Union Corruption
It’s not often the New York Times opens its eyes and gives its readers a headline like this — “Union Linked to Corruption Scandal.”…
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Big Labor Beast
The presidential transition is underway and Big Labor Bosses are not hiding their new sense of power. Click here to see what Investor’s Business Daily’s Editorial Page has to say.
HATE TO SAY WE TOLD YOU SO…
President-elect Barack Obama reiterated his support for the forced unionism Card Check Scam Bill: Asked if Obama’s support for the [ridiculously named] Employee Free Choice Act remained as strong as his public proclamations suggested on the campaign trail, transition spokesman…
Public Monies for Construction Workers
President-elect Obama’s plan to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in public construction will certainly be funneled through union-only construction projects. Although only 15% of America’s private-public hardhat labor force currently belongs to a union, you can rest…
Big Labor-Activist Pushed for DOL
Former Rep. David Bonior — perhaps the union bosses’ best friend while he served in Congress — is pushing President-elect Obama to pick union activist Mary Beth Maxwell as his Labor Secretary. Maxwell, of course, has a long history of…
SEIU Neck Deep in Illinois Scandal
It is becoming clear that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is neck deep in the Blagojevich scandal.
Union Corruption Podcast
In the latest podcast, Foundation VP Stefan Gleason sits down with Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey to discuss disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s connection to union corruption.
SEIU Mentioned in Blagojevich Criminal Complaint
The governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, has been arrested, and it’s no surprise that union activists appear to be involved in the scandal. On page 69 of the criminal complaint against the Governor, government pleadings mention discussions with an “SEIU…
Tail Wagging the Dog?
Barack Obama’s selection of a longtime labor operative as the White House political director raises troubling questions about his willingness to distance himself from Big Labor’s upcoming power grab. Patrick Gaspard was the leading political operative for the Service…