Posted on Oct 24, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
Want to know the bottom line for why union officials and politicians are pushing so hard to pass the anti-democratic “Employee Free Choice Act”? It isn’t about workplace democracy. It’s all about adding new members (and their dues dollars), fast. Take a gander at this quote from the nation’s most powerful labor union leader: SEIU […]
Posted on Oct 23, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
A plug for the guys and gals at the National Association of Manufacturers, who provide a great voice in the card check debate.
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The investigation revealed Torrecillas had allegedly embezzled more than $250,000 from employees’ annuity accounts dating to 2004, Robaina said. He apparently used the money to enrich himself and to buy a second home in North Carolina, along with several cars. Torrecillas, 50, was taken into custody Oct. 15 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as he […]
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Wow. You sort of have to admire the allegedly RICO-licious United Food and Commercial Workers officials. Nobody denies reality like those guys. Quietly kept supermarkets from being competitive for several decades, only to realize non-union Wal-Mart had eaten their lunch? UFCW bosses don’t care. They’re still blustering and threatening anyone who supports simply letting the […]
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Kettle Chips, which happen to come from my neck of the woods, are about the tastiest snack I can think of. Less appetizing is a load of chipped-up spin coming from scorned union officials, who were voted down in a drubbing by Kettle employees. A supporter of UNITE HERE — there must be very few […]
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Cabbies in New York City have gone on strike again … even though they’re not really in a union … and even though they’re not fighting over money … and even though it’s only over the fact the government wants to include GPS devices in the cars … read about the first go-round.
Posted on Oct 22, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
It appears some politicians have gotten religion on tightening spending — at least when it comes to the budget for the federal agency that oversees how union bosses spend their members’ money. Since stepping into control of Congress, it seems like some Democrats have been itching to pay back their union supporters, and they’ve found […]
Posted on Oct 21, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
Gotta hand it to the creative (if not emotionally imbalanced) guys who have miraculously found themselves in charge of the Service Employees International Union. They’re the only guys I know of who do more street theater than our Center for Union Facts team (see here and here and here). But even for these guys, the […]
