Union Corruption Roundup: Academy Awards Edition
On the Waterfront: Terminal operator sues longshoremen’s union for racketeering The Newark Star-Ledger reports that American Stevedoring, a former operator of shipping terminals…
Obama’s Latest Payback To Labor May Come In Cash
Labor payback can come in many forms. First, President Obama tried to pass the inappropriately named Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) that would…
Obama Risked Executive Power To Give Labor Its Payback
In President Obama’s recently extended quest to duly reward organized labor for helping him take the White House, he took a serious risk. When he couldn’t deliver “card check”…
Surrounded By Scandal? Perhaps You Should Run Our Union
Although former speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives Christopher Donovan came up short in his run for Congress, the Hartford Courant reports that…
The Wheels Come Off NYC Union’s Bus
New York City’s yellow school bus drivers are taking the concept of wanting what they can’t have to a whole…
Labor’s Hatred of Democracy In Action
As members of Congress, state legislatures, and the President of the United States are sworn into office, we’re reminded of…
News Roundup: Labor Laughs Off Civility
Illinois Labor Crowd Finds Decapitation Hilarious Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis was a big hit at the Illinois Labor…
Affidavit Reveals Major Flaw in NLRB Investigator’s Excusing of Solomon
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Acting General Counsel, Lafe Solomon, has been under the gun from members of Congress and others for his…
Easy Predictions for the NLRB: Labor Wins
Though some have started to issue their year-end and presidential-term-end reviews of federal labor law, some recent decisions turn the year on…
With the Sky Still Intact, Time to Evaluate Michigan, the Right-To-Work State
Now that the dust has (mostly) settled in Michigan, we can take a closer look at what Michiganders can look…