Archive for December 2015
Right to Work States Attract Job-Creating Investments From Abroad
Right to Work States Attract Job-Creating Investments From Abroad   From 2007 to 2013, Total Employment at Majority-Owned U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Firms Grew by 14.4% in Right to Work…
Read MoreNLRB: Longshoremans Union Broke Labor Laws
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled the Longshoremans Union (ILWU) has violated federal law with slowdowns and work stoppages which could cost union members millions of dollars and jobs. …
Read MoreNone of the 14 States With Greatest Youth Population Declines Over the Past Decade Had a Right to Work Law Prior to 2013
By setting age-segregated U.S. Census Bureau population data released on December 22 (see the first link below) side by side with data found in Table 21 of the 2007 edition…
Read MoreObama Broke Union Promises
Many rank and file, as well as union bosses, have been disappointed in President Obama’s actions after he enthusiastically courted Big Labor during his campaign but failed to deliver on many…
Read MoreAnother Endorsement for Bernie Sanders
Another endorsement for Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. D. Tuohy has the story in the New Hampshire Union Leader.com. Sen. Bernie Sanders is picking up another labor endorsement, this time…
Read MoreSanders: The Difference Between Big Labor and Corporate Money
Bernie Sanders is willing to distinguish between Big Labor Money and Big Corporate Money, since the Communications Workers of America (CWA) are endorsing him for president. Sanders’Â rationalization carefully skirts the…
Read MoreIf Teachers Have a Constitutional Right to Disagree Publicly With Union Negotiators, They Also Have a Right Not to Bankroll the Union
Among the many brazen power grabs, successful and unsuccessful, Big Labor has assayed over the years, a so-called “unfair labor practice” complaint filed by teacher union bosses against the City…
Read MorePay will be diverted for Uber Drivers
In his guest column “Uber and other drivers want flexibility, not union bosses†[Opinion, Dec. 9], Michael Beckerman correctly highlights several reasons why the City Council’s ordinance to impose forced…
Read MoreOperating Engineers’ Union Boss Indicted
A Business manager for Local of the International Union of Operating Engineers has been indicted on charges of money laundering, conspiracy and embezzlement. Thousands of dollars in forced dues were…
Read More2016: Right to Work For West Virginia?
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s editorial reviews the likelihood of West Virginia becoming the 26th Right To Work state while recommending Right to Work for Pennsylvania also. While union sentiment runs deep…
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