For the last several weeks, we have pointed out that the union fight in Wisconsin is more about union power and union dues than the actual members. It was also noted how unions were rushing back to get contracts signed
by Labor Union Report5 Apr 2011, 5:37 AM PST0
First off, if you live in Wisconsin and haven’t yet voted to re-elect State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, stop reading this and go vote. Secondly, if you know anyone in Wisconsin and haven’t yet called and urged them to
by John Nolte5 Apr 2011, 3:43 AM PST0
It’s budget time again. And Democrats are once again taking down and dusting off all their human shields and straw people, in order to convince those Americans, who are still unable to think for themselves, that they will die if
by Dr. Susan Berry2 Apr 2011, 2:01 PM PST0
The Democratic strategy is to split the Tea Party supporters from the Republican Party leaders and thus depress support for the Republican Party at the congressional level and at the Presidential level in the run-up to the 2012 elections. But
by Peter R. Huessy2 Apr 2011, 9:18 AM PST0
26 year-old Katherine R. Windels has been charged for sending emails containing bomb threats and death threats to Wisconsin state senators during the budget battles last month. According to the Milwauakee Journal Sentinel: Windels was charged with two felony counts
by James M. Simpson2 Apr 2011, 8:29 AM PST0
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Fox News’ Megyn Kelly looks into the legality of Public Employee unions’ plan to intimidate small businesses into posting signs in their windows supporting the unions lest they suffer boycotts and public protests. Under
by Breitbart TV2 Apr 2011, 1:45 AM PST0
Read John Nolte’s full post at Big Government: John Nolte, Big Government: As is the case with any important election, events are happening fast as we approach the final weekend prior to the crucial Tuesday April 5 vote that will
by Breitbart TV1 Apr 2011, 12:38 PM PST0
Union officials who have been challenged to accept a federally supervised secret ballot election for Hyatt hotel employees have sought and received protective cover from the Obama Administration. Thus far, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has rejected four petitions
by Kevin Mooney1 Apr 2011, 10:29 AM PST0
As is the case with any important election, events are happening fast as we approach the final weekend prior to the crucial Tuesday April 5 vote that will ultimately decide the future of Wisconsin for a generation to come. In
by John Nolte1 Apr 2011, 9:33 AM PST0
About three miles south of Beverly Hills in the upper-middle class neighborhood of Beverlywood is Hamilton High School. An otherwise ordinary Los Angeles Unified School District-sponsored juvenile detention center, Hamilton is home to a couple of well regarded magnet programs,
by Alexander Marlow1 Apr 2011, 7:10 AM PST0
About three miles south of Beverly Hills in the upper-middle class neighborhood of Beverlywood is Hamilton High School. An otherwise ordinary Los Angeles Unified School District-sponsored juvenile detention center, Hamilton is home to a couple of well regarded magnet programs,
by Alexander Marlow1 Apr 2011, 4:59 AM PST0
About three miles south of Beverly Hills in the upper-middle class neighborhood of Beverlywood is Hamilton High School. An otherwise ordinary Los Angeles Unified School District-sponsored juvenile detention center, Hamilton is home to a couple of well regarded magnet programs,
by Alexander Marlow31 Mar 2011, 6:45 PM PST0
Why did the state of Wisconsin bother to have an election last November? To look at the results, you would think the voters had spoken clearly. They elected a Republican governor and legislature, based on the promise that they would
by Kyle Olson31 Mar 2011, 12:24 PM PST0
We are less than a week away from Tuesday’s crucial winner-take-all April 5 State Supreme Court election in Wisconsin, an election that will likely set the legislative course of that state for a generation. The stakes are for all the
by John Nolte30 Mar 2011, 11:08 AM PST0
Our MacIver News Service is digging into the costs associated with the recent rukus in Madison. For at least one public employee, the turmoil was quite profitable. State Capitol Police Overtime Pay Tops $200k for Month of Unrest One State
by Brett Healy30 Mar 2011, 4:20 AM PST0
Last week, The Blaze posted two audio recordings of Stephen Lerner, an SEIU boss who was lecturing an audience on how to bring down the American economy. While Lerner had reportedly been fired from the SEIU last year, it turns
by Labor Union Report29 Mar 2011, 4:45 PM PST0
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Hugo Chavez is getting a journalism award in Argentina. The Venezuelan leader regularly clashes with critical media, but the University of La Plata is giving him its Rodolfo Walsh Prize on Tuesday for what it
by P.J. Salvatore29 Mar 2011, 3:26 PM PST0
—– Michael Moore quoting Thomas Jefferson to justify his Marxism is a true highlight. Let’s just hope he’s right about unions being on the ropes. No doubt the low-to-no turnout at his astro-turfed Michigan rally earlier this month has the
by Hollywoodland29 Mar 2011, 11:55 AM PST0
It’s been established that when the Obama administration can’t get part of its agenda legislated; they simply turn around and push it through the web-like bureaucracy at their disposal. Last year’s failed pro-union legislation was no exception; when ‘card check’
by Capitol Confidential29 Mar 2011, 11:01 AM PST0
The Obama administration, principally the president and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, are now routinely making public statements which are leading to one conclusion: instead of fixing American education, we should dumb down the standards. According to the Associated Press, President
by Kyle Olson29 Mar 2011, 9:11 AM PST0
In Citizens United v. FEC the Supreme Court rejected the idea that the government may determine whose speech is worthy of protection under the First Amendment. As a result of the decision, individuals, small businesses, corporations, labor unions, and non-profit
by David Bossie28 Mar 2011, 1:42 PM PST0
The national campaign against bullying and hate may be in the news, but it’s nowhere in evidence as an American university wreaks revenge, not just on a dissenter who ran for Congress–but on his children, and on a brave professor
by Dr. Jane Orient28 Mar 2011, 10:11 AM PST0
Had the federal government passed a law (in the best interest of the people, naturally) mandating that every household in America purchase a handgun and learn how to use it in order to protect themselves and in turn save the
by John Nolte27 Mar 2011, 4:30 AM PST0
Apparently Gov. Scott Walker knew exactly what he was doing. Before he signed the bill limiting collective bargaining privileges, teachers unions throughout the state were slow to respond to calls for salary and benefit concessions. They believed their members should
by Kyle Olson26 Mar 2011, 6:14 AM PST0
One of the big unspoken fights in Wisconsin over these past few weeks has been Scott Walker’s proposal for the state to stop collecting union dues for the unions. The other has been to make paying union dues voluntary, as
by Labor Union Report25 Mar 2011, 3:32 PM PST0