Posted on Oct 21, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
The Center for Union Facts landed a letter in the Boston Globe this morning, challenging one celebrity’s journey into labor politics: It is truly inspirational that Ben Affleck took a break from his intense schedule of Sox games and celebrity poker tournaments to help Service Employees International Union officials unionize Boston’s teaching hospitals (“Affleck stumps […]
Posted on Oct 19, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
The folks at the Boston Herald were kind enough to publish our letter to the editor regarding Ben Affleck’s foray into union activism. In part, we said: Affleck as union front-man is not just another ridiculous role; his script is a dangerous one as it undermines employee rights. Whenever Affleck makes his quixotic attempt for […]
Posted on by Bret Jacobson
There was much ado, for a moment, when news broke that far-lefty bloggers were talking with Teamsters officials about getting out the union bosses’ propaganda. Campaigns and Elections has the story, and we were happy to help out with some thoughts: “This is just the latest sign that the labor movement is feeling weak and […]
Posted on Oct 18, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
At Shopfloor, which is reading a new report from the Heritage Foundation.
Posted on by Bret Jacobson
We’ve discussed before — see here — the sad history some unions (especially those in the construction industry) have with racism. The latest story to follow comes from Philadelphia: In light of an alleged racial-harassment incident at the site of the new Comcast tower, a prominent African American business activist yesterday called for the hiring […]
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It could be said about many unions these days, but this time it’s about the United Farm Workers and their attempt to hijack the secret ballot unionizing process. Money quote: The union’s latest attempt to restore its influence among workers in the fields hit a roadblock this week when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed two bills […]
Posted on by Jon Berry
The United Food and Commercial Workers union has just been hit with a racketeering lawsuit from Smithfield Foods, a company fed up with the union’s refusal to let employees take a secret ballot vote on whether they’d like to unionize under the UFCW or not. The lawsuit alleges that UFCW has perpetrated “more than two […]
Posted on by Bret Jacobson
News is still buzzing this morning about the ever-so-rare RICO lawsuit filed by Smithfield Foods against the United Food and Commercial Workers (and Change To Win, and Andy Stern, and a host of others …). Just to be clear: this is a huge step in the modern fight against unions’ anti-corporate smear campaigns. But as […]
