Andrew Stern, the union boss of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has been touring the country promoting a new book hyping the “shake-up” of union politics. But in Los Angeles, the former head of the local SEIU is being…
The largest teachers union in America, the National Education Association (NEA), has thrown itself headfirst into the congressional election with over $1 million in political expenditures against three Republicans: Jon Porter (NV), Heather Wilson (NM) and J.D. Hayworth (AZ). In…
The Wall Street Journal has reported on what Right to Work supporters have been talking about for months — Big Labor has dumped its Republican lackeys. In a short note on their blog, the Washington Wire, the Journal notes that…
Don and Teri Adams attended a rally protesting President Clinton outside Philadelphia City Hall in 1998 — and were beaten to a bloody pulp by a group of Teamsters. The Adams have filed a lawsuit. A special three-judge panel of…
The Labor Department informed the AFL-CIO that its financial controls and record-keeping were insufficient and that problems were “beyond technical bookkeeping errors.” Citing the lack of travel policy for AFL-CIO officers, lack of reporting of travel expenses for spouses, improper…
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…
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…
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…