Posts Tagged ‘Big Labor’
Big Labor Applauds Griffin’s NLRB Confirmation
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 55-44 to confirm him. The NLRB oversees labor-management conflicts in the private sector. “With today’s…
Read MoreCities With Greatest Bankruptcy Risks Overwhelmingly Located in Forced-Unionism States
20 Cities That May Face Bankruptcy After Detroit – Newsmax.com Earlier this summer, Detroit became the largest city in American history to file for bankruptcy, but it may not retain this dubious “#1” ranking for long. As Wall Street Journal senior economics writer and editorial board member Stephen Moore recently pointed out in an analysis…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips August 16, 2013
Job, Income Data Indicate Right to Work Laws Economically Beneficial National Institute for Labor Relations Research Right to Work Fact Sheet, August 13, 2013 As of the end of 2012, 22 states had Right to Work laws on the books prohibiting the termination of employees for refusal to pay dues or fees to an unwanted…
Read MoreGovernor Kasich: No Right to Work for Ohio
Ohio Governor Kasich has caved to Big Labor demands to keep Ohio workers under union rule. The Wall Street Journal’s Neil King, Jr., has the story. Job growth is up. The Republican governor just signed what he calls “the biggest tax cut in the country” after converting a looming $7.7 billion budget deficit into…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly News Clips August 1, 2013
Holden postal worker files complaint after dues still taken from paycheck despite quitting union Bangor Daily News Online, August 2, 2013 She said she could not discuss details of the charge because of the ongoing investigation. Staff attorneys from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation provided Johnson with free legal assistance and helped…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly Clips, July 26, 2013
NRTW Foundation starts Pgh ads Pittsburgh Post Gazette Online, July 23, 2013 The conservative National Right To Work Foundation is starting a decent-sized ad buy in the Pittsburgh market today that warns of union harassment in hospital work places. UPDATE: The NRTW takes issue with the headline of this post calling it “anti-union.” It…
Read MoreThe Price of NLRB Defiance
The Wall Street Journal’s Review and Outlook section discusses the effect of the NLRB’s power and arrogance. Cablevision is petitioning the D.C. Circuit to issue a writ of mandamus–a direct court order–prohibiting the NLRB from proceeding with unfair-labor-practice complaints against it and its parent company, CSC Holdings. Cablevision’s rationale is straightforward: The same D.C. Circuit…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly Clipsheet June 1, 2013
NILRR FACT SHEET May 2013 Right to Work States Benefit From Faster Growth, Higher Real Purchasing Power – May 2013 Update SHERK: A union of one Washington Times Online, May 24, 2013 The latest example is Minnesota. The legislature just passed a law unionizing day-care providers at the behest of the American Federation…
Read MoreSome Union Officials Now Regretting Support for Health Care Reforms
Big Labor bosses who spent forced dues on President Obama’s reelection and pushed President Obama’s healthcare reforms on everyone, including their own members. Now, it turns out that wasn’t such a good idea. Peter Suderman has the story in reason.com At the beginning of the year, labor groups began to publicly grumble about the potential…
Read MoreUnion Bosses Finance Politicians Because it Pays
James Sherk refutes Ezra Klein’s assertion that America has a “. . . deeply unbalanced political system . . .” by highlighting Big Labor’s ability to donate huge “in-kind” contributions and maintaining total control over politicians. Read more at The Corner: The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein recently lamented that America has “a deeply unbalanced political…
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