Archive for Category: "Unions"

June 27, 2012 04:13

Castro’s Puppet Works for “Progressive Congress”

“She became the first woman ever to be appointed Political Director of the AFL-CIO,” Politico said. She may also have been the first open Marxist to have achieved that position … an indication of how far to the left some American labor unions have drifted over the years.

June 26, 2012 09:39

Stockton to become largest city to file bankruptcy due to public unions

Outrageous union pensions are bankrupting cities across America. Stockton California faces a lawsuit by unions after voting to rein in the public largess which is a result of bribing Democrat politicians for ever increasing wage and benefit packages for public employee unions.

June 26, 2012 05:01

Are unions to blame for losing ship building race to China?

The fact that China’s been building up its military with speed and agility recently is nothing new, but Beijing is now going head-to-head with one of the U.S. Navy’s most troubled programs. – Business Insider

June 25, 2012 13:51

Public unions pushing cities to bankruptcy

Public unions are suing to force bankrupt cities to honor high pension benefits. If cities file bankruptcy union contracts could be thrown out.

June 25, 2012 07:36

Big Public Labor Union Spends Big for Dems, Against GOP

In 2010, AFSCME reported spending $13 million independently on the elections, the sixth-most of any outside group and second-most of any labor union that cycle. About 80 percent of the union’s independent expenditures went toward opposing Republican congressional candidates while the other 20 percent was spent supporting Democrats.

June 21, 2012 07:29

Pro-life group plans flash mob protest of NEA abortion agenda

The NEA’s radical leftist agenda also includes gun control, pushing the global warming myth, school based “family planning” clinics, reparations for slavery, gay indoctrination, preferences for women and minorities and the whole dirty laundry list of 60’s socialist radicalism.

June 19, 2012 09:25

Teacher of Year fired by union seniority rules

In the land of fruits and nuts (California) the Teacher of the Year lost her job to budget cuts. California is bankrupt. Public employee unions have contributed a great deal to that bankruptcy. This is what has become of education under unions. It’s time to end the shackle of public unions and free our kids from the chains of federal involvement in education. Eliminate the DOE. Return education to the people in their respective states where it belongs.

June 18, 2012 05:05

Krauthammer: Obama amnesty end run is “out and out lawlessness”

The real reason for Obama’s sudden compassionate lawlessness is 8 million new “progressive” voters according to Obama’s favorite union SEIU. Obama told SEIU he would make their agenda America’s agenda. Can we afford four more years of Obama’s lawlessness and tyranny?

June 15, 2012 04:41

Time to Revolt against American Royalty

Our royals are destroying the promise of America. If you’re reading this, you’re probably not part of it – but you’re paying for it every day. They are the cause of our ballooning debt, over-taxation and slide into European-style statism.

June 14, 2012 07:51

New report – Billion$ in Obama’s auto bailout went to rich unions

Taxpayers lost between $20 billion and $23 billion on the auto programs. Thus, the entire loss to the taxpayers from the auto bailout comes from the funds diverted to the UAW.