Posted on May 18, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson
Ever wondered what the UAW’s contract looks like? Here’s a video we put together to give you a sense of just how out of touch the Auto Workers union is with the modern economy. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6qTJXBppeQ[/youtube] To read the contracts in their entirety (you better have a few days set aside), click here.
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News of potential compromises on EFCA continues to proliferate. The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania is suggesting two compromise proposals to EFCA: mail-in ballots and restricting the use of arbitrators in contract negotiations. CQ Politics is reporting that Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, the chief sponsor of […]
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Randy Shaw, a community activist and editor of an online progressive daily based in San Francisco, has an interesting post about how the SEIU’s heavy-handed tactics led to its own local chapter voting against a contract with the city of San Francisco that will inevitably result in layoffs. Shaw points out that the SEIU’s battles […]
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The Wall Street Journal ran a story detailing how the SEIU is reaping political dividends from record spending to help elect President Barack Obama. The SEIU said it spent $85 million during campaign season, which has resulted in appointments of SEIU officials to top administration posts and support for union-backed policies such as EFCA and […]
Posted on May 15, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson
The civil war within UNITE HERE escalated when John Wilhelm, the president of the union’s hospitality division announced that the union’s executive board had suspended Bruce Raynor, the general president. Wilhelm and Raynor are at the center of what has been a very public split between UNITE HERE factions. Raynor, along with other member unions, […]
Posted on May 14, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson
Speaking at a townhall event today in New Mexico, President Obama admitted that EFCA’s “card check” provision eliminates secret ballot elections. Watch: He also tacitly admitted that unions harm a business’ flexibility. When asked about EFCA, the President attempted to provide some context on the legislation. But he let slip that unions actually affect an […]
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If you’re in DC, you’ve probably noticed the larger-than-life billboards adorning union headquarters calling on Congress to pass the deceptively-named Employee Free Choice Act. The campaign, which the unions call the “Faces of EFCA,” features a few too-good-to-be-true-quotes from workers supporting EFCA. We thought it might be worth while to remind folks who the real […]
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Steve Malanga’s Wall Street Journal op-ed provides a good overview of how public sector unions are the most powerful and destructive forces in both federal and state government. Unions at the national level influenced the White House and Congress to funnel a significant portion of the stimulus funding to preserve public sector jobs in states […]
