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Is It Really So Hard to Distinguish Between ‘Union Members’ and ‘Union Nonmembers’?

Harold Meyerson: Thomas Jefferson’s view of equality under siege   As this blog has already observed, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Knox v. SEIU Local 1000 last month did not represent a dramatic departure from previous judicial rulings defining the constitutional limits…

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Teamsters Trample Nonunion Member’s Rights in Oklahoma

Teamster bosses ignored a worker’s record, placing him at the bottom of the seniority list so union members could have first choice of the best work assignments after a company merger. The company’s wishes were ignored. The National Right to…

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Temporary Restraining Order Issued Against Striking Teamsters in California

Striking Teamster bosses trample everyone’s rights with violence and intimidation. From the Press-Enterprise: The brew-maker has alleged that employees on multiple occasions have been harassed, intimidated and threatened with physical harm – even death. Steven Schneider, an attorney for Anheuser-Busch,…

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Public Sector Bargaining Out of Control in Nevada’s Clark County

Clark County Education Association teacher union officials are running amok. Their shameless commandeering has school board officials looking like the chickens overrun by the fox, all flapping and squawking butunable to take control of the henhouse. The Las Vegas Review…

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Government Motors: As GM shares near record low, taxpayer loss on bailout rises to $35 billion

Ed Carson, Investor’s Business Daily, tallies up just how much taxpayers have lost in the General Motors bailout:       General Motors (GM) shares fell to a fresh 2012 closing low of 19.57 on Monday. The stock hit 19 in mid-December, the…

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C-TEN President Larry Sand Blasts SEIU, Praises Knox Decision

Retired school teacher and former agency fee payor, Larry Sand, a noted author, works tirelessly on behalf of teachers who just want the freedom to teach. He serves as president of the California Teacher Empowerment Network, a non profit, non…

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Right to Work Foundation Recoups Fine for Nonunion Worker

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation supported Daniel Gudde, who just wanted to do his job. After completing his probationary period, Gudde resigned from the union, and was fined over $7,000 after returning to work and crossing the…

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Politifact Nixes Wisconsin Union Boss’ Claim of “Self-Funded” Pension Plan

AFSCME Union Boss Marty Beil’s claim gets shot down by PolitiFact.com. Here’s the story: On June 14, 2012 the state’s highest-profile public employee labor leader, Marty Beil, talked pensions during an appearance on the liberal “Sly in the Morning” radio…

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SEIU’s Moves Quickly to Offer Democrats Enormous In-Kind Contributions

While ponying up only one fifth of the finances, SEIU union bosses will be providing untold millions of in-kind contributions to the Democrat Super pac, House Majority. Luke Rosiak, of the Washington Times, has the story: The partnership between the…

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Chemerinsky: High Court’s Union Dues Case May Change the Political Landscape

Constitutional law expert Erwin Chereminsky, in The ABA Journal, cites several cases won by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, comments on the importance of the Knox v. SEIU Supreme Court decision:     Amid the blockbuster decisions of the…

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