by Jane Richey | Apr 27, 2013 | Free Markets
Hostess Brands LLC says it will reopen its eastern Kansas bakery this summer, with the hiring of an initial 250 people already underway. “We expect to be making and selling in July,” Michael Cramer, executive vice president of Hostess Brands told NBC News on Thursday....
by Jane Richey | Dec 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Thursday announced a $2.2 million grant that will be used to strengthen budding labor unions in Haiti and Peru. The taxpayer money will fund projects organized by the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center, which aims to build a global labor...
by Jane Richey | Dec 14, 2012 | Free Markets
Were it not for UAW President Bob King’s introduction of the divisive Prop 2 in November’s campaign, right-to-work would not be an issue today. With his March announcement of a constitutional amendment to ban right-to-work and reverse Republican-led government...
by Jane Richey | Dec 11, 2012 | Politics
This is the week that Michigan’s workers will finally be freed from forced unionization. After decades of United Auto Workers control over the struggling American auto industry, the Michigan legislature’s passing of a right-to-work law is historic. Governor Rick...
by Jane Richey | Nov 27, 2012 | Free Markets
Organized Labor: Despite gaining a stranglehold over the public sector, unions are losing ground in the private sector. This was seen again in the failed union walkouts against retail giant Wal-Mart. The idea was simple: Take a day of little news, create a big stink,...