January 2018 National Right To Work Newsletter Summary
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University: Right to Work South Is Where ‘the People and the Money Are Moving’
At the recent national AFL-CIO convention in St Louis, Mo., Arkansas AFL-CIO chief Alan Hughes “checked off a list of new industrial investments already in the works” in the Right to Work state where he resides. Image: myuswlocal.org Workday Minnesota,…
‘We Knew All Along We Were Being Sold Out’
According to federal prosecutors, for six-and-a-half years, Fiat-Chrysler executive Al Iacobelli (left) and UAW Vice President General Holiefield used a tax-exempt, multi-million-dollar worker training fund as their personal piggy bank. credit: Detroit News file Charges ‘Call Into Question the Integrity’…
Missouri Big Labor Desperate to Stop Right to Work Law
Since he signed legislation making Missouri America’s 28th Right to Work state, Gov. Eric Greitens (pictured left) has repeatedly spoken out in the law’s defense. His continued strong support is key for the law’s survival. credit: Julie Smith/The Jefferson City…
Boston Teamster-Violence Case Goes to Trial
When Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi arrived on the set in Milton, Mass., Teamster tough John Fidler allegedly reached into her vehicle and threatened, “I’ll smash your pretty little face.” (After this article went to the printer, these four union…
'Reaching Out' to Richard Trumka Wasn't a Smart Move
The best way for the White House to defend itself from AFL-CIO chief Richard Trumka and others of his ilk is to attack Big Labor’s special privileges relentlessly. Last month, AFL-CIO Richard Trumka’s resignation from President Donald Trump’s manufacturing commission,…
Big Labor Desperate to Stop Right to Work Law
Last year, no one doubted that a gubernatorial victory for Big Labor apologist Chris Koster (pictured) was union bosses’ only plausible means to block RIght to Work passage in Missouri. But voters soundly rejected Koster. Image: Camille Phillips/St. Louis Public…
Court: Racist Comments Grounds for Dismissal Unless During Union Activity
U.S. Appeals Court okays workplace racism if it is done in conjunction with union activity. The Steelworkers Union (AFL-CIO) union defended defended Anthony Runion, the fired employee, who yelled to African-American replacement workers, “Hey, did…
Forced Dues Dooms Big Labor
Doomed by Ben Johnson (recent past President of the Vermont State AFL-CIO and American Federation of Teachers unions) I support Right to Work. Nationwide in the private sector, in the public sector, in any other sectors that unions…