by insulatorsjatc | Mar 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
The fossil fuel barons, Charles and David Koch, have long advocated for “economic freedom” and a smaller government. They have slammed “collectivism” and market distorting subsidies. In 2012, Charles Koch decried corporate welfare and “crony...
by insulatorsjatc | Mar 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
PORTLAND, Ore. — Sierra Construction Co. Inc. has agreed to pay $87,239 in back wages to 39 employees who worked on The Prescott apartment building, a federally financed construction project in Portland. U.S. Department of Labor investigators found that Sierra...
by insulatorsjatc | Mar 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
After spending tens of millions to elect Republican candidates, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce still can’t get them to do what it wants. In late February, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s biggest and most powerful lobbying group, gathered its members from...
by insulatorsjatc | Mar 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
The tower, at 111 W. 57th St., would be one of the tallest buildings ever constructed with non-union labor It’s always smart to follow the money. That’s why New York City’s labor unions, long...
by insulatorsjatc | Mar 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
New federal rules set to take effect next month could make union organizing easier, but business groups suing to block the regulations warn they’ll give organized labor the upper hand. Proposals by the National Labor Relations Board would delay most employer...