Archive for December 2014
Union Officials’ Demands Bankrupting Scranton
Stephen Moore, Investors Business Daily Online, recounts the latest in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, bankruptcy debacle, brought on mostly by generous pension packages negotiated by union officials. The city also increased various…
Read MoreUnions and Democrats
While public sector unions remain the largest contributors to the Democrat Party, they are costing the government more, leaving less for Democrat causes. Daniel Di Salvo has the story in…
Read MoreIL – State Sponsored Union Membership Drives?
Despite a Supreme Court decision, Illinois government has knuckled under pressure from the Serivce Employees International Union (SEIU) and requires all state home caregivers to attend “training sessions,” where caregivers…
Read MoreJames Sherk on Right to Work Laws
James Sherk, explains the value of Right to Work laws, and reviews campaigns for more laws across the country. He is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Heritage Foundation. Eighteen-year-old…
Read MoreKentucky County Approves Right to Work Ordinance
The Simpson County Fiscal Court has sanctioned a Right to Work ordinance for the county. Katie Brandenberg has the story on bgdailynews.com. The Simpson County Fiscal Court this morning unanimously…
Read MoreRight to Work Indiana Posts Highest Monthly Private-Sector Job Growth in 15 Years
U.S. Labor Department data released at the end of last week suggest that Indiana, which became America’s 23rd Right to Work state in early 2o12, is now enjoying a sustained…
Read MoreWhy Wisconsin Right to Work
Mike Nichols, president of the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, makes the case for a Wisconsin Right to Work law. Even if you don’t pay the union, you’ll still be part…
Read MoreProphet Pleads Guilty in Philly Racketeering
Three more members of Ironworkers Local 401 have pleaded guilty to federal charges of racketeering, but the judge is refusing to accept the charges without further information. U. S. District Judge Michael…
Read MoreNevada Group’s Top 10 Labor Reforms
Nevada Policy Research Institute lists its top 9 Labor Law Reforms for 2015. Geoffrey Lawrence, Director of Research and Legislative Affairs, published the list of 9 labor law reforms that…
Read MoreBig Labor Partisan Scot Ross Makes a Phony Case Against a Wisconsin Right to Work Law
To take an informed position in the rapidly heating up debate over whether Wisconsin should become the 25th Right to Work state, you need first to be aware of the…
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