Toyota, which employs over 35,000 workers in the United States with factories in eight states, is the target of a government-led and union-supported attack due to recent recalls. In the U.S., it is estimated that 15,000 Lexus HS250h and 133,000
by Brian Johnson17 Feb 2010, 5:51 AM PST0
Craig Becker is President Obama’s nominee to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and you should be afraid…very, very afraid. According to the NLRB website, Congress established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in 1935 to administer the National Labor
by Brian Johnson3 Feb 2010, 1:29 PM PST0
While the mainstream media swarmed all over Bernie Madoff, AIG and corporate billionaires, the gentlemen of the press, who are so proud of fighting for the Little Guy, were mostly out to an expense-account lunch when Melissa King allegedly made
by Brian Johnson17 Jan 2010, 9:59 AM PST0
As if Andy Stern and Anna Burger lobbying without being registered wasn’t enough for the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) to deal with, they are still trying desperately to pass the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). Unsuccessfully, I might add.
by Brian Johnson12 Dec 2009, 8:07 AM PST0
Successfully demonizing Washington insiders on the campaign trail, President Obama needed to find a way to meet with lobbyists without appearing hypocritical. The administration’s advice to lobbyists? De-register. For an administration that promised to renounce interest groups, the Service Employees
by Brian Johnson3 Dec 2009, 7:29 AM PST0
President Obama has always made a pretty big deal about not working with “lobbyists”. Registered lobbyists can’t get stimulus money, can’t be White House advisors and are not allowed access to meetings and summits. So how does one get around
by Brian Johnson16 Nov 2009, 11:57 AM PST0
This is why we have the Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS), the only arm of the federal government to work on behalf of the rank-and-file union members to monitor union finances and catch fraud and abuse…too bad the left
by Brian Johnson11 Nov 2009, 1:23 PM PST0
With the health care debate raging and, what seems like, new bills being proposed everyday, it is easy to get bogged down in the details and corresponding rumors. One aspect of Democratic healthcare plan that will never change is whatever
by Brian Johnson29 Oct 2009, 3:09 PM PST0
At the beginning of September, we received several letters and emails from Kansas health care providers reporting on notices that Kansas state departments had sent them. The letters, printed on KS Department letterhead and bearing the name of the Governor,
by Brian Johnson12 Oct 2009, 10:15 AM PST0