Honestly, I’d never heard of this guy until about a month ago, when he made the mistake of thinking he knew something about oil trading … , accusing the Koch Brothers of rigging the markets for easy gains. … Candidates are required to statethe “fair market value” of their assets, within rather broad brackets.…
of Israel, over 300,000 of whose residents currently live in the territories Obama demanded that the Jewish state cede to a future … “stateof Palestine.”The problem here, as I noted yesterday, is greater than the “simple” issue of creating 300,000 refugees in a … ’s Richard Trumka, is not happy with the progress of progressivism that the hundreds of millions of dollars his union members have…
The Leninist leader of today’s labor movement, the AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka, is not happy with the progress of progressivism that … the hundreds of millions of dollars his union members have forked over to buy the Democratic Party should have produced. … Trumka mentioned the AFL-CIO’s Working America as one ofthe tools that union bosses would be deploying as part of its constant campaign…
Judge Sumi makes a mistake in the TRO by only enjoining the Secretary ofState (Democrat) from publishing the law. … On Monday, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DoJ) points this detail out to the courts and asks them to vacate the order, given … On Tuesday, Judge Sumi reissues her TRO to prevent implementation ofthe law.…
More importantly, many of those jobs are good-paying union jobs. So, why all the hate? … more importantly, a unionized employer:
The groups that generally operate in the middle and to the left ofthe center ofthe political … its primary union in the paper industry to invest more than a half a billion dollars in capital to essentially create two state-of-the-art…
Meanwhile, in Indiana the final vote on HB 1216 was 54-44: this reform bill will raise the threshold for union payscales for public … Entertainingly, this was one ofthe ostensible reasons that Indiana state representatives hid in Illinois for a month. … And, of course, a few days ago the Florida state House passed HB 1021, which bans the automatic collection of public sector union dues…
Here’s what the chairmen ofthe 9/11 Commission, Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton, told the Senate on the matter:
The inability of first … In his StateoftheUnion address, President Obama called for allocating the D block spectrum to public safety. … Nothing is stopping us from giving the D block out to state and local governments to apply the lessons of 9/11.…
“It’s going on in other parts ofthestate,” he said Wednesday. … Parrett referred questions to Marty Beil, the head ofthe Wisconsin State Employees Union. … In recent past weeks you have been offered a sign by a public employee who works in one ofthestate facilities in theUnion Grove…
During the audio, Lerner was introduced as being “of SEIU.” … Stephen Lerner serves on the Service Employees International Union’s International Executive Board and is the architect ofthe Justice … and others”), Lerner pitches into his vision ofthe future.…
for the rest ofthe fiscal year, Mr. … Schumer told them to portray John Boehner of Ohio, the Speaker ofthe House, as painted into a box by the Tea Party, and to decry the … Let’s keep score ofthe current political dynamic and ascertain the nature of genuine extremism.…
As you are undoubtedly aware, Wisconsin has become one ofthe primary battlefields for labor union reform: having lost at the ballot … Democrats is pouring in; the Republican state senators affected are going to need all the help that they can get. … The Republican Party of Wisconsin has set a site called Frontline Wisconsin to help fund whatever races occur: the money goes directly…
The four-mile march through the streets of Greenfield, led by UFW President Arturo Rodriguez, commemorates the life and legacy of Chavez … Since card check is theunion bosses’ preferred method (over secret-ballot elections) of getting new members, assuming this passes … As part ofthe response, the employer shall provide a complete and accurate list ofthe full names, current street addresses, job classifications…
Given the many ofthe asinine rulings coming from theunion-controlled National Labor Relations Board, it is becoming impossible to … Nevertheless, there is a sense of duty to bring you the latest example ofthe tail wagging the dog. … Here’s the summary ofthe case that spans nearly 15 years:
A Las Vegas casino contracted with a non-union, third-party contractor…
Today’s joint appearance on Meet the Press by Secretary ofState Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was just one … getting killed because ofthe fecklessness ofthe Obama Administration. … Union leaders were not displeased.
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Case in point is the case of University of Wisconsin professor William Cronon, recently elected president ofthe American Historical … them is the function of a conspiracy. … We are making this request under Chapter 19.32 ofthe Wisconsin state statutes, through the Open Records law.…
The measure, pushed by 9to5, as well as a “multi-state consortium” of unions and other left-wing activist groups, was passed in 2008 … A historic decision by the Wisconsin State Court of Appeals yesterday to uphold a Milwaukee city law that provides paid sick days to … In Philadelphia, a paid sick days bill was passed out of a City Council committee a few weeks ago, and in Connecticut, thestate legislature…
However, the way they’ve been prattling on of late about so-called “rights,” you’d think union bosses would be filling up the buses … to theunion. … “The political reality is, to a large extent, defined by thestateofthe economy,” said APFA President Laura Glading in a statement…
One ofthe big unspoken fights in Wisconsin over these past few weeks has been Scott Walker’s proposal for thestate to stop collecting … union dues for the unions. … Of course, union bought Democrats in Florida (though they haven’t fled thestate…yet) are fuming.…
The bill passed 74-40, despite the rather strenuous objections of Big Labor: a similar bill (SB 830) is making its way through the … The success of HB 1021 should help with the success of SB 830, which has been fought every step ofthe way, naturally; the Democratic-Big … Should the bill make it to thestate Senate floor, it should pass relatively easily – both branches ofthe Florida legislature are…
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and the United Auto Workers’ Bob King thinks he’s just theunion boss to make a go of … According to another longtime union operative now with the UAW, this will be one ofthe largest progressive union putsches in the history … of progressive union putsches:
The UAW has hired Richard Bensinger, the former head ofthe AFL-CIO’s organizing institute and a…
So the top story this week is going to be the AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile USA. … I’d have attended The US Chamber of Commerce’s Restoring Balance to the Regulatory Process seminar, but I’m on the other side ofthe … Bad Patent ofthe Day: Google patents the Google Doodle, as though they were the first company ever to do specialized versions of a…
The only way to achieve their goals, therefore–the redistribution of wealth and the return of “$17 trillion” stolen from the middle … banks to the edge of insolvency and forcing them to renegotiate the terms ofthe loans. … The second thing that sticks in the craw of SEIU leadership is the rather conspicuous absence of President Obama on Wisconsin and the…
Are Union-Bought Democrats Rushing to the Aid oftheUnion-Controlled NLRB?
4. Sen. … One example of where the foolish fallacy has led to misery, involves the current stateofthe Pell Grant Program.US Senator Claiborne … Please click here for the rest ofthe post.
3. Are Union-Bought Democrats Rushing to the Aid oftheUnion-Controlled NLRB?…
Given the recent history of polling fraud on the left, and the obvious potential for bias when a pollster associated with the far left … in thestate. … of Democrat control ofthe US House of Representatives, and the RGA Chairman who led a number of Republicans, including union fatcats…
This is, perhaps, one ofthe reasons the local membership is up in arms over the alleged financial improprieties of a number ofthe … But the DOL, unlike theunion, has the power to subpoena records. [Emphasis added.] … The National union has a number of concerns and has made requests and suggestions.…
