National Legal and Policy Center -- Organized Labor Accountability
Project
UNION CORRUPTION UPDATE
June 15, 1998 -- Vol. 1, Issue 1
For Influential Leaders & Important Decision Makers:
Information on America's most corrupt & aggressive unions
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Herman's Independent Council Named
Announced May 26, Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman will be investigated
by Independent Counsel Ralph I. Lancaster, Jr. for an alleged swap scheme
that traded campaign contributions to the DNC for favors to a business
in which she had a financial interest during her time on the White House
staff. Herman is the 7th top Clinton administration official to be investigated
by an independent counsel over suspected criminal activity. [Washington
Times 05/27/98]
In addition to the unions and organizations covered in this Union
Corruption Update , readers can look forward to news and information
on the United Food & Commercial Workers, International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers, National Education Association/American Federation
of Teachers, the United Auto Workers and other corrupt and abusive unions
in future editions.
If you have ideas or suggestions for future editions of Union Corruption
Update , please email NLPC at nlpc@nlpc.org. Thank you.
Union Corruption Update is part of NLPC's Organized Labor Accountability
Project which is investigating and exposing corruption in the Teamsters,
LIUNA, AFL-CIO and many other labor organizations. NLPC is a nonpartisan,
nonprofit foundation promoting ethics and accountability in government
through research, education and legal action.
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