Portland–Area Fred Meyer Employee Wins Dispute with UFCW Union Local 555 Over Illegal Union Threats
UFCW union bosses backed down after facing federal charges for threatening Fred Meyer workers who wouldn’t join union strike
U.S. House Release Outlines Big Labor Legislative Paybacks
We all know it is true that congress gives Big Labor legislative gifts and often at the expense of individual worker freedom; however, rarely do we see a congressional committee provide a modicum of insight. But, times may be changing based on this U.S. House Committee’s press release:
Wednesday, 09 June 2010
House Administration Releases Chart Explaining How the DISCLOSE Act Exempts Unions from Major Campaign Finance Restrictions
Today, the Committee on House Administration’s Republican Office released the following chart outlining Democrats’ preferential treatment of unions over other organizations interested in engaging in political speech before the upcoming elections. Despite public claims by the Democrat proponents of the DISCLOSE Act that the bill will treat unions and corporations equally, this chart clearly shows unions are in fact exempted from restrictive, costly requirements.
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