Please, I would like to hear of a single Democrat who is willing to stand up against this kind of outrageous power-plays against the will of the people. Democrats: the party of the people?! You have got to be kidding yourself.. first of all. I would say the same of Unions. Let me know when a union- any union -steps up... Read more
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The Democratic Left: Above the People
January 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Law, UnionsThe Right-to-Work Advantage
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Labor, Party Politics, UnionsMore discussion would be welcome! ============= By Luke Hilgemann And David Fladeboe March 4, 2015 6:51 p.m. ET Wisconsin will likely become the nation’s 25th right-to-work state within the next week. No longer will the Badger State’s private-sector employees be compelled to join a labor union and pay dues as a condition of employment. Debates over this contentious public policy are usually cast as fights... Read more
The Ideologue vs the Children
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Noonan, UnionsFinally one Democratic politician willing to say, “No” – sort of -to union priorities over good education. ============ What a small and politically vicious man New York’s new mayor is. Bill de Blasio doesn’t like charter schools. They are too successful to be tolerated. Last week he announced he will drop the ax on three planned Success Academy schools. (You know Success... Read more
Auto Union Wants to Muzzle Public Officials
March 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, UnionsIf I’m missing part of the story, please leave a comment and input. ========== Bob Corker WSJ_March 3, 2014 6:59 p.m. ET Picture an election where an entity is given nearly unfettered access to voters for two years and then is allowed to call for a surprise vote with only a few days’ notice. Then imagine that the entity loses the vote and... Read more
Improving Education for the Poor… and the Left
March 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Obama, Party Politics, The Left, UnionsAgain, no surprises. ====== Feb. 28, 2014 6:48 p.m. ET New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio carried through this week on one of his campaign’s “progressive” promises: his assault on charter schools. Mr. de Blasio announced that he would not allow Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy to open three new charter schools that had been approved by previous Mayor Mike Bloomberg. Readers of these... Read more
Californias Union-Sponsored War on Farmers
September 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, UnionsIf there is another side to this, please speak up. ============ By ALLYSIA FINLEYCONNECT ‘At what point do you look at this picture and ask, ‘Why are you fighting anymore?'” muses Dan Gerawan, whose third-generation family farm in Fresno, Calif., has been under assault by California’s labor-regulatory complex. Within days a state mediator could impose an unwieldy labor contract that may force him out... Read more
