Posted on Jun 17, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson
Here’s another example of unions not caring who pays the bill as long as they get to keep their jobs. AFSCME is demanding that the state of Illinois raise taxes: The largest state employee union in Illinois says no amount of concessions by workers can solve the budget problem and lawmakers should raise the income […]
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I’ve noted how labor attempts to intimidate, harass, or humiliate companies that don’t bend to their will. Change To Win’s favorite target in recent months is drugstore retailer CVS, which they charge with allegedly selling expired products. But that campaign apparently was not effective judging by what Change To Win is now complaining about: Add […]
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The Daily News‘ Juan Gonzalez has the scoop on the financial details surrounding the bitter civil war that engulfed UNITE HERE. Documents obtained by the Daily News showed that Bruce Raynor, the former general president of UNITE HERE, ordered more than $12 million transferred from the union’s accounts to local chapters loyal to him and […]
Posted on Jun 16, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson
The Sacramento Bee and ProPublica both reported that Sean Harrigan, a “veteran leader of the United Food and Commerical Workers union,” actively solicited contributions for his union from money managers and pension fund consultants while serving on the board of California’s largest pension fund, CalPERS. Harrigan claimed that he “invited not more than two dozen […]
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Today, The Detroit News featured an op-ed by Center for Union Facts Executive Director Rick Berman calling on GM workers to decertify the UAW. The text of the op-ed is below: GM Needs Fresh Start From UAW, Too Brian Deese, the 31-year-old Yale Law School dropout charged with restructuring General Motors, takes a lot of […]
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UNITE HERE’s John Wilhelm penned another response to the SEIU’s Andy Stern, reiterating his opposition to settling the union dispute through binding arbitration: You and Raynor plotted to break up UNITE HERE, remove assets from the Union’s control, and organize in UNITE HERE’s traditional industry jurisdictions. Having made this attempted burglary you now want to […]
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I wrote about how unions exert their influence over the Obama Administration when the White House announced it would skip the U.S. Conference of Mayors because it didn’t want to cross a local union’s picket line. Well, as The Politico reports, that deference has provoked considerable criticism and ire from mayors from across the country […]
Posted on Jun 15, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson
It appears that the SEIU is the likely winner of its protracted battle with the National Union of Health Workers over organizing home health care workers in Fresno, CA. Randy Shaw, a notable pro-labor activist, reports some surprising details about the brutal race that exhibited the SEIU’s extensive resources and bruising tactics. The SEIU reportedly […]
