Profiting on Disaster: NJ Senate Votes To Exclude Non-Union Construction Workers For Hurricane Sandy Work

A bill that was authored by an Ironworkers’ union organizer to expand union-only Project Labor Agreements–to include Hurricane Sandy cleanup and reconstruction–passed the New Jersey

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Follow the Money: What the Wisconsin Education Association Isn’t Talking About

As Americans, we’re often taught that trusts and monopolies are the product of big business and are bad. However, if trusts and monopolies are bad

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The DNC’s 2012 Union Convention: The Devil’s Always in the Details
The good citizens of Charlotte, NC are probably still feeling euphoric over besting Cleveland, Minneapolis and St Louis as the chosen city for the 2012 DNC Convention. However, as the ... Union-free contractors may sue Pennsylvania county over discriminatory PLA
Nonunion contractors may sue Westmoreland County Rich Cholodofsky | TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, February 3, 2011 A group that represents nearly 200 nonunion contractors in the region may file a lawsuit seeking to reverse a ... Embattled Ohio Union Boss, School-Buildings Chief Quits
School-buildings chief resigns Appointee was criticized for allegedly pressuring districts to use union labor RANDY LUDLOW | The Columbus Dispatch Jan. 12, 2011 Gov. John Kasich's to-do list now includes finding a leader ... Another Discriminatory Obama Project Labor Agreement Beaten Back by ABC
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today announced another victory in its fight against government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects. As a result of a bid ... A Union Boss in Charge of Procurements. What could possibly go wrong?
If you're anything like me, until today, you probably had very little idea what the Government Printing Office is all about. And, because there are more important things in life ... President Meets With Union Bosses to Discuss Government-Union “Partnership”
In light of the NLRB's attacks on business this week, this nugget struck us as the epitome of why the economy still sucks unemployment remains high. The U.S. Department of Labor, ... With Pension Money to Burn, AFL-CIO Housing Trust to Fund Housing Project
Apparently, the AFL-CIO doesn't realize there's a glut of real estate on the market. Well, it is their money...and they can waste it however they'd like. Nevertheless, one would think ... Phase Two: Reclaiming America Precinct by Precinct
You may remember about a year ago, when a Boy Scout's volunteerism caused the SEIU to threaten to file a grievance against the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania. It created quite ...
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