Archive for May 2013
Demographic Evidence: Forced Unionism Is Bad For People of All Races, Ethnicities
(click to download fact sheet) By Stacy Swimp As I have already contended in a number of different forums, the monopolistic type of unionism now authorized and promoted by federal…
Read MoreThe Cost of Government Union Monopoly Bargaining – Shocking
The Beacon Hill Institute’s latest report,“Without cost saving reforms, public sector unions pose future liability crisis for states,” contains some shocking figures about the cost governments incur when they allow…
Read MoreSherk: A union of One; AFSCME Pulls a Fast One on Daycare Workers
James Sherk, in the Washington Times, makes excellent points about the political power unions possess, passing a law that would allow self-employed workers to unionize. That’s correct – self-employed daycare…
Read MoreIt’s Not About the Students; Not Even Close
Now that Mayor Emanuel must close down some Chicago schools because of last year’s teacher strike, which added a Herculean burden to the district’s $1 million deficit, the shoe is…
Read MoreIf Union Bosses Now Admit They Have Represented Workers Poorly, Why Should Federal Policy Continue Forcing Workers to Pay Union Dues?
Unions, the reliable Democratic supporters, split from president on … Multiple media reports over the past few weeks, including the Fox News item linked above, discuss the “surprising” development that Big…
Read MoreNew Report Demolishes Compulsory-Unionism Apologists’ Economic ‘Broken Kettle Logic’
American Legislative Exchange Council Releases New Rich States … A very old joke, apparently first put in writing by Sigmund Freud, tells the story of a man accused by his neighbor of…
Read MoreTennessee helps lead resurgence in U.S. manufacturing jobs
Right to Work state Tennessee is a bright star in the economic recovery during the first quarter of 2013. G. Chambers Williams, III has the story in the tennessean.com. Tennessee…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly News Clips May 24, 2013
Tennessee helps lead resurgence in U.S. manufacturing jobs blogs.tennessean.com, May 23, 2013 Tennessee was among the leaders in U.S. manufacturing resurgence during the first quarter of 2013,…
Read MoreSome Union Officials Now Regretting Support for Health Care Reforms
Big Labor bosses who spent forced dues on President Obama’s reelection and pushed President Obama’s healthcare reforms on everyone, including their own members. Now, it turns out that wasn’t such…
Read MoreUnited Auto Workers Union Chief: China’s Labor Policy Better Than America’s
Today’s UAW: A Struggle for Stability (Show #1716) on Autoline This … Regardless of what they think about current labor policy in the U.S., virtually all Americans would surely agree that Chinese labor…
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