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It’s no wonder Big Labor is rejoicing at Richard Griffin’s confirmation as the National Labor Relations Board general counsel. Sean Higgins has the story in the Washington Examiner. The Senate voted 62-37 to end a filibuster against Griffin’s nomination and…
Top Teamster official may be sanctioned for threats Washington Examiner Online, October 31, 2013 International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James Hoffa will review possible charges against Sean O’Brien, president of IBT’s Local 25, which represents the Boston…
The National Institute for Labor Relations Research updated the multiemployer pension plans determined to be in critical or endangered status. Go to NILRR.org’s Critical, Endangered and WRERA Status Notices page to view more. 2013 Critical Status Notices 2013 Endangered Status Notices
Although overall interstate migration has slowed considerably in recent years, U.S. Census Bureau (BOC) data show the vast net movement of Americans out of Big Labor-dominated states and into states with Right to Work protections for employees continues and may…
Compensation of employees by industry (SA06, SA06N) In early 2012, roughly 21 months ago, Indiana legislators approved, and then-Gov. Mitch Daniels signed into law, a measure prohibiting the termination of private-sector employees for refusal to pay dues or fees to…
Twitter And The Real Economy Of Jobs Four times a year, the nonpartisan Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC) calculates and publishes indices ranking each of the 50 states with regard to their cost of living relative to the…
Where the Middle Class Can’t Afford to Live– Emily Badger, The Atlantic What’s the reason for the massive and ongoing net out-migration of residents from forced-unionism states such as California, New York, and New Jersey? From April 1, 2010 to…
New report highlights strengthof Tennessee’s auto sector | Nooga.com Drive!Moving Tennessee’s Automotive Sector Up the Value Chain… Late last week, Tennessee news outlets such as the Chattanooga-based web service Nooga.com (see the first link above) reported on a new…
SHABAZZ:Lake County liberal unlikely to derail right-to-work law In a column this week (see the link above), Indiana attorney and publisher Abdul Hakim Shabazz dissects an ongoing lawsuit brought by the bosses of suburban Chicago-based Local 150 of the International…