union issues

In its 5-4 ruling Wednesday in Janus vs. AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees), the US Supreme Court overturned decades-old precedent that allowed government unions to compel public employees to pay union fees or risk being fired. Another massive victory for...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/02/14/united-auto-workers-lose-historic-election-at-chattanooga-volkswagen-plant/ Oh, my! The UAW was thwarted in their efforts to drive another car company into bankruptcy! They must be oh-so-annoyed that the workers rejected them...

Don't let some silly rule stop you! Why should Illinois be the only state with $80 billiuon in unfunded state union pensions? Soon we will have no actual working employees of the state, and 100% of the budget will pay the pensions and health care of retired workers! Wisconsin should be as lucky...

Strikes among public sector workers begin As strikers don't get paid I am glad to see the public sector is finally doing something to address the deficit. I don't believe these strikers have popular support. In a somewhat biased and unscientific poll in my office I found 5 against this...

http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/ollective-bargaining-law-to-take-effect "MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's Republican governor has won a major victory: the state Supreme Court says his polarizing union rights law can go into effect. Gov. Scott Walker pushed the law that eliminates most of...

I was going to post this in the "republican union busting" thread, but it got kind of long. Maybe a more neutral start will help the discussion. Stats are mostly from here. Who are in unions, and what type of union? Public Sector employees are 5 or 6 times as likely to be unionized as...

Now that he's Mayor Emanuel, he is on a collision course with the Chicago Teacher's Union: The big issue with the CTU is Charter Shools. Charter schools are public schools, but operate independently of the school board and with each other. Most of the Charter schools teachers are not...

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Public-employee-unions-funnel-public-money-to-Dems-1342297-105812358.html Remember that this election cycle, when you vote for people like Jerry Brown, who will only make government employee unions even more powerful. :D

Recently, the United Farm Workers has launched a campaign offering any citizen of the US help in landing a job with farm employers. Article Fat, gray-haired blowhards welcome to apply.

This is outrageous. 10 workers in 5 months. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1283389/Apple-boss-Steve-Jobs-defends-China-Foxconn-factory-conditions-10-suicides.html