Posted on Jul 08, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson
In yet another sign of the White House’s open door policy for labor, a dozen of the major union presidents will meet with President Obama next Monday to discuss healthcare and card check. Labor bosses will discuss with the President about what they can do to pass a healthcare bill that includes a public option […]
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I’ve written about the the SEIU’s organizing efforts against Bank of America on several occasions. The union has led protests against the bank, alleging that the bank has unfair lending practices, unfair executive compensation, and well, just generally the bank’s unfair! Of course the SEIU glosses over the fact that it took out $88 million […]
Posted on Jul 07, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson
CQ Politics picks up on the unions’ vehement opposition to taxing health benefits, a proposal that has been floated by members of Congress working on healthcare. It was the unions after all who attacked Sen. John McCain in the 2008 presidential campaign, drumming up support based on claims that he wanted to tax their health […]
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As debate about the stimulus’ efficacy escalates, talk about the possibility of another stimulus has arisen. Not surprisingly, the unions have jumped into the fray, calling for more: A group of unions, including the AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), said they will start pressing lawmakers for a jobs bill. They said the […]
Posted on Jul 06, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson
New York Daily News‘ columnist Juan Gonzalez offered his thoughts about the dramatic shift in events at UNITE HERE’s convention. Gonzalez, undoubtedly like anyone else following the labor movement’s shenanigans, was surprised by how much support UNITE HERE garnered from other labor bosses against Andy Stern and the SEIU. Gonzalez also opined that he thought […]
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California began issuing IOU’s last week as it continues to struggle to find ways to close its $26.3 billion deficit. The IOU’s were a result of the state legislature’s inability to pass measures to reduce the deficit. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger criticized Democratic legislators’ opposition to spending reforms and putting the unions’ interests ahead of the […]
Posted on Jul 01, 2009 by J. Justin Wilson
Today, the Employee Freedom Action Committee (EFAC) opened a new front in the campaign to stop the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), by releasing TV ads in Nebraska urging Democratic Senator Ben Nelson not to compromise on EFCA. The campaign is scheduled to move beyond Nebraska next week. The bill is currently pending before Congress. […]
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The AFL-CIO joined the rest of the labor movement yesterday in opposing the SEIU’s actions against UNITE HERE. Randy Shaw reported that the AFL-CIO sent a letter condemning any act of raiding other unions for members: One day after 15 international union leaders vowed to provide “material and moral” support to UNITE HERE’s defense against […]
