Unions Violating Disclosure Rules

Publius Forum ^ | 07/10/10 | Warner Todd Huston

[Mobile Vulgus]

When Barack Obama took office, one of the early things he did was install Hilda Solis, a long-time union operative, as head of the Department of Labor. And one of the first things she did was to ease the reporting requirements on unions, softening the violation of disclosure rules.

In August of 2009 Labor Sec. Solis immediately let it be known that her department would no longer initiate "enforcement actions against union officers and union employees based solely on the failure to file" the LM2 disclosure forms. Since that time two major unions have been caught filing inaccurate lobbying reports and disclosure statements...

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[Mobile Vulgus]

Obama allowing unions to violate laws without consequence? Imagine that!

[FrankR]

[I am Richard Brandon]

So will the GOP make it a felony of the individual if the Federal Government willfully fails to follow and enforce the law? It would be sweet if the Attorney General ended up in jail - especially the current one. There needs to some way for the citizenry to force the government's hand. The issue of 'standing' needs to be clarified and simplified. This is not a BC arguement, but it would necessarily encompass the BC issue at the next general election.