Tag: labor unions

No matter how glowing the remarks in this article about the success of 12 hour shifts, I can say from first hand experience that they pretty much suck…back in the late 1970’s when I thought being a machinist was cool and the road to big blue collar money I worked…

Just when you think Tea Party types can’t get any more brazenly stupid they dig deep and exceed all expectations. Two conservative groups named ” Let Freedom Ring ” and ” Tea Party News Network ” ( I thought they already had a news network, Fox ) held a press…

From my email inbox from my friend Scott Van Derven: Brothers and Sisters: Paul Ryan is coming to Milwaukee on Sat October 6 for a $1,000 per plate fundraiser but he can’t be bothered to debate his challenger in the Wisconsin about the issues that are concerning people in Wisconsin….

Lovingly lifted from the comments section of the post Why do so many union haters want a race to the bottom?, PJ delivers a gem. In response to this from Denis: Yes, employees add value to businesses or they would not be hired. Also, the owners risk their wealth with…

That’s the number of card carrying union voters who marked their ballots for Scott Walker last Tuesday. Jay Gould would be so proud…  Solidarity is what happens to other people, I guess.

They are an obstacle to freedom… if you measure freedom by greater inequality.

It’s very disappointing to me that the President is keeping the Wisconsin labor movement at arms length. Ever since the recall wars erupted in this battleground state, the Obama campaign has been faced with a dilemma: How involved does the president get in a polarizing fight with huge national overtones?…

“The Obama campaign has always been here for us in Wisconsin.” So said Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) Chairman Mike Tate last week. While Tate may be right in saying President Obama’s reelection campaign has “always been here for us in Wisconsin,” the candidate himself most certainly has not “always…

Michael Holewinski, president of Ace Industries and chairman of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, opines at the Chicago Tribute that it is Illinois and not Wisconsin that is really the state open for business, and rightly so.  Reacting to Scott Walker’s visit and his put-down of Illinois, Holweinski stands up for Illinois. According to…

The Communists at Bloomberg News call for a Revolution hike in the minimum wage. Here’s an unhappy observation about the minimum wage: Congress last increased the rate in stages in 2006, topping it out at $7.25 an hour in 2009, or $15,080 a year. That amount, when adjusted for inflation, is…