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Big Labor: What the unions are up to at the taxpayers' expense.

Posted by Kevin Fischer on March 18, 2010 | 0 comments

SPOTLIGHT: BIG LABOR

An Update on Organized Labor's Latest Power Grabs

Up until last year, much had been written about the "death" of Big Labor in America.

But they're making a comeback -- courtesy of their allies in the Administration and Congress. The unions spent big bucks in the 2008 elections, and now it's time for payback.

Don't worry: even when they think no one's paying attention, we're taking note. But there's so much to report on we weren't sure where to begin! So we compiled it all in our first ever Spotlight: Big Labor newsletter -- chock full of what the unions are up to at the taxpayers' expense.

Please forward to interested parties.

Enjoy.

Sincerely,

Bill Miller
Senior Vice President and National Political Director
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

A Union Sneak Attack?

Despite the U.S. Senate's vote last month to block the nomination of radical Union activist Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board -- the Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis, is promising a "recess appointment" to sneak Becker on to the NLRB. First the "nuclear option" on health care -- and now a recess appointment on an appointee already blocked by the Senate. Hope and change -- or tricks and games?

Click here to call Secretary Solis today.

Big Labor: Political Powerhouse

When President Obama delivered his tongue-lashing to the Supreme Court in his State of the Union address -- accusing the justices of opening "the floodgates for special interests" -- he didn't mention the No. 1 beneficiary of the Court's Citizens United decision. Nor did Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) when he excoriated the campaign finance case as a victory for "corporate America."

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Big Labor's Big New Tax

Big Labor is launching a huge campaign designed to promote their newly proposed "stock transaction tax" -- a boondoggle that would seek to punish those who invest in our economy. Their plan: spend the money raised from their tax on -- what else -- but union projects.

Click here to join the discussion on this new tax in our online forum.

Andy the Union Boss: Obama's Newest Appointee

The Obama Administration has appointed Big Labor boss Andy Stern -- head of the SEIU Labor Union -- to its new "deficit reduction committee." Talk about letting the fox into the henhouse. This is the same guy who is pushing for higher taxes and more government spending to bail out his own labor union. How do you feel about this appointment?

Click here to vote in our online poll.

AFL-CIO Plans to Spend Record Sum during Election

The AFL-CIO plans to roll out its biggest political campaign ever, surpassing the $53 million spent in 2008 to help elect President Barack Obama, to try to avert a repeat of the 1994 midterm election when Democrats lost a majority in Congress.

Click here to read more.

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