Well, a tip of the hat to some people in labor for reaching down and remembering they have a few cojones left–or maybe it was reaching deep into their pockets and remembering that they have the money, and there are a lot of people (read: politicians) who will do just about anything to get a check. Like vote against fast-track and the Trans Pacific Partnership.
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Labor: Vote Against TPP-Fast Track, Or Forget About Campaign Checks. About F-ing Time
Posted on 11 March 2015.
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The Spigot Is Off–A Bit
Posted on 28 April 2011.
Applause for this move: As newly elected Republican state legislatures aggressively push a slew of anti-union measures, the International Association of Fire Fighters is freezing its federal political spending and shifting all resources toward its beleaguered state and local colleagues. “With the survival of our union and the ability to preserve and protect the […]
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AFL-CIO Rumble: Fuel on the Fire
Posted on 16 May 2005.
Today is going to be a wild, red-hot day in the debate over the future of labor—and there is new movement to report in the forces at play here. The insurgents (UNITE-HERE, Teamsters, Laborers, SEIU and UFCW) will be releasing a new set of proposals and initiatives today that was hammered out at the recent […]
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Fire Fighter Prez Quits, Slams Sweeney
Posted on 05 May 2005.
Ouch, this is not good for John Sweeney. He’s managed to royally piss off Harold Schaitberger, president of the Fire Fighters union. In the April 29th letter that was just passed to me tonight, Schaitberger resigns as head of the AFL-CIO Executive Council’s Public Affairs Committee. He does so in a harsh, stinging letter to […]
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