ELECTIONS & POLITICS
Corrupt Unions Stuff Democratic Coffers
In the latest soft money reports, several
of America's most corrupt unions made huge payments to Democratic Party
committees, according to Public Disclosure, Inc. United Bhd. of Carpenters
gave $100,000 to the Dem. Cong. Camp. Committee on Jun. 30. The Longshoremen
gave $100,000 to DCCC on Jun. 29. Laborers' Int'l Union of No. Am. and
the Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Int'l Union both gave $50,000
to the DCCC on Jun. 21 and Jun. 30, respectively. The Longshoremen, LIUNA
and HERE were cited for corruption by the 1986 President Reagan Commission
on Organized Crime and have been under close scrutiny ever since. UBC has
suffered corruption scandals in N.Y. and elsewhere.
Further, Am. Fed. of Teachers gave the DCCC $75,000 on Jun. 18 and $1,000 on Jun. 21. AFT gave the Dem. Sen. Camp. Committee $25,000 on Jun. 28. Communications Workers of Am. gave DSCC $50,000 on Jun. 9. The Republican Cong. Camp. Committee took in $25,000 from the Int'l Ass'n of Fire Fighters on Feb. 26.
In addition to the unions and organizations covered in this Union Corruption Update, readers can look forward to news and information on other corrupt and abusive unions in future editions.
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Union Corruption Update is part of NLPC's Organized Labor Accountability Project which is investigating and exposing corruption and extremism in the Teamsters, LIUNA, AFL-CIO and many other union organizations. NLPC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit foundation promoting ethics and accountability in government through research, education and legal action.
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