Posted on Nov 12, 2007 by Jon Berry
There’s no telling when the curtain’s coming back up — Broadway’s stagehands union (Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes) went on strike this Saturday, closing down most of New York City’s big productions. The union’s major complaint isn’t money — if the theaters are to be believed, the typical Broadway carpenter, […]
Posted on by Bret Jacobson
Colorado columnist reminds us: “There’s only one thing worse than government bureaucrats, and that is unionized government bureaucrats. If you think the bureaucrats are unresponsive now, wait until the big labor bosses start pulling their strings.” In North Carolina, a reverend’s remarks “appear to be heavily tainted by union propaganda churned out by the United […]
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The Weekly Standard has picked up the story of union officials pushing the hilariously misnamed “Employee Free Choice Act,” which would effectively kill the right to secret ballot elections by employees deciding whether to join a union. The paper’s Whitney Blake was kind enough to ask for thoughts from the Center for Union Facts’ executive […]
Posted on Nov 09, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
Some of our favorite things are the unintentionally funny efforts by union officials to stay hip. Enter UFCW “Local 8-Golden State,” where the union is a family business for the Lovealls. It is currently run by Jack Jacque Loveall, pictured right, the second-generation chief of the union. (Those who follow the group will get a […]
Posted on by Bret Jacobson
Wanted to pass on this note we saw from the Merit Construction Alliance, which is a New England-area group aimed at fending off construction union attacks on non-union companies: A Springfield construction labor union is attempting to divert attention from the increased costs and illegality of placing Project Labor Agreements on city school construction by […]
Posted on Nov 08, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
More video of Carpenters union shenanigans today. WARNING: Violence and language
Posted on by Bret Jacobson
We’ve come across a couple interesting videos of demonstrations by Carpenters union officials and a few rowdy members. Watch this first video (and go here to see the whole thing):
Posted on by Bret Jacobson
This morning, the Washington Times carries an op-ed from the Center for Union Facts. In our piece, we explain the burgeoning trend of employers fighting back against union’s allegedly extortionate tactics. Here’s a bit: … as times have changed, so has the style of union extortion. These days, it’s less about how a company unloads […]
