labor unions

Do you hate unions, what have you got against police and fire officers? Happy Labor Day!

OK, this one has me a bit puzzled. http://www.mcall.com/news/all-a8_5scout.7084728nov15,0,6238384.story Part of that story came to me in email. From the article, however, we get a bit more. Mr Bolzano, I think that's a good position, all said and done. But If you are probably letting it...

Ahem... This is a completely new thread, never done before, nope, especially not by me... This Act has been under a smear campaign as of late, so I want to give the evidential, reality based side. The first issue is that of the card check system. This can be used to replace the secret ballot...

Briefly, the law: Linky. So this law will give unions more power and will create more unions. Now, before I would be debating the merits of using the non-secret card selection thingy. But I don't care about that at the moment (And the card thing doesn't make them union members, that only...

SHANGHAI — Some of the world’s biggest corporations are facing intense pressure from China to allow the state-approved union to form in their Chinese plants and offices. But many companies fear admitting the unions will give their Chinese employees the power to slow or disrupt their operations...

We're told that everything the teachers and their union do is "for the children!" Seems that's exactly the case in Utah as the union does yeomanlike work and spends millions to make sure that the vote to reaffirm Utah's highly successful voucher program goes the "right" way. As George Will...

How is it that we have a Business sub-forum and no thread on unions (or did I miss it)? So, here goes. The title is reference to the nationwide strike started yesterday out of the failed negotiations between the UAW and General Motors. But, I expect this to become a general discussion on...

Or so claim the idiot union officials at Neath Port Talbot council, in response to nine workers losing their jobs for using ebay for up to two hours a day in work time. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/7005703.stm This quote staggered me: I'm sorry...what? So if someone was sacked...

Read all about it here. Seems the Fatherland put the fear o'God inta them lowlife migrant farmworkers, so they all left. The farmers were offering $9.40/hr or somesuch and couldn't get enough workers. So much for them "stealing our jobs." Enjoy your $5.00/lb potatoes, folks.

Hi all, back after a couple of days on travel, and I see we're still riled up with the Twin Trolls 28th Puppet and (Grand?) Wizard. Not my cup of tea. Let me ask something more serious. Over the last two days I spoke with members of emergency reponse personnel at a few federal facilities...

According to Friday evening's reports from Radio APPO and other sources, paramilitaries began an assault on Oaxaca, which has been held by the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO) for over 5 months. People were killed, injured, disappeared, and hospitalized. It has been confirmed...

In the past week, gunmen have killed one and wounded four protesters from the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO). The recent killings heightened tensions as the conflict again enters into a critical moment with the Minister of the Interior threatening to withdraw the federal...

Labor unions can be a great thing, when they're formed voluntarily and membership is voluntary. But government granting monopoly status to them only harms workers. This op-ed details the reasons why: http://www.liberty-news.com/showNewsletter.php?id=200404101&src=t2552

Recently I've been contemplating the politics of unions, and one contentious issue comes to the forefront--mandatory union membership. Florida is a "Right to work" state which means, I am given to understand, that you cannot be required to join a union in order to work in any profession here...