July 25, 2005

Unions & Democrats

Interesting. It seems that a number of groups that were members of the AFL-CIO union conglomerate are leaving the AFL-CIO because they're not happy with the management of the union and not happy with the declining union members.

It is what it is, and it's a free country, so people should be able to associate with whomever they want to associate. I think the time for unions is past in this country and that they currently do more harm than good -- and it appears the vast majority of people in the United States agree, as less than 8% of all private workers belong to unions.

However, what's even more interesting is a quote near the end of the news story:

A divided labor movement worries Democratic leaders who rely on the AFL-CIO's money and manpower on Election Day.

"Anything that sidetracks us from our goals ... is not healthy," said Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., chairman of the House campaign committee.


So in case you were wondering whether or not there was any connection between unions and Democrats, there you have it. Unions are Democrat. Now why aren't they treated like any other advocacy group? Why are union members forced to contribute to Democrat political campaigns? That's just wrong.

Posted by: Ogre at 10:04 AM | Comments (5) | Add Comment
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1 They aren't treated like an advocacy group because they don't advocate. They use force, intimidation and other nefarious means in order to get their membership to vote Dem. and support Dems. My dad was a Teamster till he was blackballed for refusing to pay that portion of dues that goes directly to the DNC.

Posted by: Oddybobo at July 25, 2005 10:49 AM (6Gm0j)

2 But they always claim they are non-partisan! And the press NEVER reports "The AFL-CIO, a left-wing liberal group," like they do for the "far right-wing conservative" think tanks...

Posted by: Ogre at July 25, 2005 11:18 AM (/k+l4)

3 Unions are most definatly Democratic. Every election time they send out flyers telling the members whom to vote for, always democrats. But members can get the amount of their money back that goes to campaigns. They just have to fill out a form and hand it in.

Posted by: Machelle at July 25, 2005 01:41 PM (ZAyoW)

4 I guess it really bothers me so much that the unions claim they are NOT Democrat, AND that they are more concerned with electing Democrats than actually looking out for their own workers.

Posted by: Ogre at July 25, 2005 02:40 PM (L0IGK)

5 That's the part that always bothered me. Who is looking out for the worker if the Union is busy ass-kissing dems?

Posted by: Oddybobo at July 25, 2005 02:50 PM (6Gm0j)

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