Richard Trumka

Politico’s Tau Pretends Big Labor ‘Targets’ Obama, When It Just Doesn’t Like One White House Proposal

Published April 7, 2013 | By Tom Blumer

I guess Byron Tau thought he had to make it look like Big Labor is really, really mad at President Barack Obama and the White House so he could make Obama look like he's a moderate on economic and fiscal issues. Thus his Sunday morning post's headline: "Labor targets Obama over proposed benefit cuts."

Of course, they aren't "cuts" at all, though they are being portrayed as such. All Obama has done, according to information which appears to have been conveniently leaked (perhaps in hopes of killing the idea) to the New York Times ahead of his very late President's Budget, is "propose a new inflation formula that would have the effect of reducing cost-of-living payments for Social Security benefits, though with financial protections for low-income and very old beneficiaries, administration officials said." Despite the weakly descriptive language at the Times, monthly Social Security and other checks would continue to increase under the proposal each year inflation occurs -- just not by as much.

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Posted in Barack Obama, Blogs, Budget, Byron Tau, Economy, Labeling, Liberals & Democrats, Major Newspapers, Media Bias Debate, New York Times, Online Media, Political Groups, Politico, Richard Trumka, Social Security, taxes, Unemployment, Unions

A Camel’s Straw: Harry Kelber, ‘Radical’ Labor Activist, Dies At 98

Published April 4, 2013 | By ()
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RedState may seem like an odd place to write about the death of a union activist. However, the recent passing of Harry Kelber, a long-time labor activist, struck a personal chord with me. You see, it was 20 years ago that Harry Kelber became one more straw that broke the camel’s back and, ultimately, helped change the course of my life.
Posted in afl-cio, Front Page Stories, Harry Kelber, Richard Trumka, Unions

Calculating The ‘Prevailing Wage’ Costs Of A Bad Immigration Compromise

Published April 1, 2013 | By ()
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On Friday, AFL-CIO boss Richard Trumka and U.S. Chamber head Thomas Donahue reached a “compromise” that would allow up to 200,000 immigrant workers (the numbers dependent on the industry) work visas, so long as a government-imposed wage rate is applied. Aside from the basic problem of the government dictating artificially high wage (and benefit) rates–known as prevailing wages–the problem is that most do not know what constitutes a “prevailing wage rate.”
Posted in afl-cio, Charles Schumer, Economy, Front Page Stories, immigration reform, Prevailing Wage Rates, Richard Trumka, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Unions

Immigration Reform: Are Obama & AFL-CIO Bosses Using ‘Poison Pills’ To Kill Latinos’ Dreams Again?

Published March 26, 2013 | By ()
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While many immigrants–legal and illegal–are pinning their hopes on Washington politicians enacting some sort of bipartisan immigration reform legislation, recent actions by the AFL-CIO and Barak Obama’s surrogates, the Democrats in the Senate, in three areas signal that there may be more interest in keeping the political problem out there for Democrats and unions to cynically and calculatingly use for the next several election cycles.
Posted in afl-cio, Barack Obama, Featured Story, Front Page Stories, immigration reform, ObamaCare, Richard Trumka, SEIU, Unions

Union Briefs for Mon., March 24, 2013: AFL-CIO Boss Wants Immigration Reform to Include Workers’ Families?

Published March 25, 2013 | By ()
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With the immigration debate front and center, union bosses are on the march to get as broad an immigration measure as possible in any deal that politicians come up with–including, apparently, a pathway for any new immigrants to bring their families too. Of course, eight million “new progressive voters” (and their dues) is incentive enough any union boss to be excited. It’s Monday, March 25, 2013 and these are your Union Briefs...
Posted in afl-cio, AFSCME, boeing, Front Page Stories, IAM, immigration reform, Machinists, Richard Trumka, SEIU, Union Briefs, Unions, United Steelworkers, USW

Union Briefs for Monday, March 4, 2013: Unions in ‘crisis’ edition

Published March 3, 2013 | By ()
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Between Barack Obama's unconstitutionally 'recess'-appointed National Labor Relations Board and unions talking about their most current crisis, there's been a lot occurring on the labor front these days. So, just to keep you informed, here's a compilation of what's out there.
Posted in afl-cio, Front Page Stories, NLRB, Richard Trumka, teamsters, UFCW, Union Briefs, Unions, unions in crisis

