While shocking to learn of the demise of Hostess Brands, Inc., caused by an ongoing strike of Bakers Union workers, it should really have been little surprise when it happened. This had been in the works for some time, since … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Campaigns & Elections, Politics, Unions Tagged AFL-CIO, bakers union, bakery confectionary tobacco workers and grain millers international union, hostess, hostess bankruptcy, Richard Trumka, strike, Teamsters, twinkies, union strike, union workers
Big Labor feels its grasp on power brokers in the nation’s capital slipping. With dwindling labor participation and diminished influence among the American electorate, union bosses are making a push to secure more power before it is too late.
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Posted in Uncategorized Tagged AFL-CIO, Big Labor, Craig Becker, National Mediation Board, NLRB, Second Bill of Rights, SEIU, Union Bosses, Workers Stand for America Rally
Unfortunately though, the White House has decided against standing with workers and small businesses and instead, has sided with labor bosses desperately seeking “payback.” After having invested half a billion dollars in President Obama’s election in 2008, union bosses have demanded gifts in return for their political contributions. And the problem has only grown worse with the November election upon us and labor bosses slated to contribute nearly 500 million dollars more, for a grand total of one billion. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged AFL-CIO, Bergdorf Goodman, NLRB, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
The formation of micro-unions would result in an undue proliferation of units in workplaces, which is a detriment to both employees and employers. It will dramatically increase a business owner’s labor relations costs, and produce unrest and workplace disputes as different unions representing varying employees will seek distinctive pay structures and benefit packages. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged AFL-CIO, Bergdorf Goodman, Big Labor, Capitol Hill, Isakson, Job Tester, Mark Pryor, Mary Landrieu, Micro-unions, NLRB, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union, Senate, Senator Lindsey Graham, US Senate Committee on Appropriations
Job creators are badly in need of certainty as they work, which includes relief from the proliferation of these micro-units, which would result in greater unemployment and business closures at the worst possible time.[16] Therefore, the vote to prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars in the formation of micro-unions in private sector workplaces will serve as a real test for members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Their vote on this matter will be defining among employers in their states. Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, EFCA, Unions Tagged AFL-CIO, Bergdorf Goodman, Biden, EFCA, Governor Scott Walker, Micro-unions, Micro-units, NLRB, Obama Administration, Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union, Specialty Healthcare, Trumka, Wisconsin
by Fred Wszolek The true extent of the campaign being waged against worker rights by the Obama administration and union bosses came into greater clarity over the course of the last several months with the president attacking right-to-work laws before … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics Tagged AFL-CIO, Charlotte, Commerce Dept Bureau of Economic Analysis, CPI-U, North Carolina, Obama, obama campaign, Right-to-Work, Union, Union Bosses, worker rights
The Obama Administration and its appointees on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have worked overtime to enact new laws and regulations that make it easier to force workers into unions. Whether we’re talking about the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act, micro-unions, ambush elections, allowing union bosses to access workers’ personal information, or any of the other initiatives undertaken by unelected government bureaucrats in Washington, it’s clear that as far as President Obama is concerned, what Big Labor wants, Big Labor gets. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged AFL-CIO, Big Labor, EFCA, Employee Forced Choice Act, NLRB, Obama, Obama Administration, Trumka
President Obama put on a show for one of Big Labor’s most eager audiences and blasted right-to-work laws while at it. Obama ignored economic statistics showing right-to-work states experiencing greater prosperity than their counterparts. Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Department of Labor Tagged AFL-CIO, BEA, Big Labor, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, Obama, Right-to-Work