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The Daily Caller Online , June 18, 2012 “I don’t believe that AFSCME has one member in the city of San Francisco but they were contributing money to the Democratic primary for the mayor of San Francisco,†Donohue’s campaign representative…
Read More Unionwatch.org, June 19, 2012 Since losing the recall election in Wisconsin two weeks ago, it seems that there has been more than the usual lying, distortion and hyperbole coming from union bosses and their fellow travelers. Perhaps the most egregious…
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Auto Bailout or UAW Bailout? Taxpayer Losses Came from … Obama did not save Detroit‎ Washington Examiner On the campaign trail, President Obama stubbornly continues to defend his Administration’s handling of the 2009 bankruptcies of United Autoworkers (UAW/AFL-CIO) union boss-controlled General Motors…
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Right to Work Works! The New American Online, June 15, 2012 For purposes of this discussion, the definition of the Right to Work principle will be that provided by the National Institute for Labor Relations Research: Walker will not pursue…
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Some Republican Governors Attempt To Steer Clear Of … – ABC News Gov. Tom Corbett’s approval rating reaches all-time … – PennLive.com Now that a clear majority of Wisconsin voters have rejected Big Labor’s scheme to oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker from office, less than halfway through…
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Clueless appeal to aid govt workers Just a little over two years ago, the U.S. Labor Department reported that, for the first time ever, a majority of unionized workers across America are now government employees. As recently as 1980, less…
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Wisconsin Vote Shows Unions Losing Strength Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s victory deals blow to unions As Americans who follow political news (ardently, casually, or somewhere in between) surely already know, on Tuesday Wisconsin GOP Gov. Scott Walker handily defeated union bosses’…
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Mailings that list voting records set off some neighbors Since the late 1970’s, union operatives have grown accustomed to using “card checks†and other organizing techniques that disparage employees’ prerogative to decide in private whether or not they will support unionization…
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Board’s integrity As a Las Vegas Review Journal editorial yesterday (see link above) noted, Republican Terence Flynn has resigned as a member of the powerful National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The editorial went on to explain that union officials and…
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That’s Not Kosher: How Four Jewish Butchers … – The Freeman A well-written article by Steve Horwitz appearing in the June issue of The Freeman (see the link above) recounts the story of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Schechter decision…
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