Tag: Unions

As Charles Krauthammer said last night on Fox News, “In Wisconsin, Obama literally mailed it in.” Actually, Obama tweeted it in. Though public sector unions throughout the country broke their backs and piggy banks to win him the presidency in

Last year, Breitbart News documented the ongoing left-wing thuggery unfolding in Wisconsin after the protests first began — violence the media not only ignored but defended. Threats of violence unleashed by supporters and members of spoiled, crybaby unions addicted to

Scott Walker’s win tonight was a resounding victory for political courage and government reform. After more than a year of vitriolic attacks and tens of millions of dollars from union member paychecks, Walker and his GOP allies survived everything unions

The Obama campaign was eager to spin the massive Wisconsin loss into some sort of win for themselves tonight. The talking point they settled on was that the defeated public unions sent a “strong message” to the victorious Governor. The

Networks are calling the historic Wisconsin recall for Governor Scott Walker and Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch while final vote counts continue to roll in. This victory marks the third time the far left and Big Labor has been defeated at

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker beat back a recall challenge Tuesday, winning both the right to finish his term and a voter endorsement of his strategy to curb state spending, which included the explosive measure that eliminated

By SCOTT BAUERAssociated PressMADISON, Wis.The passions that fueled a fight lasting more than a year over union rights and Wisconsin’s cash-strapped budget brought voters out in strong numbers Tuesday to decide whether to recall Gov. Scott Walker. The first-term Republican

Tea Party Patriots from across America are in Wisconsin for the recall election, working hard to Get Out The Vote (GOTV) on Tuesday.     We are not alone. Well-funded professional agitators – who want to throw out Wisconsin’s book-balancing

This morning AFL-CIO Wisconsin President Phil Neuenfeldt kicked off this rolling GOTV effort at the Machinist Union in Racine, WI, according the AFL-CIO member driving this truck. I caught up with the driver (a Milwaukee resident) of this mobile unit

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s move to legalize gambling in New York State may give rise to more stories like this one in the New York Times, “Gambling Group Gave $2 Million to a Cuomo Ally“; however, it’s a complicated

As the recall of Governor Scott Walker slips out of their grasp, unions and Democrats are crowing about their chances to flip one of the four state Senate seats also on the ballot today and seize control of the Wisconsin

Tom Barrett, Democratic challenger to Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) in today’s recall election, announced late Monday that if elected, he would cut state worker benefits. In 2010, Barrett also ran for governor on a platform including his “Put Madison on

The Democrats, unions, and community organizing groups that laid siege to the state capitol, depicted Governor Scott Walker as a fascist dictator, and tried to prevent the legislature from voting on collective bargaining reforms are reaching out to Wisconsin voters

As polls opened this morning for the Wisconsin recall election, long lines formed in downtown Milwaukee–the core area of Democratic support for Mayor Tom Barrett, who is challenging incumbent Republican governor Scott Walker. Down the street, a few volunteers manned

Anyone who claims that teachers unions exist to improve public education is misinformed or lying. The unions have become blatantly political organizations that spend most of their time and resources trying to maintain their domination of public schools and school

(AP) 2 California cities vote on public pension cutsBy ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated PressSAN DIEGOAs state and local governments across the country struggle with ballooning pension obligations, voters in two major California cities are being asked for answers. Ballot measures Tuesday in

(AP) Wisconsin holds recall more than a year in makingBy SCOTT BAUERAssociated PressMADISON, Wis.Following a brief but bruising campaign, both sides of the recall election targeting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are prepared for a razor-thin margin Tuesday as the Republican

Via Media Trackers: A Racine area organization with ties to both the Democratic Party and a Chicago-based community-organizing group may have violated Wisconsin election law late last week. Two churches that are part of the liberal-leaning Racine Interfaith Coalition hosted

If union members are upset that the millions union bosses have dumped into defeating Gov. Walker in tomorrow’s recall election appear not to be working, they may be furious when they learn the details of a new investigation by the

This race was always going to tighten, and it looks as though it finally has: it is well within the poll’s 2.8% margin of error: PPP’s final poll on the Wisconsin recall finds Scott Walker ahead, but also a race

In 1975, Congress created the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) to provide a vehicle for state legislatures to jointly lobby Congress. Ideally, it could serve as a bulwark against further federal encroachment on state government. Like any organization that

MADISON, Wis., June 2 (UPI) —A local official says thousands of requests for absentee ballots suggest the turnout will be high in Tuesday’s recall election for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Appleton City Clerk Charlene Petersen told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

For such a blue state, Illinois has some rather good Republicans in Congress, but on one issue many of them consistently fail. That is their unfortunate support for Big Labor. The issue of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) is a perfect