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Two more Philadelphia Ironworkers Local 401 members have been sentenced for their part in the reign of terror and violence, once again demonstrating that violence does not pay. Jeremy Roebuck has the story in the Philadelphia Inquirer. William Gillin, 43,…
NLRB takes on right-to-work – Finance to hold hearing on TPA today politico.com, April 17, 2015 NLRB TAKES ON RIGHT-TO-WORK: The National Labor Relations Board’s newest target is the right-to-work movement. In a call for briefs yesterday, the agency said…
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hasregulated in favor of union bosses. New representation election rules could deny companies the opportunity to communicate with their employees about union representation, and hands over employee personal information to union organizers. Bill McMorris…
Stephen Moore comments on findings about economic growth in states, and finds that 5 Right to Work states beat out non-Right To work states for population growth and taxes. In recent years, though, blue states such as California, Illinois, Delaware,…
Union members and officials have been indicted on charges of accepting bribes to allow workers to join Steamfitters Local 638. MaryAnnSpoto has the story on nj.com. A Middletown man has admitted to helping an official in his union accept bribes…
Last week, over at the National Right to Work Committee blog, I used the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation’s late March report on “Tax Freedom Day, 2015” to show that the average total tax burden for Right to Work state residents…
Former labor union official pleads guilty in federal database case Buffalo News Online, April 09, 2015 Jeffrey A. Peterson, 51, of Freedom, a former business agent of Local 17 of the Operating Engineers International, AFL-CIO, pleaded guilty Thursday before Senior…
Boone County becomes Kentucky’s 11th county to pass a local Right to Work law. Don Weber has the story on mycn2.com. Boone County is the largest county in the state to pass such an ordinance, and the first in Northern…
Philadelphia Ironworkers Local 401 James Walsh will serve three years in federal prison and will repay $128,000 in restitution for his part in a reign of terror throughout Philadelphia against nonunion construction sites and workers.Julie Shaw has the story onphillynews.com…