Posts Tagged ‘AFSCME’
Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Avoids Union Boss Battle
Unlike Wisconsin Governor Walker, and Ohio Governor John Kasich, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has done little to alleviate the crushing taxpayer burden of government employee monopoly bargaining. Mike Wereschagin questions Pennsylvania Governor Corbett’s capitulation to union bosses in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Considering the state of Pennsyvania’s economy and the growth of government employee unions in…
Read MorePolitifact Nixes Wisconsin Union Boss’ Claim of “Self-Funded” Pension Plan
AFSCME Union Boss Marty Beil’s claim gets shot down by PolitiFact.com. Here’s the story: On June 14, 2012 the state’s highest-profile public employee labor leader, Marty Beil, talked pensions during an appearance on the liberal “Sly in the Morning” radio show on Madison’s WTDY radio. Beil, executive director of District Council 24 of the American…
Read MoreAFSCME Member Reveals Union’s Playing Politics with Forced Dues
The Daily Caller Online , June 18, 2012 “I don’t believe that AFSCME has one member in the city of San Francisco but they were contributing money to the Democratic primary for the mayor of San Francisco,” Donohue’s campaign representative said. “A lot of members would have objected to this if they…
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