GOP’s ‘Dangerous Liaison’ With Union Bigwigs
Josh Hawley distances himself from pro-Right to Work pledges, aligning with union bosses like the Teamsters, despite their history of corruption.
A long-time Washington state union boss has written a book with a startling admission. “Smiling Joe” Miller admits he “broke the law all the time” by passing envelops of cash to lawmakers, converted campaign checks into hard-to trace cash, illegally shifted campaign expenses onto the books of labor unions, and did campaign work while on union payroll.
Sadly, this is not “breaking news.” Because union officials enjoy the privilege of compulsion — forcing workers to pay-up or be fired — it is no surprise that this goes on inside the Big Labor Empire. As a wise senator from Arkansas who was overseeing a United State Senate Committee investigating misdeeds in the union movement once stated, “compulsion and corruption go hand in hand.”
Josh Hawley distances himself from pro-Right to Work pledges, aligning with union bosses like the Teamsters, despite their history of corruption.
IGUA union officials provided contradictory information on amount a Master Security guard must pay the union to keep a job
Thanks to the Committee's election-year program, union-label candidates like Sen. Jon Tester (Mont.) are being given a choice: pledge to change course and support Right to Work going forward, or face the potential political consequences.