Archive for August 2015
Big Labor Allies Should Stop Smearing Teachers Who Don’t Want a Union
One book that every citizen who is interested in debating the question of voluntary versus compulsory union membership ought to review and ponder is Dr. Sheldon Leader’s Freedom of Association: A…
Read MoreNILRR Clipsheet August 28, 2015
Symposium: Will the Court continue to recognize a distinction between bargaining with government and lobbying the government? SCOTUSblog.com, August 25, 2015 Leaving aside the positive impact on public policy of…
Read MoreEx-Florida Teacher Union Boss, Already Awaiting Trial For Racketeering and Grand Theft, Indicted For Mail Fraud
Florida is one of just a handful of states in which the monopoly-bargaining privileges of government union officials, including teacher union bosses, are constitutionally enshrined. Â In practice, what this means…
Read MoreNILRR Clipsheet August 14, 2015
AZ Court Rejects Taxpayers Pay for Union Workers Washington Free Beacon Online, August 12, 2015 The Arizona Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association (PLEA) wrongfully…
Read MoreA Trillion-Dollar, Federal Taxpayer-Funded Bailout For Government Union Bosses?
It is well-documented that public-sector union officials who are empowered with monopoly-bargaining and forced-dues privileges routinely wield them to jack up governments’ long-term spending commitments. Moreover, as a consequence of…
Read MoreIllinois’ Union Debacle
An editorial in the Chicago Tribune outlines the state’s creeping budget crisis and the role of government employee unions in the debacle. Even state legislators are beginning to question union…
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