Posts Tagged ‘Union Violence’
Philadelphia Union Boss Boasts About Union Violence
The National Institute for Labor Relations Research has tracked violence incidents since 1975. While much of their information comes from news media accounts, it is obvious that many incidents go unreported, even to police, out of fear of retaliation. Union bosses use tough economic times and free speech to exculpate union violence, their victims still suffer…
Read More8 Right to Work Protesters Dodge Jail Time
8 Right to Work protestors, rescued from jail by a plea deal, were originally charged with assaulting/resisting/obstructing police during a demonstration after Michigan citizens passed their Right To Work Law last year. Brandon Howell has the story on mlive.com. The eight protesters, all from metro Detroit, pleaded guilty at a preliminary hearing Friday before Lansing…
Read MoreObama NLRB Serving Union Bosses Everywhere
More examples of how union bosses and their supporters don’t have their members’ welfare in mind. The Obama NLRB has become Big Labor’s servant, sanctioning union violence and endangering workers testifying on behalf of their employers. Labor Union Report Diary has the story: Notwithstanding the union-backed effort to end Senate filibusters, time and time again, both publicly and behind-the-scenes,…
Read MorePhila. police tie construction arson to union sabotage
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 a…
Read MoreNot a firing offense: drinking, smoking pot, endangering people, child abuse
Jillian Kay Melchior, National Review Online, writes about the union intimidation tactics union bosses used to further their goals when they do not get what they want in negotiations. An excellent reason to abolish monopoly bargaining and exclusive representation. The trouble in Connecticut began last year, when Healthbridge Management tried to negotiate a new contract…
Read MoreUnion Protestors Cause $35,000 and More in Damage
Adding insult to injury, the company which suffered the damage will now face additional liability due to the vandalism. Jack Spencer at Michigan Capitol Confidential has the story: Union protesters caused at least $35,000 in damage when they trampled and sliced up two tents on the Michigan Capitol lawn during protests against right-to-work legislation this…
Read MoreMichigan Unions Demonstrate Against Freedom
Michael Reagan comments on Big Labor’s violence during passage of Michigan’s Right to Work Law. All those union thugs who were rioting in Michigan last week were angry about the wrong thing. They were demonstrating – which in union-speak means breaking things and punching people – against Michigan’s decision to become a right-to-work state. If…
Read MoreWhen Thuggery is Okay
Rich Lowry, National Review Online, compares union thuggery to civil discourse. Outside the Michigan capitol the day of the vote, union protesters tore down the large organizational tent of the pro-right-to-work free-market group Americans for Prosperity and punched Fox News contributor Steven Crowder. It could have been worse. Crowder sustained a chipped tooth…
Read MoreHenry Payne’s Take on Michigan Union Violence
Union Violence, Then and Now
“The Right to Work”, by Ray Stannard Baker, McClure’s Magazine … Limitations on violence under law tested anew … – The Buffalo News Last week a Bloomberg commentary by Elizabeth Tandy Shermer, a history professor at Loyola University Chicago, steered curious readers to a gripping piece of journalism that is over a century old. The issues raised…
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