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You may have heard about the “massive” protests Walmart workers have in store for Black Friday this year. The only problem with this story is that workers aren’t really the ones behind these efforts. In reality, Big Labor, liberal groups and … Continue reading

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Just last week, Senate Democrats rewrote the rules on filibusters for confirming judges and executive-branch nominees.  Now, instead of requiring 60 votes, a simple majority is necessary to override filibusters on judges and presidential nominees. In the immediate term, the … Continue reading

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Less than half (just under 41 percent) of employees at the National Labor Relations Board are satisfied with the policies and practices of the NLRB’s senior leaders.  That’s a pretty bleak number for the agency charged with negotiating disputes between … Continue reading

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What do you do when you’re a labor boss at a time when union membership is at its lowest point in over 50 years?  Anything you can to save a sinking ship, apparently.  That includes forming new union front groups called “worker … Continue reading

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We’ve long known that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is working to promote the interests of Big Labor every day. But rarely has the connection been so clear. Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union announced an … Continue reading

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It looks like United Auto Workers (UAW) is still pushing their union agenda in Tennessee—and now it appears they’re colluding with Volkswagen to ensure unionization at the automotive company’s Chattanooga plant.  Whether or not workers there truly wish to unionize … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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By WFI Staff Now in week two of a federal budget impasse that’s left the government shut down, the Obama Administration is already playing games with the payroll.  In what can only be described as blatant payback, Obama is allowing federal … Continue reading

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Let the United Auto Workers tell it, and you’d think workers at the highly regarded Chattanooga, TN Volkswagen assembly plant were going head over heels for the Big Labor cartel.  Not so, says employee Mike Burton who managed to collect … Continue reading

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Somehow, amid Washington’s budget battles and government showdown, the Obama White House was able to find a $320 million bailout for bankrupt Detroit.  But what about so many other cities in similar tough spots?  Detroit, remember, is no ordinary city.  And, this … Continue reading

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