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If passed, Anchorage Mayor Sullivan’s proposed law could ban strikes and work disruptions, and limit unions’ monopoly power over government employees. Matthew F. Smith has the story at KTVA TV online. Late Friday afternoon the mayor’s office submitted a proposed…
Rand Paul introduces National Right-to-Work Act On January 31, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and 10 0riginal cosponsors introduced legislation that would restore an important personal freedom for millions of American employees. Sen. Paul’s S.204, also known as the National Right to…
Steve Malanga tells the story of the largest government union pension fund – CalPERS, in the City Journal. After spending years dogged by unpaid debts, California labor leader Charles Valdes filed for bankruptcy in the 1990s–twice. At the same time, he held one of…
Ivan Osorio questions how much Andy Stern and the SEIU national affiliate knew about Tyrone Freeman’s illegal activities before they came to light in openmarket.org. The important question that the Labor Department needs to ask now is: What did Stern…
JURIST – Forum: ‘Right to Work’ in Michigan: Depleting Unions … This blog post follows up on the February 3 discussion here of an anti-Right to Work commentary by Michigan law professor Susan Bitensky, published by The Jurist a few weeks ago…
8 Right to Work protestors, rescued from jail by a plea deal, were originally charged with assaulting/resisting/obstructing police during a demonstration after Michigan citizens passed their Right To Work Law last year. Brandon Howell has the story on mlive.com. The…
SEIU Local 1’s 2013 Strategic Plan reveals a goal of forcing thousands of guards and airportworkers into unwanted representation.A majority of the workers perform janitorial or security duties. The plan also boasts it will help the “99%” achieve equity with…
Government employee unions are expanding their power with more and more political spending. The Wasington Examiner Watchdog Staff has the story. Approximately half of the federal government’s 2.1 million career employees are union members, and the largest of those unions…
JURIST – Forum: ‘Right to Work’ in Michigan: Depleting Unions … Writing for The Jurist last month, Michigan law professor Susan Bitensky followed a longstanding tradition among apologists for compulsory unionism. In a commentary bemoaning the December 2012 enactment of a Right…