What Big Labor Wants
Ivan Osorio asks the question most in the Mainstream Media will not — “What does Big Labor Want?” The answer is more power, more forced union members and, of course, more coerced union dues money. So how will they achieve…
Boston Herald: Big Labor Off Target
The Boston Herald weighs in on the anti-democrat, anti-worker Card Check Scam Bill: Does “the politics of hope” mean scrapping the right of American workers to cast a ballot in private? Does Barack Obama really want his image to include…
Is This a Joke?
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is “building bridges” to the Republican Party by donating $50,000 to the host committee of the Republican Convention. This is a bridge to nowhere. The SEIU bosses are spending $85 million trying to defeat…
SEIU Targets Washington State
With Washington State quickly developing a reputation as a big labor fiefdom, SEIU boss Andy Stern has set his sights on the Evergreen State in his effort to limit the state’s investment in private equity companies. The Wall Street…
Big Labor = Big Presence
It is no surprise that union officials have been given amazing access to the podium at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The forced-dues dollars that have flooded into support and sponsor the Convention should buy something. Among those who…
Indiana -- SEIU's Million-Dollar Contribution
As former House Rep. Jill Long Thompson takes on sitting Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, it appears that infighting amongst the Big Labor bosses in the state is hampering Long Thompson’s campaign for office. The Associated Press reports that a split…
Docking Paychecks for Politics
You could be forgiven for thinking that Big Labor’s primary purpose is politics these days. With the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) well into its plan to spend some $150 million to elect the pet politicians of Big Labor bosses,…
SEIU Pension Fund Under Funded
Writing for the New York Sun, Diana Furchtgott-Roth has discovered that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) dramatically under funded the pension fund for its rank-and-file members. . . . [T]he SEIU National Industry Pension Plan, a plan for…
SEIU's Funding Scheme Under Scrutiny
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation just issued the following news release. SEIU’s new rule forces local affiliates to raise PAC money or kick in workers’ forced union dues and pay penalties Washington, DC (July 17, 2008) –…