Boss Trumka takes a huge dues hit from Longshormen divorce
In what is being reported as a surprise move, the 40,000 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced that they have formally ended their association with the AFL-CIO, one of the nation's largest private sector unions.
The Longshoremen citied Obamacare and immigration reform as two important causes of their disaffiliation.
In an August 29 letter to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, ILWU President Robert McEllrath cited quite a list of grievances as reasons for the disillusion of their affiliation, but prominent among them was the AFL-CIO's support of Obamare.
(full story "CITING OBAMACARE, 40,000 LONGSHOREMEN QUIT THE AFL-CIO" at breitbart.com)
Controversial DOL boss Thomas Perez shout-out to Obama's favorite union thugs
Brother and Sisters:
From the U.S. Department of Labor, where I proudly work in a building named for my great predecessor Frances Perkins, let me wish all of my friends in the Service Employees International Union and your families - wherever you are - a safe, happy and healthy Labor Day.
(full story "A Labor Day Message to SEIU Members from Labor Secretary Tom Perez" at seiu.org)
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Boss Trumka takes a huge dues hit from Longshormen divorceIn an August 29 letter to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, ILWU President Robert McEllrath cited quite a list of grievances as reasons for the disillusion of their affiliation, but prominent among them was the AFL-CIO's support of Obamare.
