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Agreed, the Head of the SEIU is a Powerful Lobbyist, Except …
The Hill newspaper today carries a special feature, “2010 Top Lobbyists,” the kind of list journalism that’s fun and draws a lot of attention. No knock here. Although we note the inclusion of Mary Kay...
View ArticleThe Foreign Policy of the Communications Workers of America
You can learn a lot about the U.S. labor movement by reading the Communists. The reporters for People’s World, which used to be the People’s Weekly World, which used to be The Daily Worker, are...
View ArticleLabor Policy Round-Up
Yee-haw – we felt it was about time that we did another labor round up at the shopfloor.org corral. Recusal refusal: The Wall Street Journal echoed our concerns with the National Labor Relations Board...
View ArticleOne Nation March: Labor’s Ever-Widening ‘Progressive’ Agenda
Last year for the first time in history, organized labor in the United States represented more government workers than private-sector employees. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,...
View ArticleRenomination: Craig Becker Gets Another 11 Months on the NLRB
President Obama on Wednesday renominated Craig Becker, the former SEIU and AFL-CIO counsel and Big Labor expansionist, to the National Labor Relations Board. Labor leaders have been miffed — or...
View ArticleMisdirection and Attacks Amid the Union Protests
From AP, Nevada, “NV Rally Supports Fight vs. Wis. Anti-Union Bill“: CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) – More than 100 protesters turned out in Carson City to support thousands of public workers who’ve set up...
View ArticleIt’s Secretary of Labor, Not Secretary FOR Labor
Washington Examiner editorial, “It’s time for Labor Secretary Solis to go,” following her inflammatory remarks at last weekend’s meeting of the Democratic National Committee: Nothing wrong with Solis...
View ArticleNLRB Plan Would Revive Big Labor Through ‘Micro Unions’
The National Labor Relations Board is opening the door to a new and radical reinterpretation of labor law, allowing the formation of “micro unions” that could force employers to deal with multiple...
View ArticlePushing Labor’s Agenda Through the Executive Branch, the NLRB
President Obama visited a Fairfax, Va., family last September to promote his Administration’s agenda before the 2010 elections. Asked about the prospects for passing the Employee Free Choice Act, i.e.,...
View ArticleArguments Pro and Con on NLRB’s Plan to Allow ‘Micro Unions’
The National Labor Relations Board has posted the amicus briefs submitted in response to the NLRB’s review of a case that the board could use to justify a radical change in labor policy, the...
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