Archive for May 2014
More Threats for Nonunion Workers In Philly
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 98 (IBEW) union bosses contine to picket a diner whose owner is using nonunion labor or a building site. Both customers and staff have suffered…
Read MoreGovernment Unions May ‘Interfere . . . With an Employee’s Freedom to Associate’
There are many problems with rabidly pro-forced unionism California labor studies professor John Logan’s attack op-ed, published by The Hill today (see the link below), against the plaintiffs and the…
Read MoreThe Labor Union That Runs the Media
Cliff Kincaid reports on the Communicaitons Workers of America (CWA), union political activity, media bias and where CWA forced dues go, in the Canada Free Press. One of the major…
Read MoreHarris Decision is Imminent
The Supreme Court Case, Harris V. Quinn, brought by the National Right to Work Foundation, could decide the fate of public employees across America, and may be decided by the end of…
Read MoreThe Freedom to Refrain
National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix calls upon the National Labor Relations Board to preserve a worker’s right to refrain from union membership. The story appears in the…
Read MoreOn the Waterfront, Continued
Three New Jersey International Longshoreman’s Association bosses have pleaded guilty to various threats to union members to pay “tribute.” Thomas Zambito has the story in the Star-Ledger. Three former officials…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly News Clips May 23, 2014
Top federal leaders suggest dismissal of lawsuit against UAW/VW nooga.com, May 23, 2014 Patrick Semmens, vice president of the National Right to Work Foundation, said in a prepared statement…
Read MoreUnion Shoots Down Higher Wages
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23 has taken Gian Eagle Foods to court over raises the grocery store gave some union members. James Sherk questions if unions really do…
Read MoreGrocery Union Bosses Force Members and Nonmembers Alike to Pay For Mendacious and Cynical TV Ads
Back in 2010, Pennsylvanians who are fed up with the inordinate power wielded by Big Labor over their state’s economy and government  elected a GOP governor and gave the same…
Read MoreTeamsters Trick Unsuspecting Worker into Signing
A cautionary tale about a worker who inadvertently signed cards supporting the Teamsters. Sean Higgins has the story in the Washington Examiner. Florida bus driver April Perez was a vocal opponent of…
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