Posted on Jan 10, 2013 by Center for Union Facts
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced on Wednesday afternoon that she is resigning her post. By all accounts, Solis clearly stood on the side of organized labor. As Byron York notes, Solis served as a cheerleader for union members opposing Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s reforms, and she supported the anti-secret ballot EFCA before it went down in flames. As the speculation begins as to who might […]
Posted on Jan 03, 2013 by Center for Union Facts
At the current rate, it will be hard to find a legal precedent of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that that still stands after the slew of reversals in 2012. Although we’ve already covered some of these, they bear repeating. In December alone, the Board issued several decisions that reversed significant precedent of the Board itself […]
Posted on Dec 31, 2012 by Center for Union Facts
“Free speech for me, but not thee” could well be organized labor’s new slogan in California. Everyone can enjoy the First Amendment for the guarantees of freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly. But labor unions in California have been guaranteed even more speech rights than the rest of us. In California, the Moscone Act and […]
Posted on Nov 29, 2012 by Center for Union Facts
Unions like to play up the fantasy that they stand for “the little guy.” But that illusion quickly fades when labor leaders have to deal with those little people, and especially if those people are members of the union. The latest exhibit is Mariam Noujaim, an Egyptian immigrant and member of the 95,000-member SEIU Local […]
Posted on Nov 02, 2012 by Center for Union Facts
We all know that “elections have consequences,” but that isn’t always the case for labor law issues. There are some elections that are, by their nature, more direct in their labor law influence: Oregonians elect their state’s labor commissioner, for example (and some aren’t happy about it). But even federal elections are poor indicators of whether or […]
Posted on Sep 13, 2012 by Center for Union Facts
We’ve come a long way from New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. The landmark 1964 Supreme Court case outlined the rules of the game for newspapers, stating what they could print without being guilty of libel and subject to damages. We’re reminded of the case today after the Chicago Tribune refused to run one of our Teachers Union Exposed […]
Posted on Aug 02, 2012 by Center for Union Facts
The members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) are having a rough go of it this week. On Monday, the National Right to Work Foundation (NRTW) announced that it was assisting four clients challenging the validity of the appointments including Richard Griffin (whose name you’ve certainly heard before), Sharon Block, and Terence Flynn (who has since resigned from […]
Posted on Jul 16, 2012 by Center for Union Facts
Last month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a suit against Sterling Foods LLC, accusing the company’s supervisors of engaging in improper anti-union activity. Among those charges are allegations that supervisors photographed and surveiled employees engaging in union organizing activity. They have also been accused of soliciting employees to “spy” and report on union […]
