Archive for August 2012
AFL-CIO Blog Counts on Readers Not to Look at the Links It Furnishes
American Crossroads President Falsely Claims Unions … – AFL-CIO For decades, poor-mouthing union officials and supposedly nonpartisan monitors of political spending like the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) have fostered…
Read MoreAt Least The Lawyer Will Serve Jail Time
The State Thruway Workers’ Union president blasted a former union attorney for the theft of money from union workers. Union bosses routinely get away with collecting dues from workers without…
Read MoreUnions, Democrats Gang up on Iowa Congressman Steve King
Maggie Haberman, Politico.com, reports: The labor union AFSCME, along with SEIU and the pro-Democratic candidate House Majority PAC, are pooling resources for a $400,000, four-week ad buy against Iowa Rep.…
Read MoreNew Jersey Mayor Alleviates Rank and Files’ Burden
What better way to relieve police and firefighter rank-and-file union members who are overworked? Send their union officials back onto the street. Camden, New Jersey’s mayor is putting a stop…
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