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Sodexo Suit Against SEIU Uncovers Union Intimidation Manual

The Service Employees International Union could have written the book on how to get corporations to surrender. In fact, it has written the book. Lawyers for Sodexo USA, a subsidiary of France-based...

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Will Comcast Reveal Ties to MSNBC Anchorman-in-Waiting Al Sharpton?

"Al Sharpton, anchorman" - the phrase has an undeniably odd ring. Yet on MSNBC it's already a part-time reality. And his close relationship to MSNBC's parent, Comcast Corp., may enable him to become...

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Unions Play Major Role in 'Occupy Wall Street' Protests

As "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrations have gone national, observers are taking note of the prominent role of labor unions in this anti-business crusade. The rote denunciations of "corporate greed" at...

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Facebook Caves to Greenpeace After Pressure Campaign

Greenpeace, which has campaigned against technology companies for nearly two years over their coal-burning electricity use at “cloud computing” data centers, has convinced one– Facebook – to promise to...

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States, Obama Shake Down Banks in $25 Billion Mortgage Settlement

It took about 500 days of negotiation. But on Thursday, February 9, attorneys general representing nearly all 50 states made the announcement: Five banks will pay a combined $25 billion over three...

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Sharpton Annual Conference Again Heavily Corporate-Funded

Whatever else might be said of Reverend Al Sharpton, when he throws a party, he does it in style. The 14th annual conference of his New York-based nonprofit National Action Network (NAN) last month in...

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Wells Fargo Succumbs to DOJ's 'Civil Rights' Shakedown; Agrees to Pay $175...

Obtaining mortgage aid by claiming "discrimination" has become a high art. The problem is that someone always has to pay. Just ask Wells Fargo & Co. On July 12, the San Francisco-based bank, the...

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Walmart Sues UFCW and 'Worker Center' Allies for Florida Store Disruptions

Union activism at retail chain stores has come to blur the line between persuasion and harassment. But one retailer — Walmart — is pushing back, underscoring its failed campaign to appease left-wing...

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Silicon Valley Capitulates to Jesse Jackson Shakedown

In the sixth year of the presidency of an African-American, long after Jesse Jackson, Sr. should be seen as relevant to anything, some of the largest companies in California's Silicon Valley are...

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Corporations Bankroll Sharpton's 60th Birthday Bash

Al Sharpton turned 60 last Friday. That's a psychological landmark in any man's life. But if the New York-based civil rights activist, preacher, politician and media star is feeling blue, he can...

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Intel Succumbs to Jesse Jackson 'Diversity' Campaign

For a first-hand lesson in the timidity of corporate America, look no further than Intel Corp.  This January, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip maker announced it would set aside $300 million by 2020...

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Latest Sharpton Confab Rakes in Corporate and Union Dough

Al Sharpton, shakedown artist extraordinaire, never has lacked energy in advancing the profile of his New York-based nonprofit, National Action Network (NAN).  Thanks to corporations and unions, he...

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