Posts Tagged ‘union political activity’
Unions and Democrats
While public sector unions remain the largest contributors to the Democrat Party, they are costing the government more, leaving less for Democrat causes. Daniel Di Salvo has the story in…
Read MoreNILRR Clips October 31, 2014
After indictments, Ironworkers’ union staying mostly on electoral sidelines Watchdog.org, October 30, 2014 Formerly a heavy-hitter in Pennsylvania politics, at least in Philadelphia and its suburbs, Ironworkers’ Local 401 has…
Read MoreForced Political Contributions?
This Washington Examiner editorial explores union bosses’ power to force workers into paying for politics they do not support. How would you react if your employer informed you he would…
Read MoreNILRR Clips October 10, 2014
Roy Exum: The UAW’s New Scab List The Chattanoogan Online, October 10, 2014 There is a special page that is popping up on union websites in right-to-work states such as…
Read MoreNILRR Clips August 8, 2014
National Right to Work Supreme Court Victory Forces SEIU to Abandon Forced Dues Demands in Illinois, Minnesota, & Massachusetts nrtw.org, August 5, 2014 “Thanks to a National Right to Work…
Read MoreThe Labor Union That Runs the Media
Cliff Kincaid reports on the Communicaitons Workers of America (CWA), union political activity, media bias and where CWA forced dues go, in the Canada Free Press. One of the major…
Read MoreNILRR Weekly News Clips March 14, 2014
Right-to-work bill dies in Kentucky House committee wave3.com, March 14, 2014 A Kentucky House committee’s vote killed right-to-work legislation for the rest of the year, but both sides say…
Read MoreThe Really Big Money? Not the Kochs
Wall Street Journal’s Kimberly Strassel on union political spending and forced dues. It’s an extraordinary thing, in a political age obsessed with campaign money, that nobody scrutinizes the biggest, baddest,…
Read MoreAFL-CIO Targeting 5 Governors
The AFL-CIO will target 5 governors who have supported efforts to free workers. Yolanda Weinberger has the story in Wisconsinfree.com. Five Republican governors who have supported legislation unpopular with labor…
Read MoreUnion Political Power Stronger Than Ever
An editorial from the Orange County Register outlines why Big Labor must rely on its political power. Despite favoritism from the Obama administration – privileging the United Auto Workers over…
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