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And unions bash the companies for whom they work for not caring about the little guys: A last-ditch effort to avoid the layoffs of 100 Michigan State Police troopers has failed. Members of the Michigan State Police Troopers Association voted against a furlough plan that would have called for sacrificing some of their own pay …
Unions – one for all and all for….oh, never mind… Read More »
ECFA, the Employee Free Choice Act (aka, Card Check) is the bill that may soon be debated in Congress that would effectively do away with secret ballot decisions for employees confronted with the choice of going with a union or staying as an individual working on their own merit. In essence: Once 50% + …
Sounded good in theory, eh New York Times? Gets a bit more complicated when it is in your own house, eh (emphasis mine)? NYT editorial, Dec. 28, 2008: The argument against unions — that they unduly burden employers with unreasonable demands — is one that corporate America makes in good times and bad, so the …
Another one of those economic teachable “Fine for thee but not for me” moments… Read More »
I know more than one person forced to work as a member of a union that feels as though the weekly union dues are somewhat akin to having their pockets picked. Here is a story that shows that when it comes to some members of some labor unions, they’re picking your pockets coming and going. …
UPDATE: Welcome Instapundit Readers! And thanks to Glenn! We’re not too high on the SEIU and the faux outrage – again, the MSM shows where its heart lives by reporting on this and not on the Tea Parties. Oh yes, NH will have one on April 15th at Manchester’s Victory Park at 5:30 pm ———————————————————————————- …
As we have been warning for some time here on the ‘Grok, this US Senate session will include a fight over what we have long refered to as the "deceptively named" Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) or, as it is more commonly known– "card check." Noted in several prior posts and discussed on our Saturday …
Even against what his lead economic advisor, former Harvard head Larry Summers who said one "cause of long-term unemployment is unionization." Once again, Obama is truly ignoring actual economics and concentrating on politics – political payback that is. From Greg Mankiw: President Obama has issued an executive order that permits federal agencies to require union …
Here is an ad rightly denouncing the badly named "Employee Free Choice Act" (EFCA), otherwise known as "card check." I cannot imagine how bad things could get in many businesses accross America should this stinker pass… [H/T The Other McCain]
I recently received an email asking if we would be willing to post this guest commentary on EFCA – The Employee Free Choice Act – sometimes known as Card Check. This is the law that would allow unions to set up new unions without the use of a secret ballot. Worse is the insertion of …
As we have been warning for some time here on the ‘Grok, the upcoming US Senate session will include a fight over what we have long refered to as the "deceptively named" Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) or, as it is more commonly known– "card check." Noted in several prior posts and discussed on our …
Sen Snowe Needs to Follow her fellow Senator’s Lead… “Card Check” is just plain bad. Read More »
