Posts Tagged ‘Pennsylvania’
NILRR Clipsheet October 2, 2015
Taxpayers fleeing Ohio, IRS report shows Watchdog.org, September 30, 2015 State-to-state migration was a net drain of $1.2 billion on Ohio’s economy in 2011 and $1.1 billion in 2012. Almost…
Read MoreNILRR Clipsheet September 18, 2015
Legislators in Missouri Take Aim at Union Dues New York Times Online, September 15, 2015 “I know we’ve flipped some,†said Greg Mourad, a vice president at the National Right…
Read MoreMore Official Time Cases in Pennsylvania
James Sherk and Nate Bohlander describe the case of the “missing” teacher. Missing from the classroom, that is, as this teacher currently takes care of union business full time but…
Read MoreUnion Bosses Finance Philly Mayoral Race
Union boss Johnny Dougherty, head of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, demonstrates his influence on the Philadelphia mayoral election spending hundreds of thousands in dues. Brooke Rogers…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips June 05, 2015
11 Million Workers Are Forced To Pay Union Dues: Congress Should Help Them The Daily Caller Online, June 03, 2015 The National Right to Work Act (S. 391/H.R. 612) was…
Read MoreNo Plea Deal for Ironworker Boss
Ironworkers Local 401 business agent Christopher Prophet refused to cooperate with law enforcement during former union boss Joseph Dougherty’s trial, and now the judge is refusing a plea deal concocted on…
Read MoreUnion Violence Doesn’t Pay
Two more Philadelphia Ironworkers Local 401 members have been sentenced for their part in the reign of terror and violence, once again demonstrating that violence does not pay. Jeremy Roebuck…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips April 10, 2015
Former labor union official pleads guilty in federal database case Buffalo News Online, April 09, 2015 Jeffrey A. Peterson, 51, of Freedom, a former business agent of Local 17 of…
Read MoreUS Steel Moves to Right Work State
U. S. Steel is establishing two more plants in Alabama, a Right to Work state. This is an example of another big industry leaving a forced-dues state for the freedom…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips January 19, 2015
Public Unions vs. the Public Wall Street Journal Online, January 15, 2015 The facts: Public-sector unions are not underdogs. . . As Mr. DiSalvo shows, public-sector unions are also rich.…
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