Archive for December 2013
One Breach of Basic Legal Principles Doesn’t Warrant Another
One standard common-law principal is that anyone is entitled to choose who represents him or her on any matter of personal interest. Â Assuming your chosen representative agrees to represent you,…
Read MoreUAW and GM Strangely Silent on GM Stock Sale
Sean Higgins comments on the notable lack of response from the UAW and the AFL-CIO. The sale meant that taxpayers were losing $10 billion, so some extra justification was necessary. GM…
Read MoreBig Labor Payback Was Worthwhile Only to Big Labor
Mark Tapscott, Washington Examiner, reviews the federal government’s decision to rid itself of all of its General Motors stock, and examines the worth of this huge Big Labor Payback by…
Read MoreSupreme Court Dismisses Union-Backed Petition to Overturn Organizing Case
Right to Work Foundation-won Eleventh Circuit ruling stands, putting at risk backroom deals between companies and aggressive union organizers Washington, DC (December 10, 2013) – Today, the United…
Read MoreA Unionization Election Isn’t Remotely Like a Public Election
In November 2012, roughly 63 million Americans nationwide voted against the winning candidate for U.S. President, Barack Obama. People who cast their ballots for Mitt Romney, Gary Johnson, Jill Stein…
Read More“Unintimidated” Blasts Monopoly Bargaining Practices
Former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating gives a polished review of “Unintimidated,” Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s book about the passage of Act 10. As Governor of Oklahoma, Keating proposed a state…
Read MoreLong Before ObamaCare, Forced Unionism Was Undermining Private Health Insurance
Over the past few weeks, millions of Americans have learned that they will lose private health plans they had individually purchased or obtained through their employers once a host of…
Read MoreThe Future of Labor Relations
National Right to Work Legal Foundation Attorney John Raudabaugh comments on how the recent packing of the National Labor Relations Board with pro-union appointees is likely to affect the decisions…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly News Clips, December 06, 2013
Unions Bring Chicago Thuggery to California, Oregon Hospitals Breitbart.com, December 02, 2013 The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is attempting to force hospitals in California and Oregon to allow…
Read MoreUAW, America’s Richest Union, Considers a Dues Hike
UAW union bosses, America’s richest union, are so desperate for funds they are proposing a dues hike. This means forced-dues payors are in for a rate increase also. Bernie Woodal has the…
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