Labor Pains: Because Being in a Union can be Painful

Archive: Jan 2020

  • Out-of-Control Union Spending: Super Bowl Edition

    Posted on Jan 22, 2020 by LaborPains.org Team

    In honor of the upcoming Super Bowl, it’s time to round up the amount of money labor unions have spent on sporting events. Several unions are guilty of using members’ dues money to buy tickets to professional sporting events or purchase advertising at arenas. According to Department of Labor filings, in 2018 Plumbers AFL-CIO spent […]

  • #MeTooSEIU Campaign Highlights Union’s “Frat Boy Culture,” Hypocrisy On Sexual Harassment 

    Posted on Jan 14, 2020 by LaborPains.org Team

    Today, the Center for Union Facts launched its #MeTooSEIU campaign to hold the Service Employees International Union and its political allies accountable for sexual harassment allegations against union leaders. The national education campaign highlights sworn testimony, legal documents, and interviews from current and former SEIU employees that describe a culture “plagued by sexual misconduct scandals.” […]

  • UAW Must Face, Not Erase Jones’ Legacy

    Posted on Jan 03, 2020 by LaborPains.org Team

    Yet another report documenting a culture of corruption at the United Auto Workers (UAW) has the union wishing it could erase its sordid past. At least, that’s the vibe you get from the UAW’s website, where any member searching for information on former union president Gary Jones will now be told: “Sorry, no results were […]