Card Check Deception, IBEW style
I stumbled upon an IBEW document this morning that is a prime example of the bill of goods unions are using to sell the deceptively-named Employee Free Choice Act. It is a PDF document titled “Know the Truth” from the IBEW. It explains that: “The purpose of the card if very simple…The law says you must [more...]

Posted Tue, 19 Aug 2008 .

Editorial: Dems should heed McGovern’s appeal
Today’s Charleston Post and Courier has an excellent editorial against the deceptively-named Employee Free Choice Act suggesting that Democrats in Congress should heed Former South Dakota Senator and Presidential Candidate George McGovern’s recent appeal to drop their support of anti-worker bill. They wrote: Mr. McGovern hailed America’s unions — as he has throughout more than [more...]

Posted Tue, 19 Aug 2008 .

Crime & Corruption

Union Leader Fraud
In 2005, criminal charges and fines against union officials hit five-year highs, proving that union bosses have earned their reputation for greed and corruption.
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Union Violence, Harassment, and Intimidation of Workers
Union officials have ordered or approved of violent, coercive and harassing conduct aimed at making an example of employees who don't toe the union line.
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Discrimination
In recent years, labor unions have faced more than 13,000 complaints of discrimination filed with the government's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Schemes involving bribery, extortion, deprivation of union rights by violence, and embezzlement used by early racketeers are still employed to abuse the power of unions.

— U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, 2004

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