If Menendez Thinks Labor Is A “DC Special Interest Group,” He Should Give Their $490,000 Back

By: Jane Hamsher Thursday June 10, 2010 4:30 pm

Looks like the Democratic establishment is going to triangulate against labor now. Unlike their bullshit claims about “standing up to Wall Street,” at least this one is from the heart.

Well, if Robert Menendez thinks the money that went to Halter was tainted, why is he taking it himself? If it’s coming from a “DC Special Interest Group,” he should give it back.

Two Bad Ideas Don’t Make a Good One: Unions Reportedly Seek Exemption from Excise Tax

By: Michael Whitney Thursday January 14, 2010 7:14 am

If unions take this deal, it’s a sell-out of epic proportions. I’m hard pressed to think of a deal unions could cut in health care that would cause more long-term damage to not just the credibility of the labor movement, but the middle class.

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