Archive for July, 2010
As Obama Kowtows, Unions Eye the Private Sector
As Obama Kowtows, Unions Eye the Private Sector A Commentary By Michael Barone Friday, July 16, 2010 One of the interesting things about the Obama administration is the strange dominance of labor unions. Yes, Barack Obama and other Democratic leaders do owe the unions something: Unions gave $400 million to Democrats in the 2008 [...]
Full StoryUnions to Kids: We Don’t Need No Education
What don’t the Democrats understand about education? The science speaks for itself: vouchers work. Students who attend private schools of their parents choosing graduate at higher rates than students who do not. It is not surprising that President Obama sends his kids to private schools. Why shouldn’t everyone have this opportunity? Trifecta discusses education, opportunity [...]
Full StoryObama-Pelosi Agenda for Lame Duck Democrats: Card Check and Taxes!
John Fund of the Wall Street Journal sends us the following warnings: “I’ve got lots of things I want to do” in a lame duck, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D., W. Va.) told reporters in mid June. North Dakota’s Kent Conrad, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, wants a lame-duck session to act on the recommendations [...]
Full StoryWhile Illinois Goes Broke, State Union Employees get 14% Raises!
by John Bambenek It is no secret that Illinois is going broke with over $6 BILLION in unpaid bills to social service providers, Medicaid doctors, mental health providers and schools. It is also no secret that the state has a $13 BILLION budget deficit that the Chicago Democrats who control the entire state failed to [...]
Full StoryIndependence Day 2010 Liberty IS Prevailing Over Mandatory Unionism
By Susan Staub, President Pennsylvanians for Right to Work, Inc. This Independence Day, Pennsylvanians for Right to Work members can celebrate many victories in our battle for freedom from mandatory unionism. Here in Pennsylvania, union bosses spent millions of dollars to win the Senate nomination for their man, Senator Arlen Specter. They lost. Pennsylvania unions [...]
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