Posted on Feb 08, 2012 by Center for Union Facts
If you’re planning to attend Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend, you might have some unpleasant company. The local AFL-CIO has planned to ‘Occupy’ the conference and protest the greed of the wealthy 1%. The union has organized an official joint event between member and Occupy DC to protest the conservative activist. There have also […]
Posted on May 30, 2008 by Adam Schaeffer
A news report tells the story of a union member who was roughed-up by Teamsters while protesting then-president Clinton. Adding further insult to injury, some Teamsters filed suit against the plaintiff and were apparently helped—and even encouraged—by Governor Rendell: A union staffer’s 2002 court declaration asserted that current governor and former Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell […]
Posted on Nov 20, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
John Powell has the story from Alabama: “…the employees attempted to return to their jobs Tuesday morning. Wise officials said Steelworkers union employees were being intimidated at the employee entrance to the plant by employees who are still on strike.” “Wise officials also reported, however, that a former employee, who was demonstrating in the picket […]
Posted on Nov 12, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
Some striking nurses (that is, nurses on strike) in West Virginia are alleging that a union rep there had his car torched. There’s no evidence that it was related to events at hand, but that hasn’t stopped a breathless, righteous statement from the union. And we agree: it’s not OK to use violence or intimidation […]
Posted on Jun 23, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
Remember that SEIU-backed group called ACORN, which supposedly wasn’t really tied to voter fraud (even though troubling incidents have popped up in more than a dozen states)? You can add another state to your play-at-home Rotten Acorn map. Here’s the latest out of Washington State: Prosecutors in King County are looking at possible criminal charges […]
Posted on May 01, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
If you read this blog even occasionally, you’re aware of the lows some anti-corporate campaigns can hit. Even labor aficionados know that. Today’s installment comes, not surprisingly, from Service Employees International Union organizers. They’re taking aim at JP Morgan Chase, which has not yet handed its janitors over for union membership. So, the union guys […]
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 by Jon Berry
CNNMoney.com reports that the Teamsters union has put Coca-Cola and its largest bottler (Coca-Cola Enterprises, or CCE) “on notice” after CCE announced it would be cutting some of its unionized jobs to save money. But the International Brotherhood of Teamsters isn’t speaking from what you’d call the moral high ground. Click here to read the […]
Posted on Apr 11, 2007 by Bret Jacobson
As we’ve been saying for more than a year, the card check organizing process preferred by union bosses is rife with intimidation — and misinformation. The latest comes from Minnesota, where a daycare worker says SEIU lied to get authorization cards signed. The union officials then turned around with the signed cards to offer a […]
