There is an old saying in politics that personnel translates into policy, and in the case of Barack Obama its clear Big Labor will dominate both ends of the equation: Barack Obama tapped a new political director for his presidential…
Congress is poised to passed a “laundry list” of legislation written by Big Labor lobbyists that is “. . . nothing less than a radical rewrite of our nation’s unemployment laws,” says Randel Johnson, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s vice…
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is holding its annual convention in Puerto Rico and the union’s boss Andy Stern has announced the formation of the “Accountability Project.” Don’t get your hopes up, this has nothing to do with being…
After spending millions in Pennsylvania trying to defeat Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Democrat primary, SEIU’s political spending spigot is once again targeting Sen. John McCain. A new ad campaign criticizes Sen. McCain for his position on health care. The…
The SEIU (Service Employees International Union) has now spent over $1 million in workers’ dues money in Pennsylvania for Sen. Barack Obama.
$200 million dollars. That is the latest amount pledged, out of general treasury funds, by AFL-CIO bosses to spend on the 2008 presidential and congressional elections. The focus of much of their ire will be Sen. John McCain. Political director…
Sen. Barack Obama was critical of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) when they were working for Sen. John Edwards. But now that they are working and spending on his behalf, we have yet to hear a word. Before the…
The Las Vegas Review Journal eloquently details the stakes of the upcoming Supreme Court’s case from Maine.
California voters rejected Proposition 93, an effort that would have allowed members of the California State Legislature to remain in their current office up to 12 years — longer than they are currently allowed under California’s existing term limits. While…