The Hill Street Blahg

As expected, UAW officials have pointed the finger of blame at a few clear thinking right-to-work state Republican Senators instead of themselves for the union’s failure to bamboozle Congress into bailing out the UAW. If this wasn’t about the UAW, then why was UAW union thug President Gettelfinger front and center in these bailout talks [...]

The Big Three UAW bailout has died in the Senate. The reason being the unions balked at giving in to wage concessions. No duh? I have first hand experience negotiating with unions and I know how they think. Unions would rather see an entire industry who signs their paychecks collapse, than to give up [...]

Labor Unions can’t wait for President-Elect Obama to move into the White House so they can call in their chits. With Obama in the White House in conjunction with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid assuming their thrones in Congress, it looks as if they will finally get their long sought after Employee Free Choice Act. [...]

Earlier this week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Dingy Harry Reid met with the so-called “Big Three” Detroit Auto Executives. The “Big Three” want an additional $25 Billion of taxpayer funds to help their deteriorating industry. Sadly, Speaker Pelosi and Dingy Harry are tripping over each other to give them what they want. [...]

Kimberly Strassel has an interesting piece today at the Wall Street Journal titled Business Finally Fights Back. Ms. Strassel does a great job of explaining what the Democrats and their union supporters have in store for the American worker and especially the already struggling small business owners. It’s known as the Union Card Check legislation [...]