Posted by
Jennine on Saturday, March 07, 2009 3:55:08 PM
There is more information about the Unions and card check that I wanted to put in my original post.
Prior to his stint in the White House, Mr. Ickes represented the Laborer's International Union of North American (LIUNA) and it's then President Arthur Coia. During the 90's, Liuna was investigated by the Justice Department for ties to organized crime. A draft complaint said Mr. Coia was "associated withand had been controlled and influenced by organized crime figures" and that he "employed actual and threatened force, violence and fear of physical and economic injury to create a climate of intimidation and fear." Liuna gave over $1 million to Democrats in 1994 and Congressional investigators documented more than 120 meetings between Mr. Coia and President Clinton. The Justice case was never filed, and Mr. Coia took an early retirement and pled guilty to tax fraud in exchange for probation and a fine. Mr. Ickes admitted to being involved and setting up and attending the meetings between the President and Mr. Coia. All of this is well documented in a Wall Street Journal article dated October of 2000.
So when the President recently met with Union officials and publicly welcomed them back to the White House, it didn't make me feel warm and fuzzy. I remember all too well what happened when the Union was welcome in the White House before. Card check has been bought and paid for by the Unions. It's up to us to stop this attack on one of our foundations, the right to a secret ballot. Call. Write.