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  • July | 2014 | Big Labor Bailout

    The Chicago Tribune reports that, according to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), “McDonald’s shares responsibility for working conditions with its franchisees who operate roughly 90 percent of its restaurants.” McDonald’s “has long maintained that its franchisees are independent owner-operators … Continue reading

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    The Washington Examiner reports that union allies in Congress are promoting legislation (the Schedules that Work Act) that would “give employees more rights to demand flexible work schedules and demand an end to long, irregular work shifts.” The language of … Continue reading

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    The Wall Street Journal reports that a “group of cosmetics and fragrances workers at a Macy’s store in Massachusetts are a big enough lot to try to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board decided in a ruling that could advance … Continue reading

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    Check out this Daily Caller article: “The Obama administration’s Department of Labor is running a social media campaign this week to encourage people to lobby Congress for a minimum wage increase – a move raising eyebrows because it is similar … Continue reading

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    It looks like Big Labor has found yet another avenue to advance their pro-union agenda: American universities.  According to The Washington Free Beacon, “a coalition of foundations and union front groups is funding an academic post at the University of California at … Continue reading

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    The effort to raise the minimum wage in Seattle by a staggering 60 percent – from the current $9.32 an hour to $15 an hour – over the next several years is being challenged by a local business group, Forward … Continue reading

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  • June | 2014 | Big Labor Bailout

    Last week, Republican Senator Lamar Alexander from Tennessee introduced legislation in the Senate that would “prevent the National Labor Relations Board from implementing a rule requiring businesses to turn over employees’ personal phone numbers and email addresses during union organizing … Continue reading

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    We’ve talked about worker centers before.  They’re the Big Labor-funded “charitable organizations” that take the fight to force unionization on American companies and workers one, two or in some cases several steps further than unions are legally allowed. Well, now according to … Continue reading

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    On June 8, Wall Street Journal opinion editor Paul Gigot faced off against The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on ABC News’ “This Week” program (check out the video)… During the debate, vanden Heuvel—a strong supporter of a job-killing minimum … Continue reading

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    If there’s anything sadder than a tragic, fatal accident, it is the shameless exploitation of such an unfortunate incident to score cheap political points.  Friends and family are still mourning the victim of a recent New Jersey highway crash involving … Continue reading

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    Earlier this week, Senator Tim Scott introduced the Empower Employees Act.   Adopted from an amendment the Senator introduced last year, this bill that would prohibit the federal government from automatically deducting union dues from federal employee paychecks.  Senator Scott introduced … Continue reading

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    Union protestors are descending on Walmart stores across the country this week as the company’s shareholders meet at their Arkansas headquarters. The protestors have issued their typical calls for higher wages and other standard demands, but their main motive appears … Continue reading

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