By BombThrowers -- Chace Paulson —— Bio and Archives October 15, 2017
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“MMfA’s approach is to try to stamp out views with which its left-wing content analysts disagree. … Those who question the Left are blacklisted as contemptible bigots.”Other national organizations that are getting rich on the backs on union members include Catalist, which drives get-out-the voted efforts for Democratic candidates, and Americans United for Change, which echoes support for any and all things Barack Obama – including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Obama’s failed stimulus package. Unions don’t limit their donations to just campaigns and activist groups, though. CUF reports that nearly $7 million in union member’s dues were funneled into liberal news and media outlets, including American Prospectand Netroots Nation. Also among the left-wing media to receive union funding was Ed Schultz Broadcasting, a production company owned by the former MSNBC host Ed Schultz.
In recent years, Big Labor has become the personal ATM of the Democratic Party, with no regard for employees’ actual political preferences. While many union members lean Republican, union elites are spending millions in dues dollars every year to curry favor from Democrats and left-leaning interest groups.Some union leaders, however, are finally beginning to take note of this disconnect between union leadership and union members. Rick Bloomingdale, President of Pennsylvania AFL-CIO—the state’s largest labor union—expressed his belief that his union did a poor job of listening to its members. Following a “listening tour” across the state to speak with members about the AFL-CIO’s approach to politics, remarked that, “We may have gotten too close to one party.” Bloomingdale concluded, “We should be for people who are for us, regardless of party label.”
“This staggering report underscores the need to ensure the views of all employees, not just the views supported by union dollars, are considered and respected. The Employee Rights Act is a commonsense measure which ensures transparency and fairness in the workplace.”This article first appeared at the website of Capital Research Center, parent of Bombthrowers.
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