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Phila. police tie construction arson to union sabotage

Another case of union vandalism over use of nonunion labor? Police and the contractor believe so.  Inga Saffron, Philadelphia Inquirer, has the story.     The site where Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting is building a new meetinghouse was damaged by arsonists…

CA Supreme Court Rules for Unions’ Picketing

The California Supreme Court has continued the Golden State’s tradtion of allowing union bosses to run rampant over businesses and workers. Bob Egelko, SFgate.com, has the story: The state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld California laws allowing labor unions to…

Union Bosses Continue to Threaten Worker Freedom

Michigan union bosses continue the threat of lawsuits against Michigan’s Right to Work Law. If they get their way, there will be no freedom for Michigan workers. The Detroit News has the story: Al Garrett , president of the Michigan-based…

Governor Defied Obama’s Threat Over Right To Work

Tim Skubick, Fox News 2 Political Analyst, reveals President Obama threatened to withhold federal funds if Governor Snyder signed Michigan’s Right to Work Law. Some asked out loud, doesn’t POTUS have more important things to do that lobby Gov. Rick…

Michigan Governor Snyder Curbs Detroit Union Bosses’ Power

Michigan Governor Snyder’s passage of a bill allowing an emergency manager to be appointed,curbs Big Labor’s monopoly bargaining power. Chad Livengood and Sean D. Lewis have the story in the Detroit News: The new law is called Public Act 436…

NLRB Attempts Overturn of Supreme Knox Case

In an unprecedented power grab, Obama’s all-Democrat National Labor Relations Board, has ruled nonunion workers cannot request an accounting of where their union dures are going:The Washington Times has the story: But Big Labor may have won the battle that…

Black Americans Especially Inclined to ‘Vote With Their Feet’ Against Forced Unionism

By Stacy Swimp, president of the Frederick Douglass Society (click here to download pdf of Fact Sheet) In the wake of Michigan’s stunning enactment of the 24th state Right to Work law this month, diehard proponents of compulsory unionism are…

Fourteen States With Worst Absolute Out-Migration From July 2011 to July 2012 All Lack Right to Work Laws

The Fastest-Growing States in America (and Why They’re Booming)   Late last week, the U.S. Census Bureau issued a report showing a continuation of the massive exodus of employees and their families from forced-unionism states.  This is an exodus that the Census…

Trumka Claims Gov. Snyder is a Liability to GOP

Dave Jamieson has the story at the Huffington Post. A lot of people would think the passage of right-to-work legislation in union-stronghold Michigan signifies broader troubles for an embattled labor movement. But Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO labor federation,…

Union Bosses Threaten Retaliation Over Right to Work Law — Again

Tom Gantert, Michigan Capitol Confidential, reports on union bosses’ latest threats to worker freedom inMichigan. Al Garrett, president of Michigan AFSCME Council 25, and Larry Roehrig, secretary treasurer, laid out their plans about how to “attack” the law. “There is…

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