Tag Archive: public-sector unions (page 5)

• Following Right-to-Work Approval, Michigan’s Forecast is Blustery with a Chance of Paranoia

  Posted on Dec 07, 2012 by Center for Union Facts

  It may only be a number of days before Michigan—that’s right, Michigan, the home of the labor movement—becomes a right-to-work state As the Detroit News (dramatically) reports: The birthplace of the nation’s modern-day labor movement moved closer to becoming the nation’s 24th right-to-work state after bills Gov. Rick Snyder vowed to sign into law passed their first […]

• Number 24? Michigan Goes Full Steam Ahead with Right to Work

  Posted on Dec 06, 2012 by Center for Union Facts

  The end of the Michigan legislative session looks like it will be anything but “lame.” Republicans, including Governor Rick Snyder, have come out in support of “freedom to work” legislation that they hope will pass before the end of the year. The legislation will give all employees the right to work without having to pay any union […]

• Are Teachers Unions Finally Starting to Learn?

  Posted on Dec 05, 2012 by Center for Union Facts

  While the rest of the labor movement forges ahead with its destructive agenda, teachers unions are starting to look like rational actors. Los Angeles teachers are on the brink of joining Newark educators by bucking national trends and will allow student performance-based evaluations. The American Federation of Teachers is proposing a “bar exam” for teachers and higher standards for education training. And Wisconsin […]

• CA SEIU Fights Own Members To Remain Accountability-Free

  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 […]

• The Price of An Election

  Posted on Nov 12, 2012 by Center for Union Facts

  Take a step into an alternate universe, just for a minute: Mitt Romney has just been elected the 45th President of the United States. Millions have been spent on the campaign, but one of the largest chunks comes from Corporation X. This large corporation starts to take claim for Romney’s win even before polls have […]

• California Labor’s Pound-Foolish Strategy

  Posted on Nov 09, 2012 by Center for Union Facts

  Labor has no problem bragging about its political victories, although explaining its crushing defeat in Michigan was a little more difficult. Overall, labor unions, thanks in part to Citizens United, were able to spend vast sums of member dues on politics to get some of their preferred policies passed and candidates elected. This was especially true in California, where labor spent incredible sums on several […]

• A California Conundrum Surrounding Paycheck Protection

  Posted on Nov 05, 2012 by Center for Union Facts

  When paycheck protection is on the ballot, there are few things that could take away from its positive effects. The editors at National Review Online, however, believe they’ve found one: In an effort to make the measure appeal to a mostly left-leaning state, the law’s drafters made serious compromises — compromises that make Prop 32 a […]

• What’s At Stake This November

  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 […]