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Social Justice Unionism Means Pro-Abortion Big Labor
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Labor & Unions, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Capital Research Center Last week, Politico reported on a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade and return the question of abortion regulation to the states, ending the Court’s invention of a constitutional right to abortion. The draft opinion was greeted with predictable outrage from left-progressives, including those in organized labor. Statements […]
Why You Shouldn’t Celebrate the TSA for Employing 47,000 Workers
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Labor & Unions, National Security, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) The lump of labor hypothesis—that there are only so many jobs “out there”—is a fallacy. I recently took an airplane trip, departing from a medium-sized city. There must have been, oh, at least 100 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees who were officiating at the boarding process: checking our luggage, […]
Private-Sector Union Membership Hit Record Low in 2021, Labor Department Data Show
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Labor & Unions, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Private-sector union membership fell to 6.1 percent in 2021, the lowest level since the federal government started tracking this data. President Biden repeatedly has promised to be “the most pro-union president in American history.” But there’s one key group of people standing in his way: The tens of millions of workers […]
Labor Unions [Quietly] Admit the Jones Act Is Contributing to America’s Supply Chain Problems
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Featured, Labor & Unions, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) The AFL-CIO appears to recognize that the Jones Act is part of the US supply chain problem. As reported by Politico earlier this week, the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trade Department has authored a new statement on US maritime policy that features predictable enthusiasm for protectionist policies such as the Jones Act and cargo preference laws. More interesting, however, is […]
Hypnotised by race and gender, politicians have forgotten the working man
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Labor & Unions, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy MercatorNet – Navigating Modern Complexities We need a labour market which supports families, argues Oren Cass, in a brilliant policy book. Over the last two years, the overwhelming focus on the pandemic has obscured many other issues. It is easy to overlook the growing dissatisfaction with the economic status quo which existed prior to […]
7 Reasons to Say Goodbye to Teachers Unions
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Labor & Unions, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) I stand with teachers—not unions. Every year, my school district hosts a beginning of the year meeting with every employee in the district. Amidst all the pomp are 15 minutes during which my school district provides a platform for the head of the local teachers union. He doesn’t say […]
Over Two Dozen FDNY Firehouses Shut Down Over Vax Mandate Staff Shortages
/in DrRichSwier.com, Healthcare, Labor & Unions, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Pamela Geller The Democrats are killing us. Literally. Over two dozen FDNY firehouses shut down over vax mandate staff shortage By: New York Post, October 31, 2021: The FDNY shuttered 26 fire companies citywide on Saturday due to staff shortages caused by the COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according to furious elected officials, who ripped the […]
WATCH: Unions Mostly to Blame for Supply Chain Shortages But Biden Thanks Them
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Labor & Unions, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Royal A. Brown III The real cause of supply chain shortages are the Unions which provide Stevedores to unload ships and Warehouse Workers at our major ports. Their contract exempts them from working on weekends and they already make well over $100,000 a year but have no fear – Beijing Joe Biden will influence […]
PODCAST: Maybe Workers Just Aren’t That Into You, Unions!
/in Commentary, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Labor & Unions, Politics /by Conservative Commandos Radio ShowGUESTS AND TOPICS: SEAN HIGGINS Sean Higgins is a research fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute specializing in labor and employment issues. As journalist, he covered the intersection of politics and economics for two decades, having been senior writer for the Washington, Washington correspondent for Investor’s Business Daily and a contributor to publications like Reason […]
PODCAST: Unions and Democrats Attack the Right to Work
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Labor & Unions, News, Politics /by Conservative Commandos Radio ShowGUESTS AND TOPICS: HAS VON SPAKOVSKY Hans von Spakovsky is an authority on a wide range of issues – including civil rights, civil justice, the First Amendment, immigration, the rule of law and government reform — as a senior legal fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. His […]
Judge Socks It To The Left
/in Courts & Law, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Immigration, Labor & Unions, National Security, Politics /by Florida Family AssociationU.S. District Judge Drew E. Tipton grants order to restrain Biden administration from implementing its “Immediate 100-Day Pause on Removals” of illegal criminal aliens. Judge Tipton wrote: “This preliminary injunction shall remain in effect pending a final resolution of the merits of this case or until a further Order from this Court, the United States […]
Biden’s climate order HALTING drilling on federal lands KILLS 58K jobs
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Labor & Unions, News, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Pamela GellerThe Biden Administration’s assault on the energy industry is moving at lightning speed. What a disaster. President Trump warned everyone that this would happen if Joe Biden was elected POTUS. Beijing Biden administration is a wrecking ball to America. Period. Whoever voted for these destroyers is guilty of “insurrection.” Biden’s climate order halting drilling on […]
John Kerry Says Of Fired Energy Workers ‘Let Them Make Solar Panels’
/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Labor & Unions, Politics /by Pamela GellerWe should not be surprised by these egregious statements from John Kerry. Kerry is one of the most detestable politicians we have ever seen. He was an awful secretary of state. And he will cause significant economic damage to America as President Biden’s climate czar. America has no greater enemy than the Democrat party of treason and […]
2021 Forecast: Four Fights to Watch
/in Courts & Law, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Immigration, Labor & Unions, Politics /by Judicial WatchA new president was sworn in yesterday and despite our differences, we wish him well. President Biden has signaled he’ll embark on an ambitious agenda. Here are four fights we’ll be closely watching: The battle over borders. Biden immediately threw down the gauntlet with a big move on immigration. He announced plans to send to […]
VIDEO: In 1947 Walt Disney Testified Before Congress About Communists in America — He Was Right!
/1 Comment/in Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Labor & Unions, Politics /by Dr. Rich Swier“Trade unions are a school of communism.” – Vladimir Lenin “I believed at that time that Mr. Sorrell was a Communist because of all the things that I had heard and having seen his name appearing on a number of Commie front things. When he pulled the strike, the first people to smear me and […]
Beijing Biden Plots Early Legislation to give 11 million Illegal Immigrants Citizenship
/1 Comment/in Courts & Law, Culture Wars, DrRichSwier.com, Immigration, Labor & Unions, News, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse /by Pamela GellerTaking the jobs from American minorities — pity those minorities remain shackled to the party of slavery. Democrats need voters to cover their notorious election fraud. Illegals will do nicely. Biden plans early legislation to offer legal status to 11 million immigrants without it By Cindy Carcamo, Andrea Castillo, Molly O’Toole, LA Times, Jan. 15, 2021 During […]