The Obama Administration eliminated significant amounts of union financial disclosure and accountability. Now, Big Labor plans to conceal most of its 2012 political spending in its new Obama Department of Labor disclosure reports. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the union bosses are “rejiggering” their political spending toward more undisclosed and non-reportable expenditures further leaving union workers in the dark about how their union dues are being spent.
Mike Podhorzer, the political director for labor federation AFL-CIO, which represents 57 unions, agreed that the AFL-CIO and some affiliates are donating less money to candidates and political parties this election. But he said that is because the AFL-CIO has decided to put “significantly more” resources “into independent advocacy rather than just writing checks to candidates,” the Journal noted.
“Matt”,
You seem to have an emotional outburst every time I leave a comment. In this case, it’s gotten in the way of you being able to make any sense at all. Your post, directed at me (again), doesn’t even touch upon either the article above or my comment. A total non sequitur. As I’ve said before, you should concentrate on the topic. Try closing your eyes, breathing through your nose, and THINKING before you post again.
-Michael.
Paying Dues,you’re lying!!!!! I’m a member of a union I participated in the meetings. Every penny was either voted on by the membership at the union meeting and/or voted on by the members of the pac. I was a member of our union’s pac and everything was voted on by the people that showed up to the meetings. Another way to show you’re lying, it’s not the union dues that the money voted on by the membership for campaign contributions . It’s the working assessments. The local gets very little of the union dues. What my local did with the union dues that they got was buy life insurance for their members. Anyone else on here that wants to know the TRUTH on how money is given to campaigns by the unions, feel free to contact me at ddingus@insightbb.com. I’ll be happy to tell you the truth.ANY THING PERTAINING TO MONEY is ALWAYS VOTED ON by the membership. The majority rules like in most elections. .
What’s wrong with that????? The Koch brothers and other billionaires don’t realease that information. Netheir does the republican party nor do any republican candidates.Tou want unions to show while the billions that come from billionaires doesn’t have to be released how much and to do they contribute. I guarantee that the Koch brothers alone contribute more that ALL THE UNIONS DO combined. Why are you so afraid of the less than 12% do???????? Scared to death they might get something for the working man passed.
Mikey, as an authoritarian statist and corrupt rent-seeker, why do you think that “individuals” who have free speech rights suddenly lose those rights when they are doing so as part of a corporation? Since a corporation is a collection of individuals, why does it logically follow in your bizarre mind that they lose those rights when they incorporate? Why are corporations, which create jobs, produce goods and services that we all need and/or often desire (regardless of one’s political persuasion) so undeserving of these rights in your convoluted world view?
When a union member asks the BA how much of his money was given to politics.You are made out to be someone that is out of line.This is the same as any other cult,Don’t ask why just do as you are told.When I was told by other members,that they wondered the same thing but was afraid to ask.I wonder what had become of the unions.Just act like cowards and shut up.I would rather be flat broke,And homeless.Than a puppet on a string.That my friend,Is respect and dignity for your self.Learn to stand on your own to feet.But Mr.Michael McOsker I would not expect you to understand a mans point of view,After all one can not explain blue to a blind man.
C’mon, NRTWC, at least TRY. This is what the corporations and the rich have been doing since Citizens United. Your masters invented this strategy. Surely, you aren’t taking the position that the Unions shouldn’t be doing what your sugar daddies are doing! Looks like you staffers in that big office are in a panic that the boys writing the checks are looking to see if their whores are worth the money. You’re just “shakin’ it” with this one.