Cesar Conda at the Corner looks back to 1989 and the landmark consent decree between the Justice Department and the Teamsters union regarding mob-related criminal activity that was prevalent within the union. As we approach the 20th anniversary of the…
This should sound the alarm bells — Service Employees International Union (SEIU) union boss Andy Stern is predicting passage of the Card Check Scam Bill by August.
Amanda Carpenter has noticed a flyer from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union that promises to “start organizing campaigns, develop worker committees and conduct house calls to workers.” As Carpenter notes: House calls to workers? Notice…
Another day, another SEIU (Service Employees International Union) scandal.
A high-ranking Midwest officer of the Service Employees International Union [SEIU], who had been serving as trustee of a financially troubled local, has resigned after being accused of billing the labor organization for $9,000 in personal expenses. The Chicago-based…
In the waning hours of the Bush Administration, the Department of Labor beefed up disclosure rules for Big Labor, trying to ensure workers’ dues money is not stolen or abused. Most union bosses are complaining about the rules, but some…
Labor sources indicate that it was SEIU’s (Service Employees International Union) boss Andrew Stern, despite being marred by his involvement in the Blagojevich scandal in Illinois, that recommended the selection of liberal House Rep. Hilda Solis for Secretary of…
Arizona’s parting Gov. Janet Napolitano’s executive order granting Arizona’s state worker union bosses the power to negotiate for more taxpayer funds was a blatant payback for the over $1 million Big Labor has contributed to her and the state Democrat…
The implementation of union disclosure rules by the Department of Labor has surely been lacking — but even a whiff of disclosure for workers will surely be eliminated when the Obama Administration takes over. The Wall Street Journal notes:…