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  1. California's Gov. Jerry Brown Plies GOP With Wine & Urges SEIU to Buy Lunch https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/04/06/californias…rry-brown-plies-gop-with-wine-urges-seiu-to-buy-lunch-n38578
    The once-golden state of California has devolved so much in its budgetary talks that its recycled governor, Jerry Brown has taken to … union said reached thousands of employees. … Yvonne Walker, president of SEIU Local 1000, said the union’s membership is 30 percent Republican, and she told Brown, “We take a lot…
  2. E-Mails Confirm AFSCME Boss Pulled Fleeing WI Democrats' Puppet Strings https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/04/05/afscme-boss-pulled-wisconsin-fleeing-democrats-puppet-strings-n38564
    State Democrats fled the state. … The Milwaukee newspaper obtained e-mails from the office of Senate Democratic Leader Mark Miller. … And Blaine Rummel of AFSCME – the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees – gave talking points to Miller’s office…
  3. Morning Briefing for April 5, 2011 https://redstate.com/erick/2011/04/05/morning-briefing-for-april-5-2011-n38553
    to shrink the federal government since the birth of the welfare state seven decades ago.”Hyperbole much? … , the loss of their union dues). … and bullying businesses, union bosses are using the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King to stage nationwide demonstrations…
  4. If You Think Unfunded Pensions Are A Problem, You Don't Know The Half of It... https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/04/04/if-you-thin…d-pensions-are-a-problem-you-dont-know-the-half-of-it-n38543
    , the loss of their union dues). … businesses, union bosses are using the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King to stage nationwide demonstrations of … In 2010, the Pew Center on the States released a report that spelled out the underfunding of state pensions and, as importantly, retiree…
  5. Death, Taxes...and Union Dues? https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/04/02/death-taxesand-union-dues-n38534
    The number of state public employees has since fallen to 28,700 from 35,000. … But more important, the vast majority of those employees stopped paying union dues. … This is the nasty modern reality of government union power.…
  6. The Tale of the Tape: President Bush's War in Iraq vs. President Obama's Kinetic Military Action in Libya https://redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2011/04/01/the-tale-of-the…vs-president-obamas-kinetic-military-action-in-libya-n38522
    comparison of the two wars to date. … v=yAyCdfOXvec[/youtube] Tale of the Tape: . … avert war, after the famous “Axis of Evil” State of the Union speech in which he laid out a case against Iraq) Does the off-site March…
  7. Ohio's John Kasich Signs Law Limiting Government Union Power https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/04/01/ohios-john-kasich-signs-law-limiting-government-union-power-n38518
    On Thursday, union bosses found themselves beating to the sound of a different drummer as Ohio’s taxpayers won a reprieve from the … who get elected with union money and resources, then once in office reward those very unions at the expense of the taxpayers. … [snip] State Senator Shannon Jones, a Republican and chief sponsor of the Ohio law, said curbing collective bargaining made sense…
  8. Sewing Grape Seeds of Wrath: Cesar Chavez Meets George Orwell in California's Fields https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/04/01/sewing-grap…esar-chavez-meets-george-orwell-in-californias-fields-n38516
    Born on March 31, 1927, Chávez was the co-founder (along with Dolores Huerta) of the United Farm Workers. … On Thursday, over the objections of state Republicans and the business community, the California Senate passed SB104 along a party … The Senate took up the measure on a state holiday honoring United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez.…
  9. AFSCME Boss Explains California's Suicidal Tendencies... https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/04/20/afscme-boss-explains-californias-suicidal-tendencies-n38743
    For a state that had so much going for it, California is sinking into the depths of its own self-made depression. … Why are companies leaving the Golden State?  … already are 50% higher than in the rest of the country.…
  10. RS Interview: State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R, PA-12). https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/04/19/rs-interview-state-rep-daryl-metcalfe-r-pa-12-n38730
    State Representative Daryl Metcalfe is one of the state legislators behind the Pennsylvania Open Workforce Initiative, which is a … set of four bills designed to essentially transform Pennsyvlania into a Right-to-Work state (you can see a summary of the bills … and both houses of the state legislature were decisively controlled by Republicans. …
  11. Virginia's Big Dig? Union Protesters Disrupt Congressman's Press Conference https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/04/19/virginias-b…nion-protesters-disrupt-congressmans-press-conference-n38718
    On Monday, members of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) protested a press conference held by Rep. … With chants of “Cut Wolf’s pay,” protestors representing the Laborers’ International Union of North America objected to the congressman … I am disappointed and share the concerns of state and the local partners.…
  12. Christie Unveils Plan to Save NJ Taxpayers on Government Workers' Health Care https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/04/18/christie-un…o-save-nj-taxpayers-on-government-workers-health-care-n38716
    their salary and about 8 percent of the cost of premiums. … state-workers’ union, the Communications Workers of America, is proposing a $240 cost savings, Christie unveiled his plan to save … an annual $871 million once it is fully phased in: The Christie administration on Monday laid out more details of the GOP governor…
