learned from our contacts in Washington that the HELP committee [U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions] has postponed other scheduled business and will conduct…