Charitable Contributions For Disabled Children Pad Fire Fighter Union-Boss Coffers Instead
"Fill the boot". a charity campaign designed to raise money for children with muscular dystrophy, is actually filling the pockets of union bosses instead.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Sen. Richard Blumenthal tangled in union RICO case
Two senior lawmakers from Connecticut have been subpoenaed in a civil racketeering case involving nursing homes and the SEIU, the Washington Examiner has learned. U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., have been pulled into a lawsuit between two local chapters of the Service Employees International Union, which represent healthcare workers, and nursing homes. At issue is whether a campaign to pressure the management of the nursing homes during labor disputes crossed the line into extortion.