  13. Not One Dime For Herb Kohl: Mission Accomplished! https://redstate.com/dan_mclaughlin/2011/04/18/not-one-dime-for-herb-kohl-mission-accomplished-n38712
    PLEASE BE IT TO YOUR ATTENTION URGENT MESSAGE OF BUSINESS MY NAME IS MR HERBERT KOHL AND I AM A UNITED STATES SENATOR OF THE STATE … Kohl, who still hasn’t officially announced his 2012 intentions, didn’t raise any cash during the first three months of the year, nor … That’s right: during a three-month stretch in which his home state of Wisconsin was Ground Zero of the national political conversation…
  14. Too Late To Ask For A Refund, Obama Has Union Bosses & Other Lefty Loons Feeling Double Crossed https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/04/18/too-late-to…union-bosses-other-lefty-loons-feeling-double-crossed-n38713
    As a result of all this, after the hundreds of millions they spent buying a political party and despite the praise they posted on the … The President of the American Federation of State, Municipal, and County Employees, Gerard McEntee, demanded that Democrats defend … Obama also hasn’t escaped the attention of Code Pink’s founder Medea Benjamin who crossed a union e-picket line to co-write a Huffington…
  15. VIDEO: Barack Obama's EPA Doesn't Care About Jobs https://redstate.com/tabithahale/2011/04/18/barack-obamas-epa-doesnt-care-about-jobs-n38711
    State of the Union, 1/27/2010 “Jobs must be our number one focus in 2010,” the president said. … His call for a new jobs bill drew bipartisan support from the Members of Congress seated before him in the House chamber. … to reconcile the fundamental conflict with their focus regulation of greenhouse gases through the EPA.…
  16. Morning Briefing for April 18, 2011 https://redstate.com/erick/2011/04/18/morning-briefing-for-april-18-2011-n38706
    of the problem. … Please click here for the rest of the post. 2. … with the hundreds of newspapers across the country that cater to the black community or, in the words of the NNPA, “The Black Press…
  17. Obama's Deficit Reduction Speech https://redstate.com/streiff/2011/04/13/obamas-deficit-reduction-speech-n38666
    As I said in the State of the Union, both parties should work together now to strengthen Social Security for future generations. … And as I called for in the State of the Union, we should reform our corporate tax code as well, to make our businesses and our economy … color of the state one comes from or the side of the aisle one might sit on.”…
  18. The President Will Offer Unicorns https://redstate.com/erick/2011/04/13/the-president-will-offer-unicorns-n38660
    When Obama gave his State of the Union address he ignored the commission in its entirety. … The top one percent of income earners in the nation earn only 19.6% of income in the nation, but pay 41% of the taxes in this country … The top 5% of income earners in the country pay 60% of all taxes in the country.…
  19. Morning Briefing for April 13, 2011 https://redstate.com/erick/2011/04/13/morning-briefing-for-april-13-2011-n38657
    Boundless Immigration: The Silent Killer of the Welfare State ———————————————————————- 1. … When Obama gave his State of the Union address he ignored the commission in its entirety.Only after Paul Ryan came up with a detailed … Boundless Immigration: The Silent Killer of the Welfare State As we finally embark on the imperative discussion of entitlement reform…
  20. It's What Happens When the Stupid Party and Evil Party Get Together https://redstate.com/erick/2011/04/12/its-what-happens-when-the-stupid-party-and-evil-party-get-together-n38645
    the verge of leading the Congress into doing something both stupid and evil. … The White House did not mention it. During Obama’s State of the Union address he glossed over and ignored the panel. … , and do it in such a way that it keeps the citizenry of the republic fueling the leviathan.…
  21. SEIU Demonstrates Its Lack of Civility With 'Civil Disobedience' https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/04/11/seiu-demonstrates-its-lack-of-civility-with-civil-disobedience-n38632
    You’ve certainly seen enough video footage of the unruly union mobs in Madison, WI for the last two months. … Well, the SEIU has taken its mob show on the road and, like the pioneers of old, headed West. … For the last week, SEIU protesters have been demonstrating at the Washington State Capitol–a state largely controlled by Democrats.…
  22. Another state legislature passes labor union reform. https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/04/27/another-state-legislature-passes-labor-union-reform-n38816
    Much like similar laws passed in states like Wisconsin and Ohio, the legislation will go after public sector union abuse of collective … Only the share of premiums paid by employees would remain on the health care bargaining table. … Given the essentially one-party state nature of Massachusetts, there’s no reason for the Democrats to encourage a real internal insurgency…
  23. Morning Briefing for April 27, 2011 https://redstate.com/erick/2011/04/27/morning-briefing-for-april-27-2011-n38806
    Please click here for the rest of the post. 3. … Second, the Union activism of this year is not having the same engagement effect with Democrats, that the TEA party, the ARRA, and … Please click here for the rest of the post.…
  24. Morning Briefing for April 26, 2011 https://redstate.com/erick/2011/04/26/morning-briefing-for-april-26-2011-n38798
    House of Representatives in defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). … Please click here for the rest of the post. 2. … Please click here for the rest of the post.…
  25. Union Leaders Teach Labor Studies Courses on Communism, Violence, Industrial Sabotage & Frying Cats https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2011/04/25/union-leade…on-communism-violence-industrial-sabotage-frying-cats-n38790
    Manager of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 148. … Both Judy and Bob seem to know their union playbooks well: The ends justify the means. … It’s just too bad that this is the state of America’s institutions for “higher” learning. _________________ “I bring reason to…