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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Michigan Teamster Boss Busted Over Double Dipping

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  February 6th at 10:00 PM  | 

Taking unemployment while drawing a Teamster salary is probably taboo from a PR standpoint for any union.

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Dog Bites Man. Man Bites Back: The UAW’s King made Michigan’s Right-To-Work bed.

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  December 13th at 10:00 PM  | 

As union bosses–like Teamsters’ boss Jimmy P. Hoffa–begin to see their financial coffers dwindle next year, they shouldn’t blame Republicans for Michigan’s “civil war.”

It was the UAW’s Bob King who fired the first shot.

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Ironic: Teamsters Called For Secret-Ballot At Hostess While Pushing To Eliminate Secret-Ballots

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  November 18th at 10:00 AM  | 

Oddly enough, with 6700 members jobs at stake, the Teamsters rightfully recommended a secret-ballot vote be taken among striking bakers’ union members.

However, while pushing a secret ballot when it served the Teamsters’ interest, the union bosses within the Teamsters’ Marble Palace want to deny everyday Americans their right to vote on unionization via secret ballot.

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NLRB To Union-Busting Teamsters: Stop Harassing Organizers For Wanting Their Own Union

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  September 6th at 08:45 AM  | 

Union bosses who pretend they’re fighters for the working class often are accused by their own employees of committing the same sins that they accuse employers of doing. Very often, when push comes to shove, union bosses become the worst kind of union busters there are–because they should know better. Take, for example, the Teamsters who, back in 2009, threatened to operate their union business | Read More »

TDU’s New $150,000 Club Shows Teamster Bosses Still Doing Well Despite Recession

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  December 4th at 07:30 AM  | 

By the looks of it, it’s hard to tell there’s a recession going on by looking at the salaries some Teamster bosses are raking in. Every year, the Teamsters for a Democratic Union compiles the list of Teamster bosses earning six-figure salaries. The 2011 $150,000 Club was released on Friday and shows, unlike many of their members who have suffered job and pay cuts, Teamster | Read More »

TDU’s New $150,000 Club Shows Teamster Bosses Still Doing Well Despite Recession

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  December 4th at 07:30 AM  | 

Every year, the Teamsters for a Democratic Union compiles the list of Teamster bosses earning six-figure salaries. The 2011 $150,000 Club was released on Friday and shows, unlike many of their members who have suffered job and pay cuts, Teamster bosses are still doing quite well for themselves. According to the TDU’s Report: 123 Teamster officials made over $150,000 in salary in 2010; 35 made | Read More »

Union Bosses Unleash On Herman Cain For Targeting Unions’ Sacred Cows

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  October 20th at 11:30 PM  | 

You know, when two of the nation’s most powerful union bosses attack an idea on the same day, it says three things: First, it means that the union bosses are following the GOP candidates very closely; second, an idea that strikes their sacred cows makes them nervous; and, third, there’s probably something to the idea that is worth looking further into. Apparently, Herman Cain‘s plan | Read More »

Labor Complains About the Business Climate They Created

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  September 5th at 10:13 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 complaints by big labor’s James P. Hoffa about the patriotism of American companies, the role labor plays in today’s business climate and whether Obamanomics have made the economy worse. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen | Read More »