AFL-CIO to form super PAC

[Unkotare]

Unions in Massachusetts endorse Republican candidates nearly every election cycle.

Are you trying to be funny?

No.

Then you are really missing the boat.

 

[WillowTree]

AFL is forming a super PAC that they claim will be non-partisan? Really, that's their story and they are sticking with it... IMO they want to make sure the democrat politico's understand JUST how much power and influence they have to peddle!

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[Sallow]

AFL is forming a super PAC that they claim will be non-partisan? Really, that's their story and they are sticking with it... IMO they want to make sure the democrat politico's understand JUST how much power and influence they have to peddle!

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The dumbest thing unions ever did was go all in on one party. As a result, the Republicans do whatever they can to screw them when they get into power, and the Democrats take them for granted and don't do all that much for them.

So not surprising, Union membership has declined rapidly over the last 40 years.

Dumbest?

Republicans want to get rid of Unions. Period.

Why would you support a party like that.

And Union decline is due to corporate "capture" of employees. People are generally "stupid". Management sees this and says.."Hey..benefits? We'll give ya the benefits..why don't you leave the Union. This way you get what you want..and no dues". People left Unions..Unions went under...and benefits went buh-bye!

Mission Accomplished.

 

[M.D. Rawlings]

Thursday, 25 Aug 2011 05:33 PM
By Newsmax Wires


In a huge public blow to the electoral fortunes of both President Obama and the Democratic Party, the president of the AFL-CIO said Thursday that organized labor is preparing to ditch Democrats and go it alone in building up its own grassroots structure.

Specifically, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told reporters that the nation’s largest labor federation will scale back their involvement with the Democratic Party in advance of the 2012 elections.

Asked if the AFL’s move is a huge blow to Obama, Democratic pollster Doug Schoen told Newsmax.TV: “Absolutely. Obama needs to get labor back and I think he’ll be courting them furiously in the weeks and months to come."

While Trumka had nothing but scathing words for the tea party movement, he laid out a scenario that very much mirrored the tea party’s grassroots structure and its clout in the GOP. The vision is for big labor to wield the clout that it once had inside the Democratic Party and on the liberal end of the spectrum in American politics.


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[Stephanie]

Yeah sure, when HELL freezes over..



Unless they are going to throw their weight with the party they REALLY belong to, the Communist Party of the United States..

 

[Oldstyle]

Thursday, 25 Aug 2011 05:33 PM
By Newsmax Wires


In a huge public blow to the electoral fortunes of both President Obama and the Democratic Party, the president of the AFL-CIO said Thursday that organized labor is preparing to ditch Democrats and go it alone in building up its own grassroots structure.

Specifically, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told reporters that the nation’s largest labor federation will scale back their involvement with the Democratic Party in advance of the 2012 elections.

Asked if the AFL’s move is a huge blow to Obama, Democratic pollster Doug Schoen told Newsmax.TV: “Absolutely. Obama needs to get labor back and I think he’ll be courting them furiously in the weeks and months to come."

While Trumka had nothing but scathing words for the tea party movement, he laid out a scenario that very much mirrored the tea party’s grassroots structure and its clout in the GOP. The vision is for big labor to wield the clout that it once had inside the Democratic Party and on the liberal end of the spectrum in American politics.


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Gotta love Richard Trumpka! He's almost as tone deaf to the mood of the country as Barack Obama is. He's determined to spend every dime of his union member's dues to try and bring back the union glory days of the 60's and 70's. Hate to break it to you, Dick...but that ship sailed years ago.

 

[Big Black Dog]

Yeah, right. All the blacks and all the union members will vote democratic. Don't worry about it.

 

[Avorysuds]

Hmm, maybe they should buy some Republicans, then we can see how much the Dems on these boards support them...

Wouldn't it be awesome to see 70ish million go to the Republican in the GE alone?

 

[CaféAuLait]

The only reason they are stating such is because of the Super Pac they are forming where they said that it has nothing to do with partisan politics. BS.

 

[rdean]

Funny, right wingers scream at unions. Organizations made up of Middle Class Americans. They're corrupt. Yet their "demi Gods" the billionaires buy up every Republican politician who throws out a "for sale" sign, which, of course, is all of them.

 

[Oldstyle]

Funny, right wingers scream at unions. Organizations made up of Middle Class Americans. They're corrupt. Yet their "demi Gods" the billionaires buy up every Republican politician who throws out a "for sale" sign, which, of course, is all of them.

