Nurses Accuse Union of Pressure Tactics in Hospital Organizing Drive

Plus: This Sheriff Was Sued for Cooperating With ICE. Now, He's Vindicated.

Aug 14, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump draws fire for overhauling rules implementing the Endangered Species Act. But, Daren Bakst writes, the changes will produce better results. The runup to a hospital unionization vote is getting ugly, Kevin Mooney reports. Surprise? A movie about a Planned Parenthood clinic manager's change of heart is Amazon's top DVD, Rachel del Guidice writes. On the podcast, Mike Gonzalez analyzes the unrest in Hong Kong. Plus: Hans von Spakovsky on a win for a pro-ICE sheriff, and Walter Williams on how liberalism failed black Americans. On this date in 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signs Social Security into law.     News Nurses Accuse Union of Pressure Tactics in Hospital Organizing Drive "Union officials are also visiting nurses at their private homes," says a nurse. "There's a lot of coercion and a lot of efforts made to intimidate." More Commentary This Sheriff Was Sued for Cooperating With ICE. Now, He's Vindicated. When local jurisdictions refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, they create de facto sanctuaries for criminals. More Commentary 3 Ways Trump's New Regulations Will Better Protect Endangered Species The Endangered Species Act simply hasn't worked. Over the law's more than 45 years, only about 3% of the species listed as threatened or endangered have been removed from the list due to recovery. More Commentary Podcast: Protests Escalate in Hong Kong Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong are intensifying, shutting down the city's main airport. Will Beijing get involved? The Heritage Foundation's Mike Gonzalez joins us to discuss. More News Pro-Life Movie 'Unplanned' Hits No. 1 Among DVDs on Amazon Director Cary Solomon said he read that makers of the average movie are happy with sales of 20,000 to 30,000 DVDs, but that "we presold about 235,000 without even telling anyone it was out there." More Commentary Why Blacks Should Ignore the Liberal Agenda Intellectuals and political hustlers who blame the plight of so many blacks on poverty, racial discrimination, and the "legacy of slavery" are complicit in the socioeconomic and moral decay. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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