Posts Tagged ‘Washington Examiner’
Harris Decision Freeing Workers
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation’s victory in the Harris v. Quinn case before the Supreme Court is freeing thousands of workers from having to pay tribute to unions they never wanted to join or support in the first place. Sean Higgins has the story in the WashingtonExaminer Online. A Seattle branch of…
Read MoreNILRR Clipsheet September 04, 2015
Waste Management Worker Illegally Threatened by Operating Engineers Union Official: Join or Be Fired nrtw.org, August 31, 2015 John Woodall, a California worker, has filed federal unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against International Union of Operating Engineers Local 3 (IUOE) after a union official threatened Woodall with an ultimatum…
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Laborers have no say in their contract U-T SanDiego.com, February 4, 2015 Farm laborers at one of the nation’s largest fruit farms, Gerawan Farming, have been pleading with the state Agricultural Labor Relations Board – an agency formed, ironically, to give farm workers a voice in their own contracts – to count their votes in…
Read MoreForced Political Contributions?
This Washington Examiner editorial explores union bosses’ power to force workers into paying for politics they do not support. How would you react if your employer informed you he would be taking a modest cut from your paycheck each month for his political action committee? What if he told you that if you try to…
Read MoreVeterans Administration “Official Time” Employees To Return To Work
CongressmanJeff Miller, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs (VA), has requested that all VAemployees performing “official time” or union work, return to tending to VA affairs. With 271 employees devoted solely to working on union businesss, the Department of Veterans Affairs employs the largest number of “official time” employees. Mark Flatten has the…
Read MoreTeacher Tenure Found Unconstitutional
In California, it’s all about the students for once.Things will soon change in the Golden State, renowned forits powerfulteacher unions. Refusing to bow to this teacher union power, California Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu found in favor of students who only asked to receive a quality education. Sean Higgins has the story in the Washington…
Read MoreTeamsters Trick Unsuspecting Worker into Signing
A cautionary tale abouta worker who inadvertentlysigned cards supporting the Teamsters. Sean Higgins has the story in the Washington Examiner. Florida bus driver April Perez was a vocal opponent of having a union at her workplace, Durham School Services. She even served as the company’s election observer during a failed organizing bid by the carpenters…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly News Clips March 14, 2014
Right-to-work bill dies in Kentucky House committee wave3.com, March 14, 2014 A Kentucky House committee’s vote killed right-to-work legislation for the rest of the year, but both sides say the issue will play a key role in November’s elections. Is It Really News to UAW Bosses That Their Political Partisanship Offends Many Workers? www.nilrr.org…
Read MoreCommon Core Supporters Shun Publicity
Supporters of the Common Core curriculum suddenly don’t want their names mentioned in President Obama’s State of the Union Address. Sean Higgins of the Washington Examiner, has the story. Common Core is attempt to create a standard national curriculum for kindergarten through high school. It’s an idea whose supporters and detractors cut across party and…
Read MoreUAW and GM Strangely Silent on GM Stock Sale
Sean Higgins comments on the notable lack of response fromthe UAW and the AFL-CIO. The sale meant that taxpayers were losing $10 billion, so some extra justification was necessary. GM officials have taken a similar stance even as they say they are glad to be out of receivership. One group that was noticeably quiet was…
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