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  • Thirteen billboards, one paint-shop worker helped defeat union at VW plant in Chattanooga

    02/22/2014 3:44:45 PM PST · by mandaladon · 27 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | 22 Feb 2014 | Kevin Drawbaugh and Nick Carey
    WASHINGTON/CHATTANOOGA (Reuters) - In the aftermath of the United Auto Workers' crushing defeat in a vote to represent workers at Volkswagen's sole U.S. factory, a key question remains unanswered: did conservative politicians and anti-union groups work together to stymie the union? In an appeal to the National Labor Relations Board on Friday, the UAW said there was a "coordinated effort" by state politicians, anti-union groups and Tennessee's U.S. Senator Bob Corker to coerce a no vote in the February 12-14 election. The union's NLRB filing offered scant detail to support the allegation, and Reuters interviews with more than a dozen...
  • NYT's Paul Krugman: U.S. Students 'Could Learn A Little Bit' From Violent Protests in UK, France

    02/28/2011 10:27:43 AM PST · by mandaladon · 26 replies
    News Busters ^ | 28 feb 2011 | Clay Waters
    It’s not quite leftist academic Frances Fox Piven calling for violent Greece-style riots in America. But in an interview with the University of Oklahoma’s student newspaper (he was in town February 22 for a talk), Paul Krugman, respected economist turned partisan liberal New York Times columnist, suggested American college students should pick up some tips from students in London and Paris about fighting public spending cuts. The Daily: You mentioned how children and students suffer from cuts to public agencies. What advice would you give students to impact the political scene? Krugman: “Well, you know, maybe we could learn a...
  • Betrayal

    06/29/2004 2:58:12 AM PDT · by pookie18 · 9 replies · 122+ views
    FPM ^ | 6/29/04 | Jamie Glazov
    Frontpage Interview's guest today is Linda Chavez, the co-author (with Daniel Gray) of the new book, Betrayal: How Union Bosses Shake Down Their Members and Corrupt American Politics. FP: Ms. Chavez, welcome to Frontpage Interview. And congrats on your book being #2 on Amazon non-fiction and #11 overall. Chavez: Thank you Jamie. FP: Illuminate briefly for us the union influence on elections. How large is it and is it coming from the "hard-left"? Chavez: Unions represent the largest source of unregulated--in some cases, illegal-- money in politics today. Not only did unions contribute $90.1 million directly to the Democrats in...