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By Fred Wszolek (originally appeared in Forbes Magazine) The recent news that Hostess Brands, an iconic company in business for 82 years, would be closing riled Americans and received significant news coverage.  The maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho Ho’s has … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, EFCA, NLRB, Politics, Project Labor Agreements, Unions, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act Tagged bakers union, bakery confectionary tobacco workers and grain millers international union, bankruptcy, bctgm, Big Labor, ding dongs, ho hos, hostess brands, Micro-unions, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, strike, twinkies, union cronies, Unions, wall street journal

While many of us were eager to jump into the holiday cheer of turkey, family and friends this Thanksgiving season, Big Labor bosses were busily trying to ruin it.  Unfortunately, more than 15,000 employees of Hostess Brands, Inc. will likely … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, EFCA, micro-unions, Politics, Project Labor Agreements, Unions, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act Tagged Big Labor, big labor bosses, black friday, breitbart, holiday, holiday season, hostess, hostess brands, thanksgiving, twinkies, Union Bosses, wal mart, wall street journal, washington post

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is standing up to Big Labor by signing legislation that would end project-labor agreements (PLAs) in his state. The AP has the details: Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation that supporters say could allow non-union contractors … Continue reading

Posted in Project Labor Agreements Tagged Governor Rick Snyder, Michigan, PLAs

The House of Representatives will vote today on an amendment offered by Representative Steve LaTourette that will provide another bailout to Big Labor. His misguided amendment would strike Section 415 from the H.R. 2055, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs … Continue reading

Posted in Project Labor Agreements Tagged Key Voter Alert, PLAs, Steven LaTourette

By Fred Wszolek Fasten your seatbelts.  We could be in for one of the most impactful, if not the most consequential, Supreme Court cases in generations. It’s the little known Unite Here Local 355 vs. Mulhall case which might end up packing … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Politics, Unions Tagged benjamin sachs, big labor bosses, dues, harvard law school, mulhall, neutrality agreements, New York Times, scotus, Supreme Court, Union Bosses, union chiefs, unite here local 355, unite here local 355 v mulhall

By Fred Wszolek Big Labor spent so big in favor of President Obama’s campaigns that we’re still trying to put our hands around it.  But, for the guy in the White House, that’s not such a hard thing to do. Eventually, Big Labor … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Campaigns & Elections, Politics, Unions Tagged AFL-CIO, Barack Obama, Big Labor, big labor bosses, elsie viebeck, Federal Election Commission, healthcar.gov, national institute of labor relations research, New York Times, Obama Administration, obama campaign, obama white house, obamacare, President Obama, Richard Trumka, taft hartley, The Hill, Union Bosses, union pacs

By WFI Staff Turns out, the United Auto Workers may have been violating state law the entire time they’ve been pushing for a muscular union in a Chattanooga, TN Volkswagen plant. The details are still emerging.  But, a little-known Tennessee law (now … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics, State Coalitions, Unions Tagged Big Labor, big labor bosses, bill haslam, Card Check, chattanooga, chattanooga times free press, ellis smith, nashville, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Right-to-Work, secret ballots, senator mark green, tennessee, UAW, Union Bosses, union elections, United Auto Workers, volkswagen

By WFI Staff It’s the kind of shutdown we all like to hear about: union bosses finally coming to their senses and putting a stop to reckless protests that endanger the economic health of a struggling, post-recession community.  Finally, after … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Politics, Unions Tagged Big Labor, casino, clark county, cosmopolitan casino, cosmopolitan hotel, culinary union, culinary union local 226, Las Vegas, nevada, recession, shutdown, tourism, Union Bosses, union thugs, vegas strip

By WFI Staff When you’re a tourist visiting one of the world’s greatest entertainment destinations, the last reception you’d expect is a bunch of foul-mouthed, red-faced protesters calling you a “loser,” “jerk” or – even worse – slinging insults about … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Politics, Unions Tagged alliance to protect nevada jobs, apnv, Big Labor, big labor bosses, carson city, culinary union, culinary union local 226, Las Vegas, las vegas tourists, nevada, tourism, tourists, Union Bosses, union thugs, vegas inc

By WFI Staff This time, what happens in Vegas didn’t exactly stay there as once thought.  At least not when it’s the openly hostile and outrageous antics of Culinary Union Local 226.  It’s turning into a circus on the stripthat … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Politics, Unions Tagged big labor bosses, casinos, cosmopolitan casino, culinary union, culinary union local 226, entertainment, Las Vegas, tourism, Union Bosses, union thugs, vegas strip

By WFI Staff The drama in Chattanooga keeps unfolding in a series of intriguing twists and turns of the United Auto Workers’ union own making.   UAW just couldn’t help itself, constantly attempting to harass, intimidate and coerce workers into signing unionization cards.  Fooling … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged auto workers, Big Labor, big labor bosses, chattanooga, right to work state, tennessee, UAW, Union Bosses, United Auto Workers, volkswagen, vw

By WFI Staff Common sense clearly hasn’t prevailed among the Big Labor boss elite running Las Vegas’ Culinary Union.  In the latest and most outrageous example of labor movement thuggery run amuck, labor bosses are ordering rank-and-file minions to turn away … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Politics, Unions Tagged big labor bosses, casinos, clark county, culinary union, culinary union local 226, culinary union members, entertainment, Las Vegas, nevada, tourism, Union Bosses, union thugs, vegas strip