The union front group “Republicans Who Care” (which is more appropriately named “Union Bosses Who Crave Forced Unionism Privilege”) got egg on their face as rank and file voters ousted incumbent Rep. Wayne Gilchrest in Maryland in the Republican primary.
From Roll Call newspaper (subscription needed): The Service Employees International Union [SEIU] would like to deliver a filibuster-proof Senate to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in November, and the 1.9 million-strong union plans on spending a significant chunk of its…
Maryland Congressman Al Wynn is a reliable pro-Big Labor Democrat, but to some union bosses, he not good enough. Wynn is under assault from liberal bloggers, Big Labor and left-wing groups because of his support for some initiatives that help…
According to the Detroit News, union bosses in Michigan are seeking the right to request an automatic payroll contribution from state employees — contributions that would pad the coffers of union political action committees (PACs). The proposal comes from M.
Tim Miller, writing for the New York Post, notes that: There has been nothing coy about the Democratic presidential candidates’ courtship of Big Labor. After all, union endorsements come with armies of door-knocking, phone-calling, sign-waving foot soldiers; union leaders…
Once again the legal-eagles at the National Right to Work have stuck a blow for freedom when an administrative law judge of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) struck down a nationwide policy of a major international union that requires…
To ensure Hillary Clinton wins the Democrat nomination for President, two Big Labor groups are starting to spend large sums of workers’ money on radio ads and political consultants, including a million dollar ad buy in Iowa promoting the Clinton…
The Weekly Standard has noticed how much Big Labor plans to spend in the upcoming national elections and what they intend to buy after they finish: The AFL-CIO is planning to spend $53.4 million on get-out-the-vote efforts during the 2008…
When Moveon.org attacked the patriotism of Gen. David Petraeus calling him “General Betray Us,” Americans were outraged. But the personal attack was effective enough to get its backer, Tom Matzzie, a promotion with the Big Labor-funded group “Democracy Alliance.”…