Philadelphia Union Bully & Clinton Crony Breaks Electrician’s Nose

By NILRRStaff | October 20, 2016
A blurry ambulance driving down the street at night.

In a lawsuit filed early this week, Philadelphian Joshua Keesee, who owns and runs a small, union-freeelectrical contracting business, charges that union bigwig John Dougherty sucker punched him and broke his nosein January.When that failed to cowKeesee to Dougherty’s satisfaction, the business manager of Local 98 of the InternationalBrotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union and…

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Union Violence Doesn’t Pay

By NILRR Staff | April 20, 2015

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 has the story in the Philadelphia Inquirer. William Gillin, 43, was sentenced to 51/2 years Friday. He is one of 11 members of the union…

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Phila. police tie construction arson to union sabotage

By NILRR Staff | December 30, 2012

Another case of union vandalism over use of nonunion labor? Police and the contractor believe so.  Inga Saffron, Philadelphia Inquirer, has the story.     The site where Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting is building a new meetinghouse was damaged by arsonists during Christmas week, and police are now “absolutely” sure the attack was the result of…

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