Barack Obama denies accusations that he is engaging in class warfare, but as he intensifies his fight to stay employed he is turning to unions as a replacement for his Buffett Rule tax hike. The president is joined by other members of his administration who insist that the middle class is unable to get a [...]
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Category Archives: Unions
Illegals and Unions: Special Interests That Make Us Angry
The Democratic Party has made a mockery of our democracy. Under Barack Obama’s tutelage, America’s version of representative government was effortlessly turned into a farce. Unions and illegal immigrants are emblematic of the power wielded by undeserving minorities. There are over 312 million people in the U.S., but only an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants, [...]
Will Democrats Burn Unions With Debt Decision?
Unions comfortable with their hold over the government workforce, and optimistic about the president’s planned “Winning the Future” spending package, should be very nervous about what the debt ceiling conflict means for their future. Organized labor has powerful friends in Washington helping to spread the mantra of worker exploitation, but this may not be enough [...]
Tragic Fire Useful for Promoting Obama’s Pro-Union Agenda
One hundred years after the smoke cleared, the 1911 tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory is still good fodder for political haymaking. While the antagonism over collective bargaining escalates in Wisconsin, the president’s unspoken decision to keep out of the conflict after his “assault on unions” remark has forced White House staff to come up [...]





