Posts Tagged ‘closed shop’

Don Loos

Obama Gives Big Labor Another Gift in Final Days of 2009

by Don Loos

In November BigGovernment.com, sounded the warning – here’s the update.

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As 2009 fades away, President Obama has decided to let disclosure of hundreds of millions of dollars in forced-union-dues disclosure fade away too. Under current law and regulations valid until December 30th, union bosses were supposed to carefully document the billions of dollars they extract from workers as a condition of employment that they in turn pour into front groups and other “funds” each year.

A large part of the billions were about to be made public and reported on a Department of Labor disclosure form known as the Form T-1 Annual Report. But, that won’t happen now!

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Posted Jan 1st 2010 at 8:39 am in ACORN, Big Labor | 129 Comments

Publius

SEIU Leader Resigns After Threatening Legal Action Against Boy Scout

by Publius

From FoxNews.com:

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A union leader in Pennsylvania has resigned after being criticized for threatening legal action over an aspiring Eagle Scout’s volunteer project.

Nick Balzano, president of the Service Employees International Union’s Allentown chapter, submitted an unexpected resignation letter Thursday, along with a few other employees, SEIU spokesman Matt Nerzig told Foxnews.com.

The resignations came one day after FoxNews.com reported that Balzano had come under fire for saying earlier in the month that the SEIU might file a grievance against the city of Allentown for allowing 17-year-old Kevin Anderson to voluntarily clear a walking trail in a local park, instead of paying union members to do the work.

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Posted Nov 23rd 2009 at 7:30 pm in Big Labor | 95 Comments