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Biden Rewards Pipefitters Union For Endorsement By Destroying Members’ Keystone XL Jobs

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 24, 2021 67 Comments

The United Association of Union Plumbers and Pipefitters endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Now that he has shut down the Keystone XL Pipeline, they are angry. What did they think Biden was going to do? This is only the beginning.

University of Virginia Employees Forming ‘Anti-Racism’ Union

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 13, 2020 2 Comments

"a union organizing to empower all public college and university workers in the Commonwealth"...

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1291781344725553153

Democrats About-Face, Are Suddenly in Favor of Reopening Schools

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 07, 2020 32 Comments

Well, well, well. Finally, after months of criticizing Trump for the same suggestion, Democrats have come round and endorsed the CDC's recommendation that schools should reopen.

CUNY Lays Off 2,800 Adjunct Professors and Staff, Prompting Lawsuit From Union

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 07, 2020 5 Comments

"CUNY said the cuts were necessitated by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtIa9ezuFpw

Phase Two In Push To ‘Abolish the Police’: Isolate Police Unions From Labor Movement

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 24, 2020 35 Comments

The recent efforts to oust police unions from the larger labor movement are alarming. Not because I am a fan of public unions, I'm not, but because of what it reveals about the tactics of the left in demonizing, isolating, and eventually destroying their target du jour.

Georgetown Gives Grad Student Union Members a Raise After Receiving Stimulus Cash

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 14, 2020 2 Comments

"graduate assistants at Georgetown University have reached their first union agreement with the school for a significant pay raise and employment benefits"...

Workers at UC San Diego File Lawsuit Over Mandatory Union Dues

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 26, 2020 0 Comments

"allege that they were never informed of their right to refuse to allow union dues to be taken from their paychecks when they were hired"...

UC Santa Cruz Cancelled Classes Due to Grad Students Who Are Still Striking

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 08, 2020 1 Comment

"The school reopened libraries, dining halls, and other campus services Friday after having been in near-complete shut-down mode Thursday."...

UC Santa Cruz Fires 54 Grad Student Teaching Assistants For Withholding Grades While On Strike

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 01, 2020 59 Comments

Graduate students at the University of California Santa Cruz went on strike last year demanding higher pay. In the process, they refused to provide grades for students they were teaching and blocked traffic on campus. Now the school has fired 54 of them.

https://www.facebook.com/ChronicleTelegram/videos/188392369049030/

Oberlin College alum suspends Social Justice Internship Fund over school’s “union busting”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 29, 2020 36 Comments

Oberlin College has been in the throes of turmoil for a decade. Aggressive, and sometimes absurd, social justice warfare hit the school's image and enrollment long before the Gibson's Bakery lawsuit and massive verdict. The latest controversy surrounds cost-cutting in an attempt to narrow a multi-million dollar 'structural deficit'. While there have been some cutbacks at administrative and faculty levels, the college now is attempting to jettison it's unionized custodial and dining hall workers.

Unions For Thee But Not For We: Leftist ‘Young Turks’ Fights Unionization

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 25, 2020 21 Comments

In a classic case of liberal hypocrisy, the progressive YouTube program "The Young Turks" is in turmoil because management is opposing efforts by employees to unionize.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cszJjVaQYho

Largest Union at University of California Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 17, 2020 1 Comment

"union said its endorsement follows a consultation with membership in which Sanders received significantly more support than all other candidates combined"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCOK1IOhbZU

Sanders’ Supporters Attack Nevada’s Culinary Union After It Points Out He Would ‘End Culinary Healthcare’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 13, 2020 33 Comments

The powerful Nevada Culinary Union Local 226 stated that supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) "viciously attacked" the union after it pointed out that his required Medicare for All could kill culinary healthcare.

Harvard Graduate Students Ending Strike Without a Contract

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 01, 2020 1 Comment

“We now expect the administration to put all their energy into reaching a fair agreement.”...

Harvard Calls for Federal Mediator to Help Settle Ongoing Grad Student Strike

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 23, 2019 5 Comments

“The mediator calms the waters,” Zack said. “It’s valuable to have independent assessment.”...

Graduate Students at Harvard Launching Strike

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 03, 2019 3 Comments

"student-workers will not hold review sessions and will not grade exams"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxi4HQq9w50

California’s Massive Public Pension Liabilities Offer a Warning to Other States

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 09, 2019 42 Comments

Unfunded liabilities such as pensions for public retirees can become a strain on any city or state. In California, we are seeing a situation which should serve as a warning. Taxpayers are on the hook for massive amounts.

Union for Harvard Graduate Students Votes to Authorize Strike

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 27, 2019 1 Comment

“We are voting to authorize a strike because student workers need basic rights and protections"...

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