Archive: Aug 2009 (Page 3)

• New University Survey of Labor Economists Shows Overwhelming Opposition to EFCA, Binding Arbitration

  Posted on Aug 12, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson

  A new survey of nine hundred and twenty-five (925) labor economists conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center for the Center for Union Facts illustrates a growing consensus among experts that increased unionization will have a negative effect on the economy. The survey further indicates that labor economists are overwhelmingly opposed to a […]

• Teamsters employees union “negotiations are not going well.”

  Posted on Aug 10, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson

  This letter needs no explanation.

• I pledge that I’ll behave like an adult at health care town halls

  Posted on by J. Justin Wilson

  I came across the Service Employees Town hall “pledge” this weekend. It appears that the unions heavies haven’t gotten around to signing it. “If were[sic] going to have a successful democratic society, we have to have a well educated and healthy citizenr [sic].” —Thomas Jefferson Town Hall Meetings are a Pillar of our American Democracy, […]

• Unions Greenmailing Solar Power Companies

  Posted on by J. Justin Wilson

  FOX News took a look at California unions’ greenmail scheme to force solar power builders to sign project labor agreements–or else. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mv9Or3xlf4[/youtube]

• What’s fair in war?

  Posted on Aug 07, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson

  UPS and Teamsters are framing their shameless scheme to unionize FedEx as an issue of fairness. UPS accuses FedEx of leveraging “an unfair competitive advantage” and an “unfair application of labor laws.” Ken Hall, Teamster’s head of the package division, said “we hope at the end of the day the Senate will see this as […]

• Attack of the Purple People Eaters

  Posted on by J. Justin Wilson

  From this video, it appears that an SEIU clad thug attacked someone at a health care townhall because he “attacked America.” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTXBOgPCh9w[/youtube]

• The Evolution of the NLRB

  Posted on Aug 06, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson

  This was passed along to me from a friend: National War Labor Board to National Labor Relations Board to the No Longer a Republican Board to the No Labor Relations Board to the National War Labor Board That seems about right.

• That’s…ehh…nice building ya’ got there…

  Posted on by J. Justin Wilson

  Yesterday, federal authorities charged New York carpenters union leader Michael J. Forde, seven other union officials, a contractor, and contractor’s representative with 29 counts of corruption, including racketeering, fraud, bribery, and perjury. According to the charges, bribes were paid out to union leaders to allow contractors around the city to pay cash to workers at […]