In Midwest,GOP Shrinks From Union Battles

Fifteen months after taking control of Minnesota’s Legislature,Republicans have put a gay marriage ban on this November’s ballot,moved to expand gun rights and cast dozens of votes to cut state spending. But there’s one issue where they failed to get traction:watering down the strength of organized labor with a right-to-work [...]

‘Recall Walker’ Campaign Overshadows Wisconsin Presidential Battle

With all the lawn signs and ads on the airwaves,it’s obvious an election is taking place in Wisconsin —just not for the Republican presidential candidates.

While the presidential primary being held Tuesday is a comparatively low-key affair,the raucous campaign to recall Republican Gov. [...]

How I Survived Socialism/Communism,Part 3

 

Earlier this week,my local Tea Party group (The Daisy Mountain Tea Party Patriots) had the privilege of listening to a panel of three people who had lived under separate totalitarian rule at some point in their lives. They discussed how they survived,as well as their appreciation of America [...]

Judge Rules Against Big Labor In Maine

Maine Gov. Paul LePage was within his rights when he ordered the removal of a mural depicting the history of the labor movement from a state office building,a federal judge ruled Friday.

U.S. District Judge John Woodcock dismissed a lawsuit aimed at restoring the labor mural to its original [...]

With Friends Like These… Union Names Chinese Premier ‘Best Friend Of American Worker’

At the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference last week,spokesperson Liu Weimin’s revealed that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was awarded ”the Best Friend of American Worker” by the US International Longshoremen’s Association. The Chinese ambassador to the United States…Continue to Post

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