November 2011 Archive

Banned Milking Cows
Obama’s Labor Department Looks To Take The ‘Family’ Out of Family Farms
Let's establish this right out of the gate so as not to confuse issues: It is wrong when corporations use child labor. Forgetting the law for a moment, whether it ...
Nurses B&W
Massachusetts Nurses’ Union Pickets Over Tough Negotiations, Blames Employer’s Lawyers
The Massachusetts Nurses' Association has decided to take it to the streets apparently over their employer's tough stance in negotiations, which they blame on their employer's attorneys. Nurses Picket Over ...
UAW Pot Smoker
Union-Made? Defense Contractor Suspends 17 UAW Members For Drinking & Getting Stoned At Lunch
Though this story broke last week, it was suspected (but not confirmed until today) that the offending employees caught on tape imbibing while at lunch are, in fact, members of ...
NLRB picketing
‘It’s Time To Close The NLRB For Renovations’
Unions cry 'foul' when the game is played using their own playbook? According to The Hill, unions and their Democrats in Congress are apoplectic over the fact that Brian Hayes, the lone ...
Revolutionary!
#OccupyOKC Team Up With Unions: “Labor to Neighbor” Rally
So, really, it appears #OWS is nothing more than an unwashed recruitment tool for unions... Sunday, November 27 1:00 pm Labor To Neighbor "We Are The 99%" Rally In field on SE corner ...
NLRB Logo
GOP Committee Chair on NLRB’s Ambush Election Proposal: Board’s dysfunction ‘unprecedented’
WASHINGTON, D.C. | November 23, 2011 -House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline R-MN issued the following statement in response to new developments surrounding the National Labor Relations Board ...
Party for Socialism and Liberation
“Is Socialism possible in the United States?” Socialists, Unions & #OWS Think So
On October 29th, the Bay Area branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) held its Northern California Regional Conference. Reportedly, the final speaker, CWA union official and former ...
@BarackObama- This Black Friday, take 10 percent
Barack Obama is Having a Black Friday Sale
Wow. Just wow. Never let them tell you Presidents can't be bought.
OccupyWalMart
#OccupyWalMart Protesters Occupy Handcuffs On #OccupyBlackFriday
Apparently, the Black Friday Occupation isn't working out so well for some #OWS protesters in Oklahoma City [#OccupyOKC]. After standing in the middle of the check out lanes and attempting to ...
Soup Line 4
The Obama Economy: Company ‘Not Hiring’ Until He’s Gone…
This news clip [via BreitbartTV] makes one wonder how many other companies have made the same decision...

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