Brian Johnson

Articles by Brian Johnson

Toyota and the Union-Backed, Government-Led Witch Hunt

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

Why You Should Know About Craig Becker (and Why You Need to Be Worried)

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

Leaked SEIU Card Check Cheat Sheet

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.

A Lobbyist By Any Other Name: SEIU and the Obama White House

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

Big Labor's Selfish Healthcare Motivation

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

Kansas Helps SEIU Using Taxpayer Funds and State Resources

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,