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Retaliation for Prosecuting Union Boss?

A Deputy District Attorney has been demoted in the wake of her proposal that prominent union boss John Dougherty be prosecuted for allegedly hitting a nonunion worker.  David Gambacorta has the story in phillymag.com. Was a high-ranking member of the…

Statement on Deadlocked Supreme Court Friedrichs Ruling

National Right to Work Foundation Releases Statement on Deadlocked Supreme Court Friedrichs Ruling 4-4 decision leaves public sector union officials’ forced-dues powers in place Washington, DC (March 29, 2016)– Patrick Semmens, vice president of the National Right to Work Foundation,…

Harry Reid’s Forked Tongue

Despite his objections in 2005 to a President George W. Bush Supreme Court nominee, Senator Harry Ried talks out of both sides of his mouth when it comes to union bosses. Heis now urging the Senate to confirm a nominee…

Forced to Join and Make Less Money

Nonunon workers at Gerawan Farming have been making a base pay of $11.00 per hour since 2014. Last year their average pay was more than $16.00 per hour. United Farm Workers’ union bosses have settled for a contract that will…

Monopoly Bargaining Compromises Cybersecurity

Jason Chaffetz,Utah, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Congressman Gary Palmer of Alabama, describe how monopoly bargaining rules undermine the federal government’s cybersecurity in the Washington Times Online. The federal government’s most important…

Unions and Friedrichs v. CTA

The Supreme Court case, Friedrichs v.California Teachers Association, could ensure Right to Work privileges for all government union employees. Education Intelligence Agency’s Mike Antonucci quotes Allison Porter of the Murphy Institute’s thoughts on what teacher union officials will do about…

Union Organizers Turned Away

IAM (International Association of Machinists) organizers continue to contact Boeing workers in South Carolina even after receiving blatant signals the workers are uninterestedin joining. Check out the details in theworkplacereport Online. As a result of the IAM’s current attempts, last…

Labor Department Persuader Rule Published

In its latest attempt to satisfy union bosses,the United States Department of Labor has published what is commonly know as “The Persuader Rule,” forcing employers to publicly report any acts they perform to inform their worker of union organizing activity.Politico.comhas…

Duke Nontenured Faculty Unionize

While some nontenured faculty at Duke University may have voted to unionize, those who do not not wish to join cannot be forced to because of North Carolina’s much cherished Right to Work Law. Douglas Belkin has the story in…

Wisconsin Act 10 “Breath of Fresh Air”

The MacIver Institute gathered comments from local government executives on the solid benefits of Act 10. The Wisconsin law,passed in 2011,tightened the rein on public employee unionism. Local officials joined Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday to describe how Act 10…

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