The Dance of Sweeney and Stern: “Big” Labor in 1990
The 1990s saw a shift in the leadership of organized labor. Out went Lane Kirkland, the social democratic Cold Warrior head of the AFL-CIO since 1979, and his backers in…
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The Dance of Sweeney and Stern: Justice for Janitors
While the Long Decline amid the Reagan Revolution persisted, Big Labor and its increasingly militant left wing did have a silver lining that might show a path back to power…
The Dance of Sweeney and Stern: Sweeney Ascends
Pressuring Kirkland into retirement was not enough for Gerald McEntee and the other leaders of labor’s left wing. They instead turned to John Sweeney of the SEIU, the architect of…
The Dance of Sweeney and Stern: Sweeney’s Understudy Becomes a Rival
When Sweeney took over the AFL-CIO, he created a vacancy in the leadership of the SEIU. Richard Cordtz, Sweeney’s number two, initially took over ad interim, but Sweeney’s former campaign…
The Dance of Sweeney and Stern: Stern Pushes the Button
By mid-2005, Stern, his New Unity Partnership allies, and some new allies (had had enough with the Sweeney regime. Shortly before the 50th anniversary of the union of the American…
Big Labor and the Democracy Alliance: Beginnings
For years the Democracy Alliance has embodied big money on the American Left. The alliance is as notable for the tremendous depth of its partners’ pockets and for the relative…
Big Labor and the Democracy Alliance: Funding Union Priorities
The Democracy Alliance functions largely to channel contributions pledged by its well-heeled partners to left-of-center organizations that the alliance has recommended. Individual partners are reportedly expected to commit at least…
Big Labor and the Democracy Alliance: Union Personnel
Still further evidence of the close relationship between Big Labor and the Democracy Alliance can be found in the number of current or former union personnel serving on the alliance’s…
Leftist SEIU Thug Andy Stern Accepts Sinecure At Georgetown
Former SEIU president Andy Stern, a vicious Alinskyite thug, has accepted a plum post as “senior research fellow” at Georgetown University’s Georgetown Public Policy Institute effective Aug. 1.
What Powerful Post Does Obama Have In Mind For Andy Stern?
The Politico reports that Andy Stern is quitting the presidency of his public-sector union, the radical Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Stern, a frequent antagonist…