NEA and SEIU Diverted Forced Union Dues to Corrupt ACORN Offices

Big Govt ^ | 09/21/09 | Publius

[GVnana]

In 2008, for example, the AFL-CIO New York City Teacher Union gave a total of $406,730 to an ACORN office in Brooklyn that was later exposed by undercover journalists at Big Government. This contribution was classified under "representational activities," meaning it was funded by teachers forced to pay dues to teacher union bosses. In states without a Right to Work law like New York, employees who don't join unions can still be forced to pay union dues if union bosses acquire monopoly bargaining privileges.

The powerful Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has also made financial contributions to ACORN. In 2008, the SEIU transferred $12,500 to ACORN's Washington, DC office for "consulting fees and expenses." Once again, this was classified under "representational activities." The DC ACORN office is also implicated in the massive hidden camera scandal.

Finally, the NEA union hierarchy made its own significant financial contribution to ACORN in 2008. According to Department of Labor disclosure forms, the NEA bosses transferred $78,000 to ACORN's Brooklyn office.

My, my. That little Brooklyn ACORN office is very well endowed!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Bigg Red]

I suggest we find a couple SEUI members who are willing to participate in a law suit.

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Perhaps some who are terminally ill will be willing to come forward. Others, I suspect, are averse to wearing cement shoes.

[stevie_d_64]

Yep, but there is certainly nothing illegal about what they did...

Too bad the membership of those organizations are clueless to do anything about it...

To each his own...

LMAO

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

These people need to go.

We need a very clean slate.

Is there a way to get people to run for government that won’t self corrupt $$$$$$ in 10 minutes upon arrival?

[Tzimisce]

*sneer* Fail to see how this is newsworthy...

-your friends in the unbiased, non