Posts Tagged ‘AFL-CIO’
Harry Reid’s Forked Tongue
Despite his objections in 2005 to a President George W. Bush Supreme Court nominee, Senator Harry Ried talks out of both sides of his mouth when it comes to union bosses. Heis now urging the Senate to confirm a nominee set forth by President Obama, who has clearly favored unions in the past. Now Reid’sfawning…
Read MoreMonopoly Bargaining Compromises Cybersecurity
Jason Chaffetz,Utah, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Congressman Gary Palmer of Alabama, describe how monopoly bargaining rules undermine the federal government’s cybersecurity in the Washington Times Online. The federal government’s most important responsibility is to protect this nation and its citizens. That includes protecting against cyberattacks. Recall…
Read MoreNILRR Right to Work Clipsheet March 11, 2016
Shock: Simon Poll Finds Majority of Illinois Voters Support Right-To-Work huffingtonpost.com, March 10, 2016 The poll also found more than 60 percent of respondents favor so-called “right-to-work” laws that prohibit mandatory union membership in union-represented workplaces. Teacher files Right-to-Work unfair labor practice against unions mlive.com, March 10, 2016 Becky Lapham accuses the unions of violating…
Read MoreNILRR Right To Work Clipsheet December 11, 2015
Documents Show Teachers Unions Spent Millions on Luxury Hotels, Overseas Travel, Car Services The74Million.org, November 29, 2015 A cursory scan of the line items on the union’s annual financial filings shows that the American Federation of Teachers spent more than $1.3 million on luxury hotels, more than $300,000 on foreign travel and an eye-popping $59,368…
Read MoreNILRR Right to Work Clipsheet December 04, 2015
Worker files unfair labor charge against GM, UAW Detroit News Online, December 01, 2015 Daniel Lowery of Holly is claiming unfair labor practices against the three entities, according to a copy of the charges filed last week by the National Right to Work Defense Foundation Inc. on behalf of Lowery. The foundation says Lowery’s charges…
Read MoreUnion Bosses Smear Teachers
Union bosses are demonizing one of their own who has dared to disagree with their policies. Faced with losing billions of dollars at a critical time, union officials, from the AFL_CIO to teacher union officials themselves, all are desperate to keep their forced-dues windfall operating. Friedrichs v. CTA, a case currently before the Supreme Court,…
Read More60% of West Virginians Support Right to Work
Union bosses in West Virginia are running scared as a public opinion poll shows 60% of West Virginians support a Right To Work law for the Mountain State. A Right To Work lawfor West Virginia would realize the state’s motto, “Montani Semper Liberi,” or “Mountaineers are Always Free.” Jason Hart has the story onwatchdog.org. To…
Read MoreRight to Work Clipsheet November 20, 2015
Friedrichs Amicus Brief: National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation onlabor.org, November 18, 2015 “This point is dispositive,” the foundation claims, because “Abood’s ‘free rider’ rationale is predicated on the opposite presumption: that exclusivity is a burden imposed on unions that impedes their ability to recruit members. This supposition turns reality on its head. Far…
Read MoreNILRR Right to Work Clipsheet November 13, 2015
UMWA endorses Jim Justice for governor WV Metro News, November 12, 2015 When asked about how he would handle a right-to-work bill as governor, Justice said he would veto it. Why bond-buyers prefer red states Your Daily Journal Online, November 12, 2015 States with strong public-employee unions – which they measured with membership rates, collective-bargaining…
Read MoreNew Labor Scheme for Bernie Sanders
Labor for Bernie intends to engage rank and file union members to get out the vote for Bernie Sanders using forced dues to realize their goals.But it seems that only union bosses are currently engaged in the campaign. Mario Vasquez has the story on In These Times. Labor for Bernie, a new nationwide network for…
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