Posts Tagged ‘Union Corruption’
California Government Union Head Refuses to Divulge Records
California taxpayers are, once again, at the mercy of a union official who scoffs at the an audit of two non profit trusts he heads. Jack Dolan has the story in the Los Angeles Times. The politically powerful head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s largest union has refused to cooperate with…
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Group files complaint about Unified’s vote to negotiate with unions Kenosha News Online, November 08, 2013 According to a statement from the Institute, the complaint was filed on behalf of Kristi Lacroix, who they identify as a district taxpayer. Lacroix is a former teacher at Lakeview Technology Academy who left her job this…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly Newsclips November 1, 2013
Top Teamster official may be sanctioned for threats Washington Examiner Online, October 31, 2013 International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James Hoffa will review possible charges against Sean O’Brien, president of IBT’s Local 25, which represents the Boston area. The charges were recommended by the Teamsters’ Independent Review Board after O’Brien threatened members…
Read MoreNILRR News Clips August 23, 2013
Ohio Governor Has No Credible Excuse For Waving the White Flag on Right to Work August 17th, 2013 An Ohio Prescription for GOP: Lower Taxes, More Aid for Poor Scientific polling ind[…] Cities With Greatest Bankruptcy Risks Overwhelmingly Located in Forced-Unionism States August 19th, 2013 20 Cities That May Face Bankruptcy After Detroit – Newsmax.com Earlier…
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 Clipsheet July 12, 2013
Right to Work and a Test for Republicans Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2013 Still, a ranking of 22nd out of 50 states leaves plenty of room for improvement and begs the question: What do the top 10 states for business–Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana, Arizona, Virginia, South Carolina, Nevada and Georgia–have in…
Read MoreA Baltimore jail scandal aided by union politics
Reading like a 1970’s report on the Teamsters, Charles Lane reports on AFSCME’s role in the Baltimore City Detention Center scandal, involving gangs and corruption, financed by mandatory dues checkoff and compulsory unionism. Here’s the story in the Washington Post. Even by the standards of America’s troubled jails and prisons, the scandal at the Baltimore…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly News Clips March 15, 2013
H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act House of Representatives Education and Workforce Committee, March 13, 2013 Links to Foundation Story In January 2012, President Obama installed three so-called recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board while Congress was not in recess. In the wake of the president’s unprecedented action, efforts…
Read MoreILA, Charged With Racketeering, Attempts to Strong-Arm Shipping Terminal Operator
American Stevedoring alleges International Longshoreman’s Union officials have put the company out of business because of their connection to organized crime schemes. Steve Strunksy has the story in the Ledger-Times. A former shipping terminal operator in Newark and Brooklyn is suing the International Logshoremen’s Association for $160 million, charging that leaders of the 65,000-member dockworkers’…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly Newsclips February 22, 2013
NLRB Sneak Attack on First Amendment Shopfloor.org, February 15, 2013 The NLRB is up to its sneaky ways and they are hoping to slip another precedent shattering decision under the radar. According to the U.S. Supreme Court in the Beck decision, employees can object to a portion of union dues’ expenditures if the…
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