Posts Tagged ‘Pennsylvania’
Right To Work Coming to Pennsylvania
Could Pennsylvania be the next Right To Work state? John Luciew has the story at Pennlive.com. Right-to-work legislation – legally clearing the way for workers to hold union-represented jobs without joining unions or paying dues – could be about to touch off a heated debate in Pennsylvania. Or the measure could again go nowhere, a fate that has…
Read MoreCourt gives Simon Campbell access to salaries for state college professors
Simon Campbell, founder and president of stopteacherstrikes.org, union boss crtitic, and Pennsbury school board member, wins a battle for the public, requesting information about the negotiation process at Pennsylvnia universities. An independent futures trader, Simon caught the “fever in the belly” when his daughters’ school was shut down over a strike. Phillyburbs.com has the story. Commonwealth Court has…
Read MorePennsylvania Union Officials Block Simon Campbell’s Right to Know
As Pennsylvania citizens work to pass a Right to Work law, the Pennsylvania State Education Association makes a show of their absolute power over Pennsylvania teachers, citizens and taxpayers. Exercising his rights as a taxpaying citizen, Stopteacherstrikes.org President Simon Campbell, was stopped in his tracks by union officials and their power. Simon tells his story…
Read MorePennsylvania Union Bosses Fight Privatization
Pennsylvania United Food and Commercial Workers union officials are opposing legislation that will privatize liquor sales in Pennsylvania. Government control of liquor has been a plum victory for union bosses.They have given thousands in forced dues to both Republican and Democrat lawmakers to keepcarrying water for forced unionism.Eric Boehm, reason.com, has the story. The United…
Read MoreLabor Day is for Taxpayers, Not Unions
Matthew Brouillette, president and CEO of The Commonwealth Foundation, recognizes government employee labor unions’ forced dues power and Labor Day in the Patriot News: As the sun sets on a sizzling summer, celebrations with family and friends will mark another Labor Day. But few citizens will recall or cheer the nationwide railroad union strike, featuring…
Read MoreMike Antonucci Looks at Membership Numbers After Officials “. . .Tried Every Tactic Imaginable”
Mike Antonucci Looks at Membership Numbers After Officials “. . .Tried Every Tactic Imaginable” NEA hada total of 3,166,761 members of all types, of whom 2,807,332 were active and employed in the public school system. Be aware that these are individual souls, not full-time equivalents. Forty-four state affiliates lost active members in 2010-11. The following…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips – June 15, 2012
Right to Work Works! The New American Online, June 15, 2012 For purposes of this discussion, the definition of the Right to Work principle will be that provided by the National Institute for Labor Relations Research: Walker will not pursue right-to-work in Wisconsin Human Events Online, June 15, 2012 “No, I’m not going to…
Read MorePennsylvania GOP Governor Now Paying the Price For Big Labor Appeasement
Some Republican Governors Attempt To Steer Clear Of … – ABC News Gov. Tom Corbett’s approval rating reaches all-time … – PennLive.com Now that a clear majority of Wisconsin voters have rejected Big Labor’s scheme to oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker from office, less than halfway through his term, for successfully backing a rollback of government union bosses’ monopoly-bargaining power…
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