Unite or Perish: How to Become a Force Multiplier 2.0

Published January 27, 2013 | By ()
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Now, more than ever, Americans who value the Constitution and the Founders' vision must set aside their differences and unite upon common ground or we all can continue to watch American freedom perish.
Posted in Activism, Andrew Breitbart, Featured Story, Force Multiplier, Front Page Stories, grassroots activists, Politics, Richard Trumka, Tea Party, Unions, Unite or Perish: How to Become a Force Multiplier 2.0, War

Union Bosses’ Bad Week: Percentage of Americans Union-Free Now Highest in 70 Years

Published January 25, 2013 | By ()
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Around this time in January, as it has been for most of the last 30 years, this week usually brings bad news for union bosses. You see, it is the week that the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its annual union membership survey, which details just how poorly unions are doing in America.
Posted in afl-cio, bureau of labor statistics, Front Page Stories, private sector union membership, public sector union membership, Richard Trumka, shrinking unions, union membership data, union-free, Unions

Hasta la vista, Hilda! Homage Paid As Obama’s Union-Backed Labor Secretary Packs It In

Published January 9, 2013 | By ()

Although she was never apparently a union member herself, one of union bosses’ best friends in the Obama administration, ethically-challenged Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, announced her resignation on Wednesday.
Posted in afl-cio, Corporate Campaigns, Department of Labor, Featured Story, Front Page Stories, Hilda Solis, Hilda Solis resigns, Persuader Rules, Richard Trumka, SEIU, Unions

Two-Faced Union Bosses Help Shape Obama’s Attack On 2nd Amendment

Published January 7, 2013 | By ()
Presuming that Obama and his union cronies are aligned, AFL-CIO boss Trumka's involvement in the gun control discussion does not bode well for America's 2nd Amendment.
Posted in afl-cio, Featured Story, Front Page Stories, Gun control, Joe Biden, Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste, Richard Trumka, Sandy Hook, Unions

As Union Bosses Spin Twinkies’ Demise, Bakers’ Union Boss Admits Union Knew Hostess Would Die

Published November 17, 2012 | By ()
With the demise of 18,000 jobs weighing on their shoulders (though certainly not their consciousness’) and just in time for the Sunday morning talk shows union bosses are now trying desperately to point fingers at the victim (and Mitt Romney) for the union’s strike that ultimately destroyed Hostess and its 18,000 jobs. This blame game is going on despite the fact that the bakers’ union | Read More »
Posted in afl-cio, BCTGM, Ding Dongs, Featured Story, Front Page Stories, Hostess Bankruptcy, Hostess Brands goes out of business, Richard Trumka, Twinkies, union strike, Unions

Politico’s Cirilli, Others Ignore Heavy Democrat Involvement in Hostess Ownership and Management

Published November 17, 2012 | By Tom Blumer

Yesterday, AFL-CIO head Richard Trumka may have broken a modern record for chutzpah exhibited by a labor leader Friday in criticizing management's decision at bankrupt snack maker Hostess Brands to liquidate in the wake of irreconcilable issues with its unions. In a Friday afternoon report at Politico, Kevin Cirilli not only let Trumka get away with it; he also lent the labor leader's contentions additional misleading support.

Trumka blamed the company's apparently imminent demise on "Bain-style Wall Street vultures." He wants everyone to believe that it's greedy, eeeevil Republican private-equity types who are on the brink of putting yet another company out of business. The "clever" framing of that quoted phrase appears to indicate that Trumka already knew better. It seems very likely that Cirilli also knew better. Three hours before the initial time stamp of Cirilli's report, Zero Hedge re-exposed the heavy involvement of D-D-D-Democrats in Hostess's management and advisors originally documented way back in july at CNNMoney by David Kaplan (additional paragraph breaks added by me; bolds are mine throughout this post):

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Posted in 2012 Presidential, Associated Press, Banking/Finance, Bias by Omission, Business Coverage, Campaigns & Elections, CNN.com, Conservatives & Republicans, Covert Liberal Activists, David Kaplan, Dick Gephardt, Double Standards, Economy, Kevin Cirilli, Labeling, Liberals & Democrats, Major Newspapers, Media Bias Debate, Name That Party, New York Times, Online Media, Political Groups, Politico, Richard Trumka, Unemployment, Unions, Wire Services/Media Companies

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