Committee OKs bill to restrict mass picketing in Georgia By Kristina Torres, February 28, 2012, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Mass picketing outside private residences would be restricted under a bill passed Tuesday by a Senate Committee. A Georgia bill would restrict mass picketing in front of private residences. Senate Bill 469 would also require employees to...
Michigan Unions Look to Amend Constitution to Block Anti-Labor Bills Jane Slaughter, February 20, 2012, Labor Notes Michigan’s top union leaders are meeting behind closed doors to decide whether to attempt to amend the state constitution to block emergency managers and a “right to work” law through a ballot initiative this November. Governor Mitch Daniels...
It would be a simplification – not entirely inaccurate – to characterize the labor movement leadership in the United States of having a leftist, if not socialist ideology. But such a generalization ignores the wide schism that exists between the elites who run America’s labor movement and their members. Equally important, such a generalization ignores...
We expect all sides in politics to fight hard, given the stakes involved, but our system rests on the broad acceptance of a set of fairly applied rules. We know, for instance, that no matter how nasty the coming presidential election becomes, the loser ultimately will cede power after the final count is in. This...
Union Bo$$ d’Arcy’s ‘Investment’ Pays Off Big Time By Jack Humphreville, February 13, 2012, CityWatch LA Bloomberg reporters Chris Palmeri and Rodney Yap have created quite a commotion with their February 7th Bloomberg expose which stated that our Department of Water and Power had “the highest paid employees in the City of Los Angeles, earning...
Dems, labor say federal workers are being scapegoated By Bernie Becker, February 6, 2012, The Hill Public employee unions and congressional Democrats are pushing back on GOP proposals to overhaul federal pension procedures, as Republicans press to use savings wrung from the government workforce to pay for other initiatives. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-Va.) and the...
For years the spokespersons for labor unions have used the tactic of “shame” in an effort to pressure, bully and demonize employers who might stand against their efforts. They have used “shame” in their efforts to misinform the public – to create a misperception that their target is guilty of an unconscionable act and should...
As reported by Steve Harmon in the San Jose Mercury News, The Stop Special Interest Money initiative on the November ballot will stir up public employee unions in a frantic effort to defeat it. The measure would require union members to declare they want some of their dues to be used for political purposes and...
California Teachers Association backs Brown’s tax plan By Kevin Yamamura, January 30, 2012, Sacramento Bee The California Teachers Association officially agreed Sunday to back Gov. Jerry Brown’s multibillion-dollar tax plan, which should provide the governor hefty financial support for his fall campaign. The union represents 325,000 teachers and education workers, and it is a heavy...
Labor union membership continues to be blind to the fact that the support of its “leadership” to President Obama and his political allies is coming at the cost of the members. Big Labor bosses and their political allies are happy to continue to throw the membership under the bus for their own personal gain. For...
It is unusual to find serious coverage of union “corporate campaigns” in the media. A regular contributor to UnionWatch, Dave Bego, who owns a multi-state services company that has fought back the SEIU for years, has worked tirelessly to expose how unions intimidate business owners into permitting unionization of their companies. Here is another such...
Unions and Rebranded ACORN Behind Violent Occupy San Francisco Clashes With Police By Lee Stranahan, January 23, 2012, Big Government In San Francisco this past weekend, the Occupy movement bolstered by labor unions and the rebranded California ACORN group ACCE once again terrorized private businesses and got into direct clashes that included throwing furniture, bricks...
Earlier this month a UnionWatch editorial referenced “The Atlas Generation,” describing those Americans who are not members of the elite 1% super-rich, nor part of the privileged 20% who work for the government, nor among the nearly 50% of America’s population who are, apparently, poor enough to avoid taxes altogether. Who are these forgotten 33%?...
Wisconsin Democrats still searching for Walker opponent January 16, 2012, Associated Press Supporters of a push to oust Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker from office are prepared to declare victory in their effort to force the Republican into a recall election. But a problem looms for Democrats: They still don’t know who would run against him....