Focus on airport security, not politics

by Jim DeMint The Greenville News January 3, 2010

This past Christmas, more than eight years after 9-11, Americans were faced with a sobering reminder that the threat of Islamic terrorists is still very real. The attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to kill the passengers of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 as they neared Detroit was […]

Union Baggage Claims

Flight 253 becomes an excuse to organize airport screeners.

Editorial The Wall Street Journal December 30, 2009

The notion that unionized airport baggage screeners in Detroit could have prevented Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab from boarding a plane in Amsterdam or Lagos doesn’t make much sense. But sure enough, some in Congress are using the thwarted Christmas […]

Big Labor Exploits Another Terror Attack to Expand Compulsory Unionism

by Anthony Riedel Freedom@Work National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation 12/30/09

True to form, compulsory unionism advocates are exploiting a serious situation to try to force more workers into union monopoly control. In this case, union bosses have long set their sights on forcing America’s airport screeners into union ranks. From the Wall Street […]

Reid Will Force Senate Vote on TSA Nominee

Sen. DeMint blocking transportation chief over unionization

by John Johnson Newser.com 12/29/09

Harry Reid plans a parliamentary move of his own to break Jim DeMint’s hold on the nominee to run the Transportation Security Administration. When the Senate returns the week of Jan. 19, Reid will hold a vote to end DeMint’s filibuster on the […]

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