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Big Labor’s Big Day In CA Supreme Court

Last week, the California Supreme Court took privacy encroachment to a whole new level. The state Supreme Court, stacked with judges friendly with Big Labor, ruled unanimously that the Los Angeles County government would have to disclose all contact information … Continue reading

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Stalking Exemption For Big Labor Unfair

By Katie Packer Gage (originally appeared in the Orange County Register) The first and most important responsibility of any elected official is to protect constituents. It is an unwritten rule, meaning it is so well understood and established that it … Continue reading

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Pennsylvania Law Must Stop Kowtowing To Big Labor’s Thugs

by Katie Packer Gage (originally appeared in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Every state in the nation — including Pennsylvania — has passed laws making it a crime to engage in stalking. As defined, stalking is an obsessive pursuit to the point … Continue reading

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Fifth Circuit Upholds Votes To Oust The Union Four Years After They Were Cast

By Fred Wszolek On August 11 and 12, 2008, employees of the Arkema company located in Houston, Texas voted to oust their union, the United Steelworkers of America.  It took four and one-half years for the employees to be guaranteed … Continue reading

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Governor Brown Stands Up To Big Labor With Veto Of Card Check

California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed SB 104 last night, legislation passed by the state legislature that would have changed the rules in union-organizing elections to a card check process. Card check is a top priority for Big Labor because it … Continue reading

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Why Do Unions Hate The Secret Ballot?

Posted on FlashReport.com John Kabateck June 20, 2011 What is it with union bosses’ hatred of the secret ballot? For years, they have been pushing for legislation at the federal level that would strip workers’ right to vote by secret … Continue reading

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Governor Brown Should Carry On Cesar Chavez’s Vision And Protect The Secret Ballot

Last month, the Workforce Fairness Institute partnered with the California NFIB to highlight that card checking legislation was on the verge of being enacted into law. The U.S. Congress has rejected similar legislation promoted by Big Labor known as the … Continue reading

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