The extreme right’s battle against organized labor is taking another turn in Ohio: Just two days after voters overwhelmingly killed legislation restricting collective bargaining for public employees, Tea Party activists and a nonunion trade group Thursday launched a campaign to put a broader crackdown on union rights on the statewide ballot in 2012 or 2013. […]
A new PPP poll has Ohio Governor John Kasich tying Florida Governor Rick Scott at a race to the bottom of approval ratings. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor John Kasich’s job performance? Approve 33% Disapprove 56% Not sure 11% PPP also asked about a hypothetical do-over of last year’s election and found that […]
Us on the left have been saying this all along and now the man in the spotlight of the “War Against Labor” has admitted it – eliminating collective bargaining does not save money! Like a dog going at a bone, U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, didn’t stop until he got the answer he was looking […]
After 3 weeks of Wisconsin Democrats boycotting the Senate and us hearing constantly that they were needed to vote, last night the Wisconsin GOP did a typical dirty trick to strip employees of bargaining rights: In a bold gambit to put an end to the weeks-long budget standoff in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker (R) split […]
Rasmussen, who has tried everything to slant polls in regards to collective bargaining, is out with new results showing big support for collective bargaining and rapidly fading support for Gov. Scott Walker. Of course that won’t change what Walker and the GOP is doing because they are “listening to the people” and by people, I […]
I’m sorry, but if you believe FOX news is factual and honest, I have a bridge to sell you: Fox News has been making a lot of hay about one of their reporters allegedly being “punched” by a protester in Madison, Wisconsin. Turns out, that didn’t happen. Mike Tobin, reporting from amid the massive demonstration […]
The propaganda station is at their usual old tactics in swaying public opinion: On the February 23 edition of Fox News’ Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade brought on a panel of guests to discuss the ongoing protests in Wisconsin, sparked by Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut benefits and eliminate most collective bargaining rights […]
Our new governor here in Ohio has a police problem: Looking for ammunition against a bill to strip collective bargaining rights, public unions have seized on a verbal insult the Ohio governor used repeatedly last month to describe a police officer who pulled him over in a traffic stop three years ago. Critics are distributing […]
This is a very interesting read and should make all American workers worry: The last thing America’s workers need is another economic kick in the groin, but the Bush labor board may soon deliver what could be its lowest blow yet. In a series of pending cases known as Kentucky River, the Bush board could […]