Dues Money at Work
As the campaign season comes to a close, Big Labor is throwing everything it has into the political process. Unfortunately, much of what it has is money collected from workers as a condition of employment. On one day last week,…
AFL-CIO Deploys 100,000 Volunteers in Turnout Effort for Democrats
Spending over $40 million of forced-union dues to elect Democrats, the AFL-CIO announced Monday that 100,000 union “volunteers” will deploy in battleground states and congressional districts during the four days before the polls close to boost the turnout of likely…
Shake Up? No, Shake Down!
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…
Teachers Forced to Pay for Attack Ads
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…
Big Labor Dumps Republican Supporters
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…
Rendell's Role in Union Violence Probed
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…
Faulty Bookkeeping at AFL-CIO
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…
Big Labor Fights Ballot Security Measures
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…
Big Labor: “AMNESTY, NOW!”
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…