Big Labor and Allies Escalate Tactics as Mid-term Elections Approach

By Dave Bego

04/16/2014

Activity by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Department of Labor (DOL) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), as well as several of the largest labor unions, over the past two weeks evidences the Obama Administration’s growing anxiety as the mid-term election approaches. The Administration, facing loss of the Senate and ultimate control in...

TAGS: AFL-CIO, Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, seiu, Service Employees International Union, United Auto Workers

California Federation of Teachers Boss Speaks Power to Troops

By Larry Sand

04/01/2014

In a refreshingly candid speech, union leader minimizes bromides about “the children” and relentlessly bangs the class warfare drum. In his March 22nd state-of-the-union talk to the faithful, California Federation of Teachers president Josh Pechthalt made no bones about the ultimate mission of his union. Absent were the usual silly platitudes like “working together with...

TAGS: AFL-CIO, California Federation of Teachers, California Teachers Association, David Welch, Dean Vogel, Eli Broad, George Soros, Indoctrination, Josh Pechthalt, Koch Brothers, Kyle Olson, Larry Sand, Students Matter, teachers union, Vergara v California

Unions and Obamacare, Part 2: How Unions Got Obamacare Passed

By Steven Allen

11/15/2013

Unions were at the forefront in the desperate campaign for Obamacare. The organization “Health Care for America Now!” included some 1,030 organizations and was the principal coalition working to pass the program. HCAN’s 20-member steering committee included the AFL-CIO, the Communication Workers of America, the teachers’ unions (both the National Education Association and the American...

TAGS: AFL-CIO, AFSCME, American Federation of Teachers, George Soros, National Education Association, seiu

Unions and Obamacare, Part 1: Why Unions Want Exemptions

By John Vinci

11/15/2013

Summary: Unions are largely responsible for the passage of Obamacare, but once the program was passed, they fought to get themselves excluded from it because of the costs it would impose on them. They have already succeeded in receiving hundreds of waivers, and now they’re proposing even more extreme waivers that would cost taxpayers billions. Leaders...

TAGS: AFL-CIO, Obamacare, Richard Trumka

Union Strategy to Join Progressives & Environmentalists Will Backfire

By Dave Bego

09/06/2013

Over the Labor Day holiday, Big Labor once again demonstrated how desperate it is to rebuild its diminishing membership rolls. Despite the fact the tactics they have been utilizing for the last 20 years are not working, they keep on using them. As Albert Einstein once said, “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over...

TAGS: AFL-CIO, Dave Bego, James Sherk, The Heritage Foundation

Detroit Bankruptcy Protection Affirmed by Judge

By Mike Shedlock

07/26/2013

As hoped and expected Detroit Bankruptcy Protections Affirmed, Snyder Shielded. Detroit can enjoy the protections of bankruptcy, including immunity from lawsuits related to the case, a federal judge ruled, extending that shield to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steeven Rhodes in Detroit today blocked lawsuits by public employee groups and pension funds who alleged...

TAGS: AFL-CIO, Detroit bankruptcy

Unions Demand Special Exemptions From Obamacare

By Mike Shedlock

02/19/2013

Obamacare, officially known as the “Affordable Care Act”, is quickly proving to be so unaffordable that neither businesses nor labor unions want anything to do with it. In increasing numbers, US business complain about ‘Obamacare’ costs (but they are not the only ones). David Dillon, chief executive of the Kroger supermarket chain, told the Financial...

TAGS: AFL-CIO, Teamsters

When Union Officials Hold Office: An Infected Community College Board

By Kevin Dayton

10/24/2012

In December 1997, the AFL-CIO implemented its “2000 in 2000” program to help elect union activists to public office. As the AFL-CIO reported in February 1999, “In 1998, we made progress toward our goal of putting 2,000 union members on the ballot in the year 2000. Over the next two years we will make a...

TAGS: AFL-CIO, Associated Builders and Contractors of California, Coalition for Fair Employment in Construction (CFEC), Project Labor Agreements

Occupy Wall Street Receiving Support and Funds from SEIU and AFL-CIO

By Dave Bego

05/30/2012

I’ve written about it in my book and blogs – the mainstream media is attempting to portray the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement as the Left’s version of the Tea Party. Nothing could be further from the truth. I’ve spoken at several Tea Party events and observed those in attendance as respectful and thoughtful, unlike...

TAGS: AFL-CIO, Occupy Wall Street, seiu

Obama, Teachers Unions and Tax Evasion

By Larry Sand

09/13/2011

President Obama has talked a good education reform game, but when push comes to threats, he is above all a good union man. On August 25th, AFL-CIO boss Richard Trumka uttered a few words that seemed to resonate with President Obama. He said, “The AFL-CIO has not yet decided if it will participate in next...

TAGS: AFL-CIO, Barack Obama, National Education Association, Richard Trumka

The Potential Fiscal Effects of Education Savings Accounts in California

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