January 2012 Archive

George_Soros
Soros: “I am not here to cheer you up…”
Most people know the name George Soros, the mastermind behind...well, a lot of stuff. This comes via the Daily Beast. Sitting in his 33rd-floor corner office high above Seventh Avenue in New ...
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Organizing Dispute Debate: Stations Casino v. Culinary Union
via John Ralston of the Las Vegas Sun: An escalating conflict between the city’s dominant, homegrown casino company and the state’s most aggressive, successful labor organization has emerged from the shadows ...
BlueGreen Alliance
Fallout On Obama’s Killing Of Keystone Jobs Continues As “Repulsed” Laborers’ Union Quits Alliance
The fallout over Barack Obama's decision to kill 20,000 (mostly) union jobs on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project continues as the Laborers International Union of North America left the ...
Mitt Romney posterboy
Democrats & UAW Bash Romney On Auto Industry Remarks
New DNC Auto Industry Ad Critical of Romney: MyFoxDETROIT.com Related: Dingell calls Romney foe of auto industry
Embezzlement
Ex-Operating Engineers’ Business Manager Pleads Guilty To $150K Embezzlement Conspiracy
Man pleads guilty to union embezzlement conspiracy Chris Paschenko | The Daily News January 20, 2012 GALVESTON — A former business manager of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 450 pleaded ...
Money Roll
Union Thief Pleads Guilty To Stealing $20K
Embezzler caught stealing labor union's money Jill Burke | Alaska Dispatch Jan 19, 2012 When Carol Reeves needed extra cash during the fall of 2008, she turned to her employer, Sheet ...
obama-crazy-look
Obama Kills 20,000 Keystone XL Jobs, Laborers’ Union Vows Not To Forget Betrayal
After months of playing political ping-pong with 20,000 potential (mostly union) jobs, the Obama administration decided on Wednesday to kill the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would have carried crude ...
Jennifer Granholm UAW
Michigan Childcare Providers Fight For Refunds For Forced Unionization
Cincinnati, OH (January 18, 2012) – With free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation, five Michigan home-based childcare providers have filed a federal appeal to win back ...
Pelosi Crazy Eyes
Pelosi Backpedals on #Occupy Movement: ‘We don’t really have much of a connection…’
Democrat Nancy Pelosi's penchant for hypocritical hyperbole is once again manifesting itself. Her latest example is regarding the #Occupy movement. Just a few short months ago, before the #Occupy movement exposed ...
trumka hopeless
AFL-CIO To Spend Millions On Ineffective Ad Aimed At Improving Image
The AFL-CIO is, according to AP, spending $1.5 million to air this ad in Austin, TX and Pittsburgh, PA in an effort to raise its public image. However, the $1.5 ...

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