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Is DEI Fine If Big Labor Rather Than Big Business Demands It?
A leading complaint of the “labor conservatives” is that American business, especially big businesses, is increasingly aligned with the social-liberal left. They are not entirely wrong. Under aggressive pressure from…
by Michael Watson on March 30, 2023

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Meet the New Department of Labor Boss, a Practitioner of Social Justice Unionism
Labor Secretary nominee Julie Su. She is a product of the left-wing activism industry, having worked since receiving her law degree in positions either in government or for the Asian…
by Michael Watson on March 22, 2023

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Pushback to Social Justice Unionism at the New York Times
The shock troops of social justice unionism have been the writers’ unions at major media outlets, which are typically affiliated with the NewsGuild. But in a recent controversy at the…
by Michael Watson on February 27, 2023

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Lessons in How to Run a Congressional Investigation from Bobby Kennedy
In the U.S. House of Representatives, the new majority Republicans are eager to pursue all manner of investigations into potentially corrupt activities by the Biden administration and its institutional liberal…
by Michael Watson on February 6, 2023

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Labor’s Launch Aborted
Last year was supposed to be the year that organized labor began its long march back to relevance, with massive organizing campaigns winning victories at the commanding heights of the…
by Michael Watson on January 24, 2023

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Unions Are Allies of Wokeness, Not Conservative Employees
Conservative workers have no reason to trust organized labor as it exists. Labor unions’ political committees support Democratic candidates by ratios of nine to one over Republicans. Labor unions are…
by Michael Watson on December 16, 2022

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Corruption in the Labor Movement: Labor Rackets
Corruption by labor union officials, whether in service to themselves, political allies, or organized crime syndicates, has been a fixture of American labor history since the labor movement first began…
by Michael Watson on November 14, 2022

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Corruption in the Labor Movement: A New Cast of Thieves
What is likely the largest federal union corruption investigation since the 1990s centered on a kickback scheme run through a joint union-management training center. Fiat Chrysler executives and agents would…
by Michael Watson on November 14, 2022

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Corruption in the Labor Movement: Philly’s Labor Fixer
Before 2019, John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty Jr., the longtime business manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 98, was one of the most powerful men in Pennsylvania. From…
by Michael Watson on November 14, 2022

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Corruption in the Labor Movement: Indictments
It has been over 30 years since then-U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani announced a civil Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters that would lead to…
by Michael Watson on November 14, 2022