http://www.nrtw.org/en/press/2010/11/lun....

Despite DC union officials’ agenda, union membership think stimulus plan and healthcare bills were failures, and oppose keeping Pelosi as Speaker

Washington, DC (November 1, 2010) – A nationwide poll of 760 union members from both the private and government sector conducted last week demonstrates a staggering disconnect between union members and the national union officials who claim to represent them. The scientific survey was conducted October 26-28 by long time pollster Frank Luntz.

The poll asked various questions regarding their union leadership and the 2010 midterm elections. The poll found that 60 percent of union members oppose their union bosses’ political spending in the 2010 midterm elections, viewing it a wasteful use of union dues and treasuries to protect incumbent Democrat politicians in Washington, D.C.

Despite Big Labor’s 2010 political spending blitz – led by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union bosses’ $87.5 million “incumbent protection program” – nearly 60 percent believe that a mostly even balance of power between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill is best for America and the same number would rather that money be spent working with employers to create new and better jobs. A majority of union members even believe that union boss political spending should be used to “throw the bums out” instead, and half support replacing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with someone else while only 30 percent want her to remain Speaker.

In light of Big Labor’s 2010 political spending spree, 59 percent of union membership would actually vote to replace their own “union leadership” if given a secret ballot election to do so.

Half of union members view President Obama and the Democratic Congress’s healthcare reform bill as a failure, while only 37 percent view it as a success. Majorities also view the 2009 stimulus bill and the 2008 corporate bailouts as failures. Overwhelming majorities oppose future government spending and debt to rejuvenate the economy; and two-thirds of union members instead trust entrepreneurs, small businesses, and employers to lead America to better job growth.

In regards to their own union representation, a plurality of union members disapprove of the job America’s “labor leaders” are doing and view their union hierarchies as less honest and principled than 50 years ago. A whopping 72 percent of union members think union bosses should be held more accountable to workers and 63 percent think union officials are overpaid. Sixty-six percent think union officers mostly look out for themselves instead of “the little guy.”

Eighty percent supported the Right to Work principle that union membership and dues payment should be voluntary and not required as a condition of employment. Nearly 90 percent of union employees surveyed favored more union hierarchy disclosure and accountability.

“As top union officials are pouring an estimated one billion dollars into re-electing Democrats into Congress, a large majority of union members actually oppose the union bosses’ political agenda” said Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation. “That’s why it comes to no surprise that union members would like to replace their own union leadership, and overwhelmingly support the Right to Work principle for all of America’s workers.”

To view the complete poll results, click here.

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Thats not news,many of the rank and file union cant stand the Union heads and one of the issues is illegal immigration.
I cant recall if it was 2006 or 07 but the Unions had a big fight over it and the SEIU turned its cheek on the teamsters.

The Unions have been corrupted just like our polotical Establishment that's why Unions are now over half on the public sectors dime than private buisness,its just another way for large corporations to shift the tax burden imo.

I think most of the unions are completely corrupt. The leaders no more look out for their members than our government looks out for us.

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The region where an illegal immigrant murdered an Arizona ra

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Rancher is the last word.

I don't get the subject title either.

The subject title has nothing to do with the post is what people are saying.

Good point...lemme see if I can change it.

EDIT: Better?

My brother just called me. He is in NY union of carpenters. However he is a millwright.

He is voting republican this year just like in the last election, but he is out handing out democrat paraphenalia out....WHY? His union told him he has to....

Sorry if this was posted, but it seems relevant to the OT:

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To Protest Hiring of Nonunion Help, Union Hires Nonunion Pickets

By JENNIFER LEVITZ

WASHINGTON—Billy Raye, a 51-year-old unemployed bike courier, is looking for work.

Fortunately for him, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters is seeking paid demonstrators to march and chant in its current picket line outside the McPherson Building, an office complex here where the council says work is being done with nonunion labor.

"For a lot of our members, it's really difficult to have them come out, either because of parking or something else," explains Vincente Garcia, a union representative who is supervising the picketing.

So instead, the union hires unemployed people at the minimum wage—$8.25 an hour—to walk picket lines. Mr. Raye says he's grateful for the work, even though he's not sure why he's doing it. "I could care less," he says. "I am being paid to march around and sound off."

full article at WSJ:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424....

Real experiences with union heads are eye openers. They are totally illogically and corrupt. At one time a major client for our company was the unions which worked in the LV casinoes, but since the unions were so corrupt basically the justice department was running them. At another company I was part of a team attempting to turn around a business we asked for temporary labor concessions because the company by my calculations was 4 months from BK. The answer was no! OK, so we fired about 1,000 of them and that got us where we needed.

We need to bring back a good union guy like Hoffa. LOL

I thought he was the worst but these new guys have balls. Not hard when the entire government backs you.

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At another company I was part of a team attempting to turn around a business we asked for temporary labor concessions because the company by my calculations was 4 months from BK. The answer was no! OK, so we fired about 1,000 of them and that got us where we needed.

Next time, fire them all right away, sell the buildings, and move the business to a different location and hire non-union labor. If the government won't let you, then off-shore and do so proudly.

Unions are a microcosm of government. "Leaders" who promise to pursue your interests, but end up ****ing you over.