With labor union accountability, campaign finance reform will exist in name only
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- Unions should be forced to collect political money the same way every other organization does. Chavez, Linda // Enterprise/Salt Lake City;3/18/2002, Vol. 31 Issue 39, p20
Criticizes the way in which trade-unions collect funds for political campaigns in the U.S. Sources of political funds used by trade unions; Legislation to reform laws on campaign funds.
- Going after union dues. Stone, Peter H. // National Journal;4/18/98, Vol. 30 Issue 16, p883
Details the efforts of the conservatives and business groups in the United States (US) to mobilize support for the ballot initiatives in California and other states that would limit labor union's efforts to raise money for political campaigns. Actions taken by the Citizens for a Sound Economy...
- Without Controls on Union Abuses, Campaign Finance Reform Is a Joke. Chavez, Linda // Human Events;04/02/2001, Vol. 57 Issue 13, p15
Comments on the proposed campaign finance reform bill and its implication on the contributions being given by labor unions in the United States. Political activities of union members; Financial contributions given to politicians from voluntary donations and union political action committees;...
- Relations between the unions and Labour are at an all-time low--as the party's empty coffers testify. Is the traditional link between them finally to be broken? Kampfner, John // New Statesman;7/8/2002, Vol. 131 Issue 4595, p12
Deals with the ongoing battle between Great Britain's Labour Party government and trade unions. Drop in union contributions to the Labour Party; Reason behind the held back payments or contributions of the union; Key to change in the funding of political parties in Britain.
- Election PACs a bigger punch at most active local companies. Merrion, Paul // Crain's Chicago Business;11/8/2004, Vol. 27 Issue 45, p19
This article reports that Chicago, Illinois's most politically active companies dug deeper for this year's election. Contributions by the five most generous corporate political action committees (PACs) in Illinois rose to $5.6 million in the 2004 election cycle, up 23 % over the 2002 cycle. With...
- Issue 3 offers false campaign reform. Owsiany, David J. // Crain's Cleveland Business;10/31/2005, Vol. 26 Issue 44, p10
This article discusses Issue 3, the proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would dramatically alter campaign finance in Ohio. On November 8, voters will consider a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution. Reform Ohio Now, an advocacy group funded with the support of out-of-state...
- The Hard and Soft Sides of Union Political Money. Masters, Marick F.; Jones, Ray // Journal of Labor Research;Summer99, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p297
Examines the topic of union political spending in the United States. Sources of union political money; Types of political expenditures that unions can legally make; The `hard' and `soft' sides of political spending; Exploitation of loopholes in laws; Union and political democracy implications...
- Money will draw scrutiny. // Crain's Detroit Business;4/26/2004, Vol. 20 Issue 17, p8
Macomb County, Michigan, Prosecutor Carl Marlinga was indicted last week for allegedly pulling strings to favor contributors. At least one of the contributions mentioned in the indictment allegedly was funneled through a business group's political action committee. Everyone is shocked to learn...
- Big Labor's Republican friends. // Human Events;2/13/2012, Vol. 68 Issue 6, p4
The article reports that labor union political action committees have given two million U.S. dollars, so far, to U.S. Republican congressional candidates in 2012.