You mean Demi-Gods like George Soros?

Look, I've got very little against the average union worker in the US right now...I think most of them are being fleeced by union leaders while being fed a steady diet of bullshit about bringing back high pay and lavish benefits. Trumpka is going to retain control over the millions of dollars that they used to hand over to the Dems. It's just a power play on his part. If Obama wants access to that cash he's going to have to give Trumpka even more than he's given him over the past two and a half years.

 

[JoeB131]

Dumbest?

Republicans want to get rid of Unions. Period.

Why would you support a party like that.

And Union decline is due to corporate "capture" of employees. People are generally "stupid". Management sees this and says.."Hey..benefits? We'll give ya the benefits..why don't you leave the Union. This way you get what you want..and no dues". People left Unions..Unions went under...and benefits went buh-bye!

Mission Accomplished.

OR maybe the ones who wanted to do a good job got tired of seeing the Shop Steward's retarded nephew get the promotion he earned.

I do agree that corporations have played on people's egos. Most people don't think they need a union, because they are capable enough on their own to manage their own careers.

 

[Stephanie]

Funny, right wingers scream at unions. Organizations made up of Middle Class Americans. They're corrupt. Yet their "demi Gods" the billionaires buy up every Republican politician who throws out a "for sale" sign, which, of course, is all of them.

You mean Demi-Gods like George Soros?

Look, I've got very little against the average union worker in the US right now...I think most of them are being fleeced by union leaders while being fed a steady diet of bullshit about bringing back high pay and lavish benefits. Trumpka is going to retain control over the millions of dollars that they used to hand over to the Dems. It's just a power play on his part. If Obama wants access to that cash he's going to have to give Trumpka even more than he's given him over the past two and a half years.

Bingo..

 

[PoliticalChic]

1. The growing rift between labor and their Democratic allies was on full display Thursday, as AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told reporters that labor groups are planning to scale back their involvement with the Democratic Party in advance of the 2012 elections....
“You’re going to see us give less money to build structures for others, and more of our money will be used to build our own structure.”...Labor has traditionally been a major contributor to Democratic candidates and causes around the country.

Read more: AFL-CIO head: Labor to ditch Democrats - Byron Tau - POLITICO.com

2. Remember this?

a. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is now the biggest outside spender of the 2010 elections, thanks to an 11th-hour effort to boost Democrats that has vaulted the public-sector union ahead of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO and a flock of new Republican groups in campaign spending.
The 1.6 million-member AFSCME is spending a total of $87.5 million on the elections after tapping into a $16 million emergency account to help fortify the Democrats' hold on Congress. "We're the big dog," said Larry Scanlon, the head of AFSCME's political operations. "But we don't like to brag."
Public-Employees Union Is Now Campaign's Big Spender - WSJ.com


b. SEIU President Andy Stern: “We spent a fortune t elect Barack Obama- $60.7 million, to be exact- and we’re proud of it.”
“After unions spent more than $400 million on the election and mounted massive voter-turnout efforts for Mr. Obama, they're inclined to push for bringing the Employee Free Choice Act up for a vote early next year, believing they have a narrow window to get it passed.”
Labor Wants Obama to Take on Big Fight - WSJ.com


Hmmmm.....
3. Independents’ approval of President Barack Obama has dropped sharply in the past month, a new poll suggests.

Read more: Poll: Obama losing independents - Jennifer Epstein - POLITICO.com

And....
4. President Obama's approval ratings among black voters plummeted last month to their lowest levels ever, while his support among Hispanics took a tumble in the same period, according to a surprising new poll released yesterday

Read more: Obama losing support even among black and Hispanic voters, poll shows - NYPOST.com

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So, who's left?

Well, the Hiroo Onoda Brigade here on the USMB, ....

Hiroo was the Japanese soldier who finally surrendered, thirty years after WWII ended! Not the swiftest, eh?

So what do our ersatz Hiroo's do?

Why, they live to smear Palin, or Perry, or any other Republican....

....but, hey, it keeps 'em off the street corners.

 

[daveman]

AFL is forming a super PAC that they claim will be non-partisan? Really, that's their story and they are sticking with it...

Do they really expect anyone besides mindless union drones to believe that?

 

[Chris]

Good for the unions.

Money is free speech, right?