Posts Tagged ‘Union Organizing’
Corporate Campaign Gamble
UNITE/HERE union bosses allegedly sent letters to Trump casino customers urging them to shun the casino shortly before the casino’s management asked for the collective bargaining agreementto be cancelled. Wayne Parry has the story on Fox Business News. A bankruptcy judge in Delaware will consider a request Wednesday by Trump Entertainment Resorts to force Local…
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 MoreNLRB Rules Favor Union Organizing
Nonunion workers, beware: your employer will now be forced to divulge your personal information to union organizers, whether they wish to or not, free of charge, and without your permission.Thanks to a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision union bosses will have access to nonuion employees’ email addresses and phone numbers. Now, as members, union…
Read MoreIL – State Sponsored Union Membership Drives?
Despite a Supreme Court decision, Illinois government has knuckled under pressure from the Serivce Employees International Union (SEIU) and requires all state home caregivers to attend “training sessions,” where caregivers are required to endure lectures ab out union membership. Additionally, the state is paying SEIU union bosses for the service. Paul Kersey, Labor Director for…
Read MoreNILRR Clips December 05, 2014
Union Organizers, Not Actual Employees, Turn Out for Walmart Black Friday Protests My Freedom Foundation Online, December 3, 2014 Many of the same individuals appear repeatedly in the photos. All told, it appears that about 17 different individuals participated in at least one of the eight “actions” at local Walmarts. Wisconsin Senate to quickly take…
Read MoreUFCW Officials Plan Black Friday Protests
https://nilrr.org/wp-admin/post-new.phpHiding behind the name OUR Walmart, union officials are planning to disrupt Black Friday sales by engineering hundreds of protests across the country. While the name, OUR Walmart, implies the movement enjoys the support of Walmart employees, but the distinct lack of involvement among Walmart workers is clearly evident. Bill McMorris has the story in…
Read MoreUAW Organizes Desperate Measures
United Auto Worker union bossesare seeking help from concerns outside the United States in their desperate attempt to bring Volkwagen workers under their thumb.In February, workers at the Chattanooga, Tennessee Volkswagen plant voted to eschew union representation, but UAW bosses refuse to listen. Mike Pare has the story in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Saying…
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 MoreAnother UAW Organizing Scheme
After their unsuccessful attempt to organize the Volkswagen automobile plant in Right To Work Chattanooga, UAW union officials are attempting another end-run around workers in Alabama. Patrick Rupinski as the story in tuscaloosa.com. The United Auto Workers adopted a new tactic this month in its drive to organize Southeastern auto plants. It formed a new…
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