Labor Pains: Because Being in a Union can be Painful

Archive: Nov 2009 (Page 3)

  • SEIU pumps itself up in mirror, plays Rocky theme song, rehearses talking points

    Posted on Nov 09, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson

    Here’s a tip: Be careful what you label “For Internal Use Only- Not For Distribution.” And don’t put it on the internet. “Language Tips on Employee Free Choice” contains multiple tips, courtesy of the SEIU, on the verbiage of the the EFCA debate (see document below). I guess since the SEIU figured their employees might […]

  • Teamsters: Taking on freedom of speech around the world

    Posted on Nov 05, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson

    Argentina has faced a lot of adversity in the last decade, not the least of which was the Kirchner Administration’s (and the legislature’s) recent attack on free speech and the press, as reported in the Wall Street Journal.   It doesn’t help that the Teamsters locals are cutting off paper distribution, to force unionization under the […]

  • Retirement: Sexual harrassment by any other name

    Posted on by J. Justin Wilson

    One of 24 international vice presidents of the Teamsters, James Santangelo, has resigned his multiple posts within the Teamsters union. He was the president of Teamsters Joint Council 42 which represented 129,000 members in California, Hawaii, and elsewhere. He also led Local 848.  While the Teamsters maintain they didn’t force him out, you wonder why they […]

  • “Ridiculous assertion” doesn’t sound all that ridiculous regarding backroom deal.

    Posted on Nov 03, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson

    Loyal readers of DC Velocity, the only site, according to them, that offers content to distribution centers, warehousing and transportation, got a treat today.  Apparently, the whole incident involving the labor unions being up in arms over Anne Ferro’s nomination to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, ended abruptly for a reason. Payback.  From DCVelocity: […]

  • “Labor Day” movie reviews: Painful to read as the movie is painful to watch.

    Posted on Nov 02, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson

    The SEIU infomercial “Labor Day” came out this weekend. Here’s what a few people had to say. By far the most honest review for the film comes from The New York Times. The rest vacillate between sappy and pandering. Read the New York Times one first. Last things first: a credit at the end of […]

  • SEIU has what it takes to piss off a priest

    Posted on by J. Justin Wilson

    The ongoing (6 year) labor saga at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in, you guessed it, Santa Rosa, California, has hit a new low. . . or a new high, since a higher power is weighing in.  The local priest, Monsignor John Brenkle of St. Helena Catholic Church, is utterly fed up with the SEIU. Put […]