Eating Their Own: Teamsters Acting Like ‘Parasite’ Stealing Other Unions’ Members

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  May 12th at 09:15 PM  | 

Wars between rival unions, though infrequent, go back more than a century. Now, as union membership continues its decades-long decline, union efforts to pilfer members from other unions seem to be making a comeback.

At the head of the pack is the infamous International Brotherhood of Teamsters. With efforts underway to lure workers at both US Airways and American Airlines away from their existing unions, the Teamsters are, once again, creating enemies in the union movement.

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American-US Airways Merger Waiting in the Wings

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  February 8th at 10:00 AM  | 

On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the hacking of the Bush family email accounts, the impending merger of American Airlines and U.S. Airways, and the appalling lack of customer service in the airline industry.

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Apple Tumbles and the Legacy of Tim Geithner

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  January 25th at 10:05 AM  | 

On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the recent stock woes of Apple, the legacy of Tim Giethner and the latest on Boeing’s 787.

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Union Briefs: An Assorted Array of Raids, Rats, Refs & RICO…Oh MY!

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  September 26th at 02:00 PM  | 

With so much to write about (and so little time), here are a few selected news stories to remind us how today’s unions are all about…well…something. Solidarity Succumbs to Economic Greed: Teamsters attempt to raid TWU at American Airlines. Back in the 1930s through the 1950s, when the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) were rival federations expanding their memberships | Read More »

Big Labor’s Choke Hold on American Airlines

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  July 10th at 10:00 AM  | 

Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Stephen DeMaura to discuss the influence of Big Labor in the airline industry, the union led mutiny at American Airlines, and the negative impacts travelers may see if American is forced into a merger with U.S. Airways. We’re brought to you as always | Read More »

Delta and American Airlines May Merge and Credit Downgrades Sweep Europe

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  January 16th at 10:00 AM  | 

Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the potential merger of Delta and American Airlines, the credit downgrades of nine countries in Europe and the continuing crisis in Greece. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to | Read More »