Unions Adopting New Strategies to Rebuild Membership
Unions Adopting New Strategies to Rebuild Membership
Big Labor bosses are facing the increasing realization that their organizations are rapidly facing extinction. A trifecta of difficulties, consisting of recent revelations of the impact Obamacare will have on union costs and membership, the weakening of support for “Card Check” legislation, and the increasing popularity and passage of “Right-to-Work” laws have the Gasping Dinosaurs very nervous. Union...
By Dave Bego
Unions and Fundamental Freedoms: Two Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Cases
Unions and Fundamental Freedoms: Two Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Cases
The U. S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases in the next year which will determine whether persons will be protected in their exercise of the fundamental right to either choose whether to engage in union representation or to abstain from such representation, and to make such decision absent intimidation from either the...
By Dave Bego
Will the Media Ever Report on the Political Agenda of the SEIU?
Will the Media Ever Report on the Political Agenda of the SEIU?
Once again the SEIU is utilizing its patented Persuasion of Power to achieve its political goals and to boost its dwindling membership. Over the past two weeks, the SEIU has aired television commercials (see SEIU Pushes Seven Figure Ad Campaign for Immigration Reform) to support President Obama’s immigration policy, to initiate a living wage attack campaign against...
By Dave Bego
How Unionization Helped Turn the IRS into a Weapon of Partisan Politics
How Unionization Helped Turn the IRS into a Weapon of Partisan Politics
It is largely accepted that President Obama’s re-election was in a large part due to the efforts of big labor and its foot soldiers (see Romney and GOP Steamrolled by Big Labor Corporate Campaign. Apparently, the number of union foot soldiers utilized in big labor’s overwhelming ground game was even greater than initially realized. The National Treasury...
By Dave Bego
Putting “Teeth” in Right-to-Work
Putting “Teeth” in Right-to-Work
Having been involved in discussion regarding Right-To-Work legislation in Indiana and Michigan, I can attest to the tireless efforts of grassroots movements – by local businesses in Indiana and concerned United Auto Worker employees in Michigan – to achieve the goal of protecting worker freedoms. Statistical data shows that the implementation of a Right-To-Work law...
By Dave Bego
OSHA Opens New Door for Big Labor
OSHA Opens New Door for Big Labor
Last week, OSHA joined the ranks of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in furthering the Obama Administration’s push to implement “card check” as pay back for Big Labor’s political contributions and ground game support during the past two Presidential Elections (see past...
By Dave Bego
Big Labor Opposes Employee Incentives
Big Labor Opposes Employee Incentives
Control. It is the most pressing priority for the leadership of Big Labor. They need to control the masses, and in order to do that they most control the terms of employment, and they must control the benefits of employment. For this reason, the Big Labor bosses oppose employee incentive raises. They create discord and...
By Dave Bego
“Union Conservatives” – Union Members Who Support Right-to-Work Laws
“Union Conservatives” – Union Members Who Support Right-to-Work Laws
A couple of weeks ago, the Union Conservatives, a group of U.A.W. workers lead by Terry Bowman, hosted the Workplace Freedom Celebration to commemorate the inaugural day of Right-to-Work (“RTW”) in Michigan. It was truly a special kickoff for RTW in a state known for being the union capital of the world. It was particularly special since the grassroots...
By Dave Bego
How Republicans Can Fight Against Forced Unionism
How Republicans Can Fight Against Forced Unionism
During my recent trip to Washington D.C. I was asked to speak to the Republican Whip Committee, a group of approximately 50 Republican U.S. House members charged with the responsibility of preparing and securing support for passage of “priority” legislation. I used this time to provide the Whip Committee with the background of my battle against...
By Dave Bego
SEIU Intimidates Media, Glorifies Socialist Dictators
SEIU Intimidates Media, Glorifies Socialist Dictators
Once again the mainstream media and our elected officials have given the SEIU and its ally in the White House (see Puppeteer) a free pass with regards to their socialistic/communist leanings. The recent passing of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez made international news, but very little was heard in the mainstream media from the President or...
By Dave Bego
Leveling the Playing Field
Leveling the Playing Field
Following my recent speech at The Heritage Foundation, I had the distinct honor and pleasure to meet with members from organizations dedicated to the true spirit of preservation and protection of American freedoms. In attendance were a prominent group of labor experts and other groups including The Heritage Foundation, The Manhattan Institute, The Labor Relations...
By Dave Bego
Appeals Court Invalidates “Recess” Appointments to NLRB
Appeals Court Invalidates “Recess” Appointments to NLRB
Last Friday’s opinion by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals was a profound blow to Big Labor’s aspirations to achieve card check through use of regulatory action (see blog Card Check through Regulation vs. Legislation), especially after the re-election of President Obama and recent decisions by the pro-labor NLRB to extend Big Labor’s political money...
By Dave Bego
Fiscal Realists Must Publicly Identify Public Sector Unions as the Core Problem
Fiscal Realists Must Publicly Identify Public Sector Unions as the Core Problem
Often during talk radio interviews I am asked, “Who is The Devil at Our Doorstep, is it the SEIU?” I love the question, because it provides the opportunity to explain that the “devil” in my book is actually a coalition of groups from the liberal left. This includes groups such as Media Matters, liberal Democrats,...
By Dave Bego
NLRB December Rulings Further Erode Rights of Workers
NLRB December Rulings Further Erode Rights of Workers
Once again President Obama’s illegitimate recess appointees took matters into their own hands in order to resuscitate Big Labor’s Gasping Dinosaurs by priming the union money pump at the expense of the union members themselves. The President’s re-election has emboldened the Rogue NLRB agenda to achieve card check (see Card Check through Regulation vs. Legislation)....
By Dave Bego