Archive for February, 2012
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association leader has plenty of clout with GOP hierarchy
Sunday, February 26, 2012 By Tom Barnes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fred Anton HARRISBURG — When Fred Anton calls Republican politicians at the state Capitol, they don’t put him on hold. Mr. Anton, head of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association, is close to Gov. Tom Corbett. He persuaded the Republican National Governors Association to donate $25,000 [...]
Full StoryOhio voters open to “right-to-work” law: poll
By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A majority of Ohio voters support joining neighboring Indiana as an anti-union “right-to-work” state, three months after Ohio voters supported labor by rejecting an anti-public union law, a Quinnipiac University poll released on Tuesday found. Fifty-four percent of Ohio registered voters polled favored adopting a “right-to-work” law that would [...]
Full StoryLabor campaign targets young workers
By Jeremy Boren, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, February 9, 2012 One of the nation’s oldest labor groups hopes a social media and television ad campaign will attract young adults in Pittsburgh and two other cities. “If the labor movement is going to have a future in this country, they need to engage younger workers,” said Paul Clark, [...]
Full StoryRight-to-Work Revolution Takes on Big Labor
By EDWARD MORRISSEY, The Fiscal Times February 9, 2012 Last week, Indiana became the 23rd state in the US to adopt right-to-work laws that prohibit closed shops and mandatory union-dues fees in workplaces. The change was notable for two reasons. First, it had been more than a decade since any state adopted right-to-work laws. But more [...]
Full StoryEAG Exclusive: Teachers Union Staffers Set Sail on 7-Day Caribbean Cruise
Imagine your organization is facing attacks from all sides. Imagine it’s losing members and revenue. Imagine governors and mayors – of both political parties – publicly denouncing your industry as “broken” and move swiftly to stifle your power and influence, while you flail away helplessly. What to do? What else to do but go down [...]
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