Posts Tagged ‘unions’
Pelosi strikes deal with unions – no tax on high-cost health care plans
You knew this would happen. The unions deserve payback for support of Democrats and President Obama, so when the plan to tax “Cadillac” health care plans would obviously included those negotiated by collective bargaining teams, something had to be done. It’s change you can believe in!
Read MoreAnother UAW bailout – $10 billion in reimbursements guaranteed
Coming on the heels of the auto makers “hinting” that they will not be able to repay the TARP bailout money they received, comes yet another union grab of taxpayer money. But, this time it’s only $10 billion dollars that we will never see again.
Read MoreThug morning wrap up – unions step up for Obama health care
Yesterday, we told you to watch out for the thugs since unions working at the behest of President Obama were planning to “step in” to set the record straight. None of this does any good for the cause, since the media is now focused on the yelling and face slaps and not the issue. But…
Read MoreMore teachers paid to do nothing: 700 in New York City alone
In early May I wrote about an LA Times article on teachers being paid to do nothing while their fitness to teach is under review. Now the Associated Press is digging into 700 New York City teachers who spend their days in “rubber rooms” occasionally fighting about seating assignments.
Read MoreTeachers on both coasts paid to do nothing
I remember reading about this a couple of years ago. Now seems like a good time to bring it up again to see if there would be any backlash, and the Los Angeles Times has the story written by Jason Song. Teachers across California and in New York City are being paid their full salary…
Read MoreObama order represents payoff to unions
Here come the payoffs. Whether you think the government spending $1 trillion-plus to stimulate the economy is the right or wrong thing, there is absolutely no reason why President Obama should shut out non-union labor from even bidding on any of the stimulus package pork dollars. But that is exactly what he has done. Here…
Read MoreEconomics lesson: supply and demand for firefighters in Miami
A story at the Fox News 7 Web site caught my eye this morning. Almost 1,000 applicants lined up for 35 available firefighter positions that will be available in the City of Miami. Three of those who were waiting in line were interviewed, the first was a former Marine who was unemployed and the other…
Read MoreTake A Pay Cut … Save A Job
Governor Rell has told Connecticut Prison Guards the state can’t afford the pay raise the state has agreed to pay them and wants them to pass on it. It’s not likely to happen. Legislators say it’s unlikely to happen this year because Democrats, who traditionally support state-employee unions, hold two-thirds of the seats in the…
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