Unions Says Public Has No Right to Know About State Payments to Unions
Posted on June 30, 2008 - Filed Under Government ethics/corruption, Liberal Media/Bias, News, Union Mafias/Thugs | Leave a Comment
-By Warner Todd Huston
What happened when the Evergreen Freedom Foundation decided to request the public government records of the negotiations between unions and government in Washington State? All hell broke loose, that’s what.
The bloated public employee unions banded together to stop the public from finding out what went on between the government and the [...]
Washington State’s Union Bought Governor
Posted on June 28, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, Government ethics/corruption, Liberal Media/Bias, News, Socialism, Union Mafias/Thugs | Leave a Comment
-By Warner Todd Huston
Democrat Governor Christine Gregoire won the governorship of Washington State in 2004 under a cloud of suspicion and possible voter fraud. The election was very close and after a recount Gregoire’s Republican rival still had the win. But, the Democrats weren’t happy with the recount. They wanted a second and calls went [...]
Anti-Union Ads in Colorado Raising Ruckus
Posted on June 24, 2008 - Filed Under Economy, Elections, Fiscal Responsibility, Government ethics/corruption, Liberal Media/Bias, News, Union Mafias/Thugs | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
Looks like the union thugs in Colorado are getting a bit worried that the Center for Union Facts TV ads are making people aware of the sham the unions are trying to perpetrate on Coloradans with their opposition to Amendment 47.
Even though TV 9 News’ report leans in favor of the unions, [...]
Teachers Unions Succeed in Ending Scholarships
Posted on June 22, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Liberal Media/Bias, News, Union Mafias/Thugs | 2 Comments
-By Warner Todd Huston
One would assume that everyone wants to see that our kids get the best education possible. I mean, who could possibly be against kids getting the best opportunities? Well, apparently the one entity that you’d expect to really care about kids is the one standing in the way of their education: teachers. [...]
CT ‘Bad Boy Clause’ Passes, Unions Oppose Punishing Criminal Public Employees
Posted on June 21, 2008 - Filed Under Economy, Elections, Liberal Media/Bias, News, Union Mafias/Thugs | 1 Comment
-By Warner Todd Huston
In an historic decision that I hope is duplicated in other states, Connecticut has finally passed the “bad boy clause,” a law that would find public employees (like elected politicians and state workers) who are convicted of criminal behavior having their pensions denied them as a result of that criminal behavior.
Of course, [...]
Labor’s Voice Louder Than Public Support
Posted on June 18, 2008 - Filed Under Government ethics/corruption, Liberal Media/Bias, News, Union Mafias/Thugs | 1 Comment
-By Warner Todd Huston
Steve Peoples of the Providence Journal (Rhode Island) gives us a great reminder that the voice of the labor movement has far more power than it does public support. He details all the politicians, lobbyists and union reps intertwined in government in the State House and how, even if the people of [...]
Right to Work States See Higher Growth Than Forced Unionization States
Posted on June 17, 2008 - Filed Under Economy, News, Union Mafias/Thugs | Comments Off
Right to Work States See Higher Growth Than Forced Unionization States
-By Warner Todd Huston
A fellow named Will Franklin over at Willisms.com has done some number crunching and he has discovered that states that support a right to work policy grow at a much higher rate than states that are awash in forced unionization.
From 2004-2007, [...]
Read More..>>NYT Scolds Walmart for Conservative Connections, But NYT Hypocrisy Arises
Posted on June 12, 2008 - Filed Under Economy, Liberal Media/Bias, News, Union Mafias/Thugs | 1 Comment
-By Warner Todd Huston
Several years ago, the New York Times thought they had a major story of Walmart working behind the scenes with several conservative think tanks and pundits to create Walmart policy. It happened that Walmart had asked groups such as the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation, and the Manhattan Institute to guide [...]
The Irony of Union Anger Over Smoking Ban
Posted on June 7, 2008 - Filed Under News, Union Mafias/Thugs | 3 Comments
-By Warner Todd Huston
Last month, the UAW got their overalls in a bundle over a smoking ban instituted at the Caterpillar manufacturing plant in East Peoria, Illinois. The union got so mad they filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board claiming that the “60 year privilege” of smoking at the [...]
The SEIU Convention ‘Ends With a Whimper’
Posted on June 6, 2008 - Filed Under News, Union Mafias/Thugs | 1 Comment
-By Warner Todd Huston
The last order of business for the Service Employee International Union ended with the election of the next slate of SEIU leaders. Andy Stern did not expect any “democracy” to take place in this election, though. You see, no ballots were prepared for the membership to vote upon.
It seems that the ballots [...]
