Archive for July 2012
No Wonder President Obama Is Having Trouble Formulating an Economic Growth Message
With Little to Say, Obama Eats Grits in Rust Belt Last week, President Obama’s re-election campaign sent him on a two-day bus tour of northern Ohio and western Pennsylvania,…
Read MorePennsylvania Governor Corbett Avoids Union Boss Battle
Unlike Wisconsin Governor Walker, and Ohio Governor John Kasich, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has done little to alleviate the crushing taxpayer burden of government employee monopoly bargaining.  Mike Wereschagin questions…
Read MoreUnion Bosses Ignore Indiana Workers’ Mandate for Right to Work Law
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has helped Indiana workers to file amicus brief on behalf of the state of Indiana now that the AFL-CIO wolf is trying…
Read MoreExclusive: Union Will Seek to Organize Airbus in Right to Work Alabama
While IAM bosses may try to organize Airbus workers in a few years, Alabama workers do NOT have to join or support a union in order to get or keep a…
Read MoreIs It Really So Hard to Distinguish Between ‘Union Members’ and ‘Union Nonmembers’?
Harold Meyerson: Thomas Jefferson’s view of equality under siege As this blog has already observed, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Knox v. SEIU Local 1000 last month did not represent a…
Read MoreTeamsters Trample Nonunion Member’s Rights in Oklahoma
Teamster bosses ignored a worker’s record, placing him at the bottom of the seniority list so union members could have first choice of the best work assignments after a company…
Read MoreTemporary Restraining Order Issued Against Striking Teamsters in California
Striking Teamster bosses trample everyone’s rights with violence and intimidation. From the Press-Enterprise:    The brew-maker has alleged that employees on multiple occasions have been harassed, intimidated and threatened with physical…
Read MorePublic Sector Bargaining Out of Control in Nevada’s Clark County
Clark County Education Association teacher union officials are running amok. Their shameless commandeering has school board officials looking like the chickens overrun by the fox, all flapping and squawking but unable…
Read MoreGovernment Motors: As GM shares near record low, taxpayer loss on bailout rises to $35 billion
Ed Carson, Investor’s Business Daily, tallies up just how much taxpayers have lost in the General Motors bailout: General Motors (GM) shares fell to a fresh 2012 closing low of…
Read MoreC-TEN President Larry Sand Blasts SEIU, Praises Knox Decision
Retired school teacher and former agency fee payor, Larry Sand, a noted author, works tirelessly on behalf of  teachers who just want the freedom to teach.  He serves as president…
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