Category Archives: Unions

Caterpillar: Can’t Pay Workers Even When Its Booming?

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

File this under ‘unwillingness to share productivity gains with workers’ (boldface mine): When it comes to dealing with labor unions, Caterpillar has long taken a stance as tough as the bulldozers and backhoes that have burnished its global reputation. Be … Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness, Economics, Unions | 3 Comments

One Scientist Boycotts VWR

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

Recently, I described how scientific supply company VWR is busting its unions (and the plant they’re moving to is actually farther from its major customers–this is an anti-union move, not an efficiency-based one). By way of CorrenteWire, we discover that … Continue reading →

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Do “We” Need Unions? Wrong Question

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

With last week’s supposed defeat of labor in Wisconsin*, there have been all sorts of discussions about the future of unions. The Atlantic went so far as to fire up themselves some troll bait, with a ‘discussion’ titled “Are Unions … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Unions | 4 Comments

VWR Busts Unions. Yes, That VWR

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

If you’re a biologist and you’ve ever had to buy stuff for the lab, there are two catalogs you’re familiar with (in the U.S. anyway): Fischer and VWR. And this isn’t limited to biologists either. For readers who don’t have … Continue reading →

Posted in Unions | 6 Comments

A Question About IQ and NAEP Math Scores

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

With all the recent buzz about IQ, it’s not clear to me how lower IQ scores are supposed to be attributable to racial differences, while lower NAEP math scores for minorities are attributable to Teachers Unions (the Evilest Force for … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, IQ, Unions | 1 Comment

Why I Support the NBA Players: Sacrifing Their Earning for Those Who Will Come After Them

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Whenever professional atheletes attempt to gain higher salaries–and remember most don’t earn superstar salaries and have very short careers–it’s always depicted by the Morons in the Media as two groups of rich guys fighting with each other and EATING ALL … Continue reading →

Posted in News Media, Unions | 2 Comments

Voices of the ‘Unreal’ 99% Percent

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Recovering from surgery wasn’t my way I wanted to spend my supposed vacation, but, as my grandmother used to say about getting older, “it beats the alternative.” Anyway, I’m not really in shape to go to rallies, but I still … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic Human Decency, Bidness, Unions

Note to Unions: This Is Not How You Build a Coalition

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Forgetting Cruickshank’s rule: No one in a coalition takes a backward step to advance another member’s cause.
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Posted in Environment, Oh Canada!, Oil, Unions | 1 Comment

Yes, the U.S. Still Makes Most of Our Stuff (Why U.S. Manufacturing Still Matters)

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

As long as we labor (so to speak) under the myth that we’re all either serving burgers or shuffling emoticons (“What do you do for a living?” “I email”), we deny the reality many American workers experience.
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Posted in Economics, Education, Unions | 7 Comments

Why Education ‘Reformers’ Are Useful Idiots

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

Well-meaning reformers have allied themselves with some truly reprehensible allies.
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Posted in Education, Progressives, Propaganda, Unions | 10 Comments