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Days after a tentative agreement in the St. Vincent Hospital nurses strike was reached in December, SEIU retracted its support of the MNA.
A top union boss in California who steered millions of dollars to Democratic campaigns was charged Wednesday with underreporting more than a million dollars in income and providing a no-show job to her husband.
Report: Big Labor Hides Millions in 2020 Election Spending Experts say reported political spending is a portion of actual total Getty Images Patrick Hauf • July 26, 2021 5:55 pm SHARE Unions hid tens of millions of dollars in political spending during the 2020 election cycle as part of a nearly $1.8 billion campaign to boost Democrats. A study from the National Institute for Labor Relations Research (NILRR) found $67 million in hidden political spending from unions in 2019 and 2020. Unions sent millions to liberal groups but classified the donations as charitable activities or grants...
A Colorado Springs metal worker has filed federal charges against his former union for allegedly demanding tens of thousands of dollars in retaliation for his leaving the union, according to a Tuesday news release. Russell Chacon filed charges against Local Chapter 9 of the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation workers’ union after receiving a message ordering him to pay $21,252 to make up for a “loss of funds” stemming from his choice to seek employment with a nonunion firm. Chacon, a former employee of Colorado Springs-based contractor Colorado Sheet Metal, formally resigned his ...
by Tyler Arnold, The Center Square | May 24, 2021 03:00 PM Print this article A West Virginia union will only receive a slap on the wrist after falsely telling employees they were required to pay union dues after a ruling from the National Labor Relations Board. West Virginia is a right-to-work state, which means no worker is required to join a union and pay dues as a condition of employment. Despite this law, union officials provided employees with dues checkoff authorization forms, which inaccurately told employees in large letters the form “must be signed.” Kro...