On AlterNet: union-busting

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Texas Is a Shining Example of Right-Wing Governance in Action and That's Why It's a Complete Basket-Case

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. June 16, 2011.

Conservatives claim the "Texas Miracle" is a model for the nation, but it's actually a blueprint for winning the race to the bottom.

How the Koch Brothers Indoctrinate Their Employees with Right-Wing Anti-Worker Propaganda

Mark Ames, Mike Elk, The Nation. April 23, 2011.

Before the landmark Citizens' United ruling, the kind of corporate propaganda Koch Industries is using wouldn't have been legal.

Richmond, California City Council Stands in Solidarity with Wisconsin Workers -- Ask Your Local Government to Do the Same

Jeff Ritterman, M.D., AlterNet. March 18, 2011.

The Richmond resolution criticizes Governor Walker's union busting law as a continuation of the long war on working Americans.

Unions, Big Business and the Forgotten Lessons of a Disaster that Killed Dozens of Workers 100 Years Ago this Month

Peter Dreier, Donald Cohen, AlterNet. March 14, 2011.

On March 25, 1911, 146 garment workers perished after a fire broke out at the Triangle Waist Company in New York City’s Greenwich Village.

Wisconsin Senate Passes Bill Stripping Collective Bargaining Rights -- Crowd Chants "Shame, Shame, Shame"

Chris Bowers, Daily Kos. March 9, 2011.

"There is now only way way forward -- recall."

Democrats Lodge Ethics Complaint Against Walker Over Prank Call With "David Koch"

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. March 8, 2011.

The tighter Walker holds on to his union-busting bill, the weaker his grip on the office of governor.

Public Employee Unions Don't Get One Penny from Taxpayers and Can't Require Membership, But the Big Lie That They Do Is Everywhere

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. March 5, 2011.

Nobody has to belong to a union or support its political activities, but you'd never know that from reading the news.

Union-Busting Is Theft -- a Weapon of Class Warfare from Above

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. February 23, 2011.

Union-busting allows bosses to rig the labor market in their favor.

Updated: Corporate Grinch: GE Threatens to Kill Christmas Rather than Negotiate with Workers in Good Faith

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 1, 2009.

All Tiny Tim wanted was to be a member of his local.

It's Sleazy Union-Busters Versus the Pope!

Art Levine, AlterNet. June 23, 2009.

The labor movement has a powerful new ally in the fight for workers' rights.

Wal-Mart Has Perfected the Art of Union-Busting

Barb Kucera, Workday Minnesota. October 30, 2008.

'Wal-Mart is a case study of the abysmal workers' rights regime we have here in the United States.'

Obama vs. McCain: The Battle over Immigration Has Woken up an Electoral Sleeping Giant -- Voter Guide

AlterNetOctober 17, 2008.

See how Obama and McCain compare on everything from border fences to Homeland Security's brutal immigrant detention network.

Is Burger King Spying on Labor Activists?

Tiffany Ten Eyck, Labor Notes. May 7, 2008.

"If you're a student in Virginia, how do you get access to a Burger King internal document?"

Corporate Spin-Doctor to go After Teachers' Unions

Michael Mishak, Patrick Coolican, Las Vegas Sun. November 6, 2007.

Recent print ads put out by corporate-backed right-wing smear-meister have featured North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, Cuba's Fidel Castro and Unite Here President Bruce Raynor.

Corporate Crime Files: Verizon's Illegal Union-Busting Denies Workers' Rights

Union ReviewOctober 30, 2007.

Verizon management has aggressively intimidated employees who support forming a union, and has closed down facilities after workers tried to organize a union.

Union-Busting Confidential

Art Levine, In These Times. September 24, 2007.

Union-busting has become a multibillion-dollar industry encompassing more than 2,500 lawyers and consultants.

In Keeping Down American Workers, Corporate Crime Pays

Ben Zipperer, John Schmitt, AlterNet. July 20, 2007.

Crime may not pay for ordinary criminals, but companies avoid paying millions in wages and benefits by committing crimes against their workers.