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…
The Big Labor based coalition that defeated Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s special election initiatives last year is contemplating a reunion. Even with polls showing Gov. Schwarzenegger cruising to re-election, the union bosses are out for blood. To defeat the reform initiatives…
With all the attention AFL-CIO Boss John Sweeney got from his press conference outlining the $40 million in workers’ dues they will spend on electioneering for this November election, an interesting little “oh, by the way” nugget seems to have…
AFL-CIO Union kingpins John Sweeney and Karen Ackerman will outline their $40 million forced-dues funded campaign at a press conference on Wednesday. According to the AFL-CIO, the 2006 mid-term mobilization is the largest in AFL-CIO history spending workers forced dues…
It seems everyday you can read about more “investments” in the political process by organized labor all made possible by coerced-union dues. Today’s story is generated by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union, AFSCME, which announced…
The count continues to go higher as more pro-forced unionism, Big Labor Republicans have been stabbed in the back by “their allies.” This time it’s New York Congressmen John Sweeney (R) and Sue Kelly (R). Sweeney and Kelly have been…
The AFL-CIO did it again. It abandoned another anti-Right to Work, pro-forced unionism Republican and endorsed his Democrat opponent. This time is was Rep. Randy Kuhl of New York. The AFL-CIO joined the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) in…