Posts Tagged ‘Union Political Activity’
Unions Find Plenty to do at Democrat Convention Despite Bosses’ Anger
Apparently unions are alive and well and working on the Democratic National Convention, which will take place next week in Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite all of the brouhaha over holding the convention in a Right to Work state, thousands of union workers are setting the convention up. Of course, Right to Work supporters already know…
Read MoreLabor Day Statement: “Union Officials Are Mounting A Billion Dollar Campaign to Reelect President Barack Obama”
[vsw id=”K5koHnOYrZk” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Forced-dues funded billion dollar machine enables union officials to wield immense political clout, even though voluntary union membership continues to steadily decline Washington, DC (August 31, 2012) – Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and National Right to Work Committee, released the following…
Read MoreMichigan “Protect Our Jobs” Amendment Only Protects Union Jobs
Vincent Vernuccio explains how Michigan’s Project Our Jobs Amendment wouldmakeMichigan the first state to be completely controlled by unions: The proposed amendment states: “No existing or future law of the state or its political subdivisions shall abridge, impair or limit the foregoing rights.” This means that the so-called rights in the amendment could undo current…
Read MoreMallory Factor’s “Shadowbosses” Predicts Taxpayers’ Future
Mark Tapscott, Executive Editor for the Washington Examiner, reveals the story behind Mallory Factor’s groundbreaking new book about government employee unions. His review invites speculation as to whether government employee union bosses are really shadow bosses, or whether they actually run the government with their all-encompassing monopoly bargaining powers. Factor’s prose is hard-hitting and succinct. …
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. Steve King, officials said. King is facing a challenge from former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack. This is the second ad the three are airing…
Read MoreMike Antonucci Looks at Membership Numbers After Officials “. . .Tried Every Tactic Imaginable”
Mike Antonucci Looks at Membership Numbers After Officials “. . .Tried Every Tactic Imaginable” NEA hada total of 3,166,761 members of all types, of whom 2,807,332 were active and employed in the public school system. Be aware that these are individual souls, not full-time equivalents. Forty-four state affiliates lost active members in 2010-11. The following…
Read MoreThe Best Government Money Can Buy – The Top Union-Paid Politicians
Did you ever wonder where your taxpayer money goes, what union bosses do with all the forced dues they demand? US Action News examines public and private sector union political spending and the politicians who underwrite union power.
Read MoreSEIU’s Moves Quickly to Offer Democrats Enormous In-Kind Contributions
While ponying up only one fifth of the finances, SEIU union bosses will be providing untold millions of in-kind contributions to the Democrat Super pac, House Majority. Luke Rosiak, of the Washington Times, has the story: The partnership between the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the House Majority PAC, which most recently helped Democrats…
Read MoreChemerinsky: High Court’s Union Dues Case May Change the Political Landscape
Constitutional law expert Erwin Chereminsky, in The ABA Journal, cites several cases won by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, comments on the importance of the Knox v. SEIU Supreme Court decision: Amid the blockbuster decisions of the last two weeks of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term, a decision that received little media…
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