Monthly Archives: September 2013

UAW Sells VW Plant Workers a Bill of Goods

By WFI Staff It’s becoming an all too familiar script: desperate to fatten their member rolls while in urgent search of dues to fatten their pockets, union bosses are resorting to all sorts of creative enrollment methods.  The latest involves … Continue reading

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No Shame: New Perez Regulation Targets The Elderly

By WFI Staff Not even a month on the job and freshly minted U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez is already taking the federal agency in a controversial direction. We knew Perez had a checkered past, from questionable legal maneuvers while … Continue reading

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How Rich: Union Bosses Blast the “1 Percent” – But Who Are They to Talk?

By WFI Staff On the fifth Anniversary of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the day marked as the beginning of the massive financial meltdown we all know as the Great Recession, you’ll hear quite a bit from union bosses about the “one percent.”  It’s … Continue reading

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Big Labor’s Biggest Week Turns Into Its Worst One

By WFI Staff It was supposed to be the start of something fresh and new for Big Labor. But, no one could have scripted a worse week. On Monday, union chiefs were converging on the AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles, … Continue reading

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Not Really Keeping the “Labor Peace”

by WFI Staff When you hear the term “labor peace,” you might think of some wonderful or harmonious state of existence in which Big Labor bosses and the employers they target can get along. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Labor … Continue reading

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How Richard Trumka’s Paycheck Puts Him in the Big Labor Boss Income Bracket

As members of the venerable AFL-CIO converge on Los Angeles for their annual Big Labor pow wow, union bosses will attempt to fire up their beleaguered supporters with a long list of grievances against everyone from politicians in Washington to … Continue reading

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When Labor Day Falls Short For Big Labor

by WFI Staff It’s tough to imagine a Labor Day that doesn’t work out so well for Big Labor.  After all, this is the time of year that not only ushers in the official end of summer vacation, but also … Continue reading

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