Archive for March 2013
Top Union Bosses File U.S. Supreme Court Briefs Contending That Government Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages Is Constitutionally Required
AFL-CIO Files Supreme Court Amicus Briefs to Support Marriage … Last May, few Democrat party constituencies were quicker and more vociferous than the union brass in commending President Obama’s public…
Read MoreCash-strapped cities seized by new management
Michigan cities are recruiting “Emergency Mangers” in an effort to deal with runaway monopoly bargaining agreements and shrinking budgets. Will this practice become more widespread as government employee union officials…
Read MoreWhy United Auto Workers Union Czar Bob King Is Targeting Casino Employees
UAW’s King juggles diversification, southern strategy As Reuters reported earlier this week (see the news article linked above), United Auto Workers (UAW/AFL-CIO) union chieftain Bob King is now publicly…
Read MoreSteve King Introduces National Right to Work Act to End Forced Union Dues for Workers
Today, Congressman Steve King (Republican-Iowa) along with 57 cosponsors introduced the National Right to Work Act (H.R. 946) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The House bill is a companion…
Read MoreGovernment Union Bosses’ 2011 Ohio ‘Victory’ Proving Costly to Public Employees
Union Membership and Coverage Database Two years ago this month, Wisconsin and Ohio made history by becoming the first two states to adopt legislation revoking government union bosses’ privilege to…
Read MoreUnion Boss Maneuvers Causes Nursing Home to Declare Bankruptcy
Despite concerted efforts, monopoly bargaining costs have forced HealthBridge Management, LLC, to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, thanks to SEIU Local 1199 union bosses’ outrageous demands. Jason Oliva has the…
Read MoreOhio Officials Near Border – Indiana Is Tough Competition
Indiana’s Right To Work Law is giving Ohio a run for its money. Heather Rutz has the story in The Lima News Online. Officials from Allen and Van Wert counties…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly News Clips – March 01, 2013
National Right To Work Foundation Seeks To Bar NLRB Action Due to NLRB’s Lack of a Quorum Seyforth Shaw, LLP, February 19, 2013 On Monday, February 11, 2013 the…
Read MoreMaine Democrat Signs Up For Right To Work Law
Maine Democrat, Terry Hayes, has signed on to a bill which would allow all Maine government employees the freedom of choice, the right to join, or refrain, from union membership.  Matthew Stone has…
Read MoreBig Labor New York Senator Has Trouble Explaining Why She Opposes the National Right to Work Act
Bill Text 113th Congress (2013-2014) S.204.PCS – Thomas – Library … The National Right to Work Act, or S.204, was introduced in Congress in late January by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).  This…
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