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In a shot across the bow of political moderates, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka threatened Monday to use Big Labor's resources to unseat any Democrat who supports entitlement reform. Trumka made the comments in a speech at the annual meeting International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans in Las Vegas. He was reacting to reports that lawmakers may pursue some type of restraint in the ever-rising costs of programs like Social Security and Medicare. "Let me just say this one for the record. No politician — I don’t care the political party — will get away with cutting Social Security, Medicare or...

<p>At the same time, right-to-work advocates are growing increasingly frustrated with the Bush administration for giving concessions to unions on important policy matters.</p> <p>"Our supporters and members around the country are fuming," said Stefan Gleason, vice president of National Right to Work. "The White House is pursuing an ill-advised strategy to cozy up to union officials by making core policy concessions to increase compulsory unionism.</p>