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Friday, October 4, 2013

Examiner Editorial: Big Labor going under Supreme Court's microscope

By Editorial Writer OCTOBER 3, 2013
Supreme Court justices will be putting Big Labor under a microscope during their current term. The justices will hear cases dealing with issues ranging from President Obama's abuse of his recess-appointment power to pack the National Labor Relations Board with pro-union activists, to Big Labor's attempts to pressure businesses and local governments into forcing their employees to join favored unions.
It’s good news that Chief Justice John Roberts and his eight black-robed colleagues are doing this. If anything, the justices should have been bolder because union bosses are exempt from a surprising number of laws that apply to everyone else…… Ordinarily, that would be trespassing, because the picket line was on Ralphs' property. That is not the case in California, though, where the anti-trespassing law has a specific carve-out for unions. This covers not just business locations but private residences, too. Nevada has a similar exemption. In Pennsylvania and Illinois, unions are exempt from state anti-stalking laws. People who follow you home and lurk in front of your door are legally protected if they can claim they are engaged in union activity.….To Read More….

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