Pablo Alvarado, the executive director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), and John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO, describe their new alliance in an opinion piece in the Oakland Tribune. In the article, entitled “Day Laborers, Organized Labor…
Despite his now-independent reputation, Sen. Joe Lieberman is an extremist when it comes to union power over workers. He is pro-Big Labor and has carried their water for over a quarter of a century in politics. But even that is…
The Big Labor based coalition that defeated Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s special election initiatives last year is contemplating a reunion. Even with polls showing Gov. Schwarzenegger cruising to re-election, the union bosses are out for blood. To defeat the reform initiatives…
While nearly eight out of every ten Americans believe it is just plain wrong to compel workers to join a union, union officials continue to try to find new ways to force workers to pay union dues and fees. During…
David Broder, Washington’s venerable political reporter, has offered up a classic example of puff piece journalism about Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack. Broder, referring to Vilsack as a dark horse presidential candidate in 2008, profiles the governor as a successful power…
Recently defeated in their attempt to undermine Arizona’s Right to Work law, Big Labor hasn’t given up its efforts to grab workers’ dues money in the prosperous and growing Grand Canyon state. Organized labor is making one of its largest…
With all the attention AFL-CIO Boss John Sweeney got from his press conference outlining the $40 million in workers’ dues they will spend on electioneering for this November election, an interesting little “oh, by the way” nugget seems to have…
AFL-CIO Union kingpins John Sweeney and Karen Ackerman will outline their $40 million forced-dues funded campaign at a press conference on Wednesday. According to the AFL-CIO, the 2006 mid-term mobilization is the largest in AFL-CIO history spending workers forced dues…
It seems everyday you can read about more “investments” in the political process by organized labor all made possible by coerced-union dues. Today’s story is generated by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union, AFSCME, which announced…