Unions push back against labor's ties to liberal groups
AFL-CIO boss Richard Trumka’s effort to throw Big Labor completely into the progressive camp has hit a road bump with some AFL-CIO members questioning the wisdom of the effort.
Longshoremen Cast Off AFL-CIO
Citing differences with the national AFL-CIO, including their support for ObamaCare and immigration reform, 40,000 Longshoreman have formally ended their association with the AFL-CIO. Warner Todd Huston reports, “In an August 29 letter to…
AFL-CIO Targets Union Dues Money for More Campaign Spending
Politico reports that the union bosses at the AFL-CIO will be spending vast amounts of union dues money to on gubernatorial elections in the coming election cycle: AFL-CIO bosses plan to throw their “political weight most heavily into a half-dozen…
AFL-CIO Targets MI Gov. Rick Snyder
The AFL-CIO is putting a target on Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and five other Republican governors in the 2014 election, WHTC reports: The union’s Political Director Michael Podhorzer told the audience at a breakfast in Washington, D.C. Tuesday the organization will go after…
SEIU-Driven ObamaCare No Good For Anyone; Other Big Labor Bosses Finally Figuring It Out
The only thing that ObamaCare offers teacher unions is the possible chance to unionize the likely resulting expansion of school medical personnel. But, it destroys benefits that teachers currently enjoy; you know the teachers that the National Education Association (NEA)…
Shocking Headline of the Day "White House consults with AFL-CIO head on NLRB picks"
Politico reports that the White House is asking Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO president, to pick its nominees for the National Labor Relations Board.
Union Bosses Spend $1 Million for TV Ad Buy
Big Labor is spending $1 million in forced union dues money on TV ads pushing amnesty, according to CNN: As the U.S. Senate prepares for its first procedural votes on the “Gang of Eight” immigration plan, a top labor…
Trumka Pledges Card Check Bill Passage
Should President Obama be re-elected, his thank you note to the union bosses will come in the form of legislation, according to AFL-CIO boss Richard Trumka: AFL-CIO President…
Big Labor Field Force Operates in Ohio, Colorado, and Virginia
[media-credit name=” ” align=”aligncenter” width=”218″][/media-credit]From RedState’s Aaron Gardner: A coalition of unions has coordinated with FieldWorks, a Washington-based consulting firm, to provide ground support for President…