Posts Tagged ‘Service Employees International Union’
Labor Dept Pushes Unionization
Labor Union Report has an interesting story about Mary Beth Maxwell, who, prior to joining the Labor Department, served as an officer in the American Rights at Work, which attempted to ensure the Employee Free Choice Act was passed, therebyenshrining forced union membership in federal law. Here’s the story. With billions of potential dues dollars…
Read MoreWhy I stopped paying the SEIU
Laura Baston recounts her experience as a victim of compulsory unionism in the News Gazette online. In 1989, I worked as an accountant for the Marathon Pipeline company in Martinsville. I had two small children, and like many mothers, I was torn between my career and wanting to spend time with my family. So I…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips February 13, 2015
Illinois Governor Fights Forced Unionism Western Journalism.com, February 11, 2015 Patrick Semmens of the National Right to Work Foundation commented on Rauner’s executive order: “This executive action is a bold step to protect the rights of Illinois state employees from being forced to pay tribute to union bosses as a condition of working as a…
Read MoreUnions Fail to File in Time, Lose Representation
Two Wisconsin unions failed to file a timely petition to represent several government employees, as required by Act 10. TheWisconsin Public Relations Commission is sticking to its guns, and the law. Molly Williams has the story in Courthouse News. The Wisconsin Association of State Prosecutors and Local 150 of the Service Employees International Unionfiled their…
Read MoreSEIU Organizers Harass Before Vote
In an effort to ensure the vote went their way, SEIU organizers harassed and intimidated adjunct workers during a recent organizing campaign. Matt Lamb has the story in collegefix.com. Adjunct faculty at Washington University in St. Louis voted narrowly to unionize this month, in a campaign marked by accusations of union intimidation and administration pressure…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips January 09, 2015
The U.S. Supreme Court is One Decision Away from Curtailing Union Power in California Fox and Hounds Online, January 9, 2015 Last year marked a legal turning point for California’s teachers’ unions and public employee unions across the nation. First, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf M. Treu ruled in June that some of the…
Read MoreSEIU Circumvents Supreme Court Ruling
In a blatant attempt to circumvent the Harris v. Quinn Supreme Court ruling, the Service Employees International Union has devised a scheme where Illinois home care workers are still required to listen to SEIU officials’ union membership pitch and receive membership cards.These mandatory sessions are paid for by the state of Illinois.The Supreme Court ruled…
Read MoreNILRR Clips November 7, 2014
Hey, unions: Don’t freak out about Scott Walker’s big victory The Week, November 6, 2014 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) pulled off a stunner of a solid victory on Tuesday. And after his very public fights with Wisconsin’s public sector unions, the governor’s re-election is being billed as a major blow to Big Labor. Still,…
Read MoreAnother Forced Unionization Scheme
SEIU makes no bones about their latest forced unionism scheme.The campaign to increase the minimum wage really doesn’t have anything to do with increasing the minimum wage. Here’s a surprise – it’s all aboutforced dues and forced membership. Brady Cremeens has the story on Illinois Watchdog.com. The effort to raise the minimum wage in Chicago…
Read MoreClipsheet Harris V. Quinn July 3, 2014
High Court’s Labor Ruling Likely to Weaken Union Clout in More States NewsMax Online, July 1, 2014 Messenger pointed out that two specific groups that were the targets of such “unionization schemes” are now protected. “The first group are personal-care providers,” he told Newsmax, “who provide home personal care to disabled, chronically ill, or elderly…
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