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Labor Watch
The NFL Players Association Funds the Far-Left
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), an AFL-CIO affiliate, has joined George Soros and a number of other ultra-wealthy, left-wing donors—including Planned Parenthood and the Kellogg…
by Jacob Grandstaff on October 9, 2017

Labor Watch
As Pension Liabilities Soar Unions Ask for More
A new report by the Hoover Institution entitled “Hidden Debt, Hidden Deficits” finds that the majority of governments in the United States massively underreport the unfunded liabilities in their…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 6, 2017

Labor Watch
Right to Work Assailed in Missouri
Thanks to a Washington, D.C., firm, activists tied to the AFL-CIO, a major public employees union, have gathered nearly 300,000 signatures supporting a ballot measure that would delay Right to Work…
by Daniel Lauer on August 18, 2017

Foundation Watch
Campaign Finance “Reform” Exposed Once Again
(PDF here) Donors who crusade under the radar for campaign finance reform still fund activist groups like Public Campaign.  And those activist groups still fight for a panoply of…
by Fred Lucas on August 5, 2013

Organization Trends
Rallying the Catholic Left
(PDF) The 2012 race for the White House may depend heavily on the Catholic vote.  Catholics significantly contributed to President Barack Obama’s election in 2008, but neither Democrats nor…
by Patrick J. Reilly on July 4, 2012

Labor Watch
Should Union Members Get to Re-Elect Their Unions? One Way to Make Unions Accountable
(From the June 2012 publication, Labor Watch, PDF here) It’s the law: when employees are unionized they may not negotiate wages, benefits, or other working…
by James Sherk on June 1, 2012

Labor Watch, Monthly Notes
Unions Heart Occupy Wall Street
Unions have provided Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protestors with resources including office space, photocopying services and food, in exchange for the activists “…pitching in to help unions ratchet up action…
by Matt Patterson on December 2, 2011

Blog
Official at ACORN Funder to Head Corporation for National and Community Service
President Obama announced he plans to nominate Patrick Corvington to be chief executive of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which oversees Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and…
by Matthew Vadum on October 7, 2009

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Einem Nationalen Tag der Zustellung
The whole idea of a National Day of Service on Sept. 11, whether voluntary or not and regardless of who is promoting the…
by Matthew Vadum on August 24, 2009