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GOP Moves to 'Modernize' Union Contracts in Michigan And help the common working ...
by ☆astac☆
Great news for the people of Michigan, the GOP and the people are standing up against the progressives and the unions. This is really great news Conservative activists in Michigan are taking another swipe at unions, urging Republican lawmakers to...
Under Sequester, the Morning Jolt Will Be 2 Percent Shorter Than Before
by Doc Freeman
So what's actually going to happen? Nothing much, at first: For one thing, Obama must sign an order formally starting the "sequester" or spending reductions — which according to a new estimate from the Congressional Budget Office — would amou...
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Snow & Dismissal Procedures CURRENT STATUS Washington, DC, Area Applies to: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 STATUS: FEDERAL OFFICES ARE CLOSED – EMERGENCY AND TELEWORK-READY EMPLOYEES MUST FOLLOW THEIR AGENCY'S POLICI...3 opinions2013/03/06 20:34:14
Government costs for the paid time that federal employees spend on union activities in 2011 grew by nearly 12 percent over the previous year, reaching $156 million, according to a report released Friday by the Office of Pe...1 opinion2013/02/20 01:13:01
On November 9, 2012 the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) issued a press release indicating that “Workers at the Transportation Security Administration made history today when they voted to ratify the fi...4 opinions2012/11/18 03:41:16
A Wisconsin judge has struck down the state law championed by governor Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers. It was not clear if the ruling means the law is immediatel...46 opinions2012/09/15 11:36:05
This is a letter I sent to Working America. Today we had one of their surveyors come to our house and lied through his teeth as to what he represented. I knew what he was and wanted to see where his questions would go. ...3 votes2012/09/27 22:26:57
"It's not fair that we can't have a union," says Mary Christmas, VP of Sales at SlothCorp. "Just because we make six figures doesn't mean we don't deserve overtime too! It's high time that the lower classes come to a...4 votes2013/04/06 19:21:34
12 opinions2012/09/04 17:24:34
Police today in major cities are in a very strong union, in NYC a police officer has to work 20 years, then he or she is given a full pension. Same with the fire department and many other civil service jobs. They get this ...214 opinions2012/06/18 11:43:54
College fires professor who forced students to sign pledge to vote for Obama By Oliver Darcy , on Apr 17, 2013 Brevard Community College (BCC) has fired a professor after a school investig...25 opinions2013/04/20 02:07:54
Excerpt: The benefits of collective bargaining go well beyond unionized plants and affect nonunionized industries, studies show. “One hallmark of the first 30 years after World War II was the countervailing power of l...12 opinions2012/06/08 14:28:38
While a lightning rod for controversy and recall, Wisconsin’s Act 10 has paid significant dividends to taxpayers, according to a new analysis by the Beacon Hill Institute for Public Policy Research, at Suffolk University i...3 opinions2012/05/23 21:37:31
Big Labor's national crusade to crucify Governor Scott Walker was really payback for taking away their right to force government employees to accept their "representation" and to pay union dues whether they like it or not....4 opinions2012/06/11 12:45:03
That sound you hear may be the sputtering of Wisconsin Democrats and public-sector unions’ campaign to oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker. On Tuesday, Democrats went to the polls to choose a candidate to square off against ...5 opinions2012/05/09 09:33:52
Labor agreement dropped from Dulles rail deal The regional authority overseeing the $6 billion Dulles rail project dealt a blow to union labor on Wednesday — a day after voters in Wisconsin and California did much the s...10 opinions2012/06/07 19:09:00
The National Labor Relations Board unleashed a raft of precedent-busting, pro-union decisions soon after President Barack Obama’s reelection in November. The board’s three Democratic appointees issued rulings that weakene...1 opinion2013/01/07 13:13:03
Obama said right to work laws taking away union collective bargaining rights. Total BS. If these ignorant union members are willing to pay dues to fat ass union bosses so be it. But union busting is good for all. The union...4 opinions2012/12/11 18:30:50
Union officials are campaigning to lock collective bargaining rights into Michigan’s state constitution on Election Day and are talking about repeating the feat elsewhere if they succeed. After being put on the back-foot ...2 opinions2012/11/05 17:30:57
There’s the smoking gun [via The Daily Caller as well] where the IBEW would “permit” Florida linemen to assist in the recovery efforts if Florida’s utilities agreed to paying into the IBEW’s funds: In a two-...4 opinions2012/11/05 19:24:08