Protecting the integrity and validity of the ballot box is the equivalent of imposing a “poll tax” according to Big Labor officials in Washington. The chiefs of the AFL-CIO are leading the fight against legislation that would require proof of…
But what about union members here? The Militant reports that 5,000 “unionists and immigrant rights activists” rallied on the Mall by the U.S. Capitol demanding “legalization” of illegal aliens in the United States. Among the participants were labor contingents…
State treasurer and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Phil Angelides is dead in the water, according to informed political watchers in the Golden State, but that hasn’t stopped public employee union officials from launching statewide television attack ads on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Despite the fact that the National Democrat Party is essentially an auxiliary of the AFL-CIO and Change to Win unions, that doesn’t seem good enough for the South Carolina AFL-CIO. They are members of the newly created and state certified…
Pablo Alvarado, the executive director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), and John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO, describe their new alliance in an opinion piece in the Oakland Tribune. In the article, entitled “Day Laborers, Organized Labor…
Despite his now-independent reputation, Sen. Joe Lieberman is an extremist when it comes to union power over workers. He is pro-Big Labor and has carried their water for over a quarter of a century in politics. But even that is…
While nearly eight out of every ten Americans believe it is just plain wrong to compel workers to join a union, union officials continue to try to find new ways to force workers to pay union dues and fees. During…
David Broder, Washington’s venerable political reporter, has offered up a classic example of puff piece journalism about Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack. Broder, referring to Vilsack as a dark horse presidential candidate in 2008, profiles the governor as a successful power…
Recently defeated in their attempt to undermine Arizona’s Right to Work law, Big Labor hasn’t given up its efforts to grab workers’ dues money in the prosperous and growing Grand Canyon state. Organized labor is making one of its largest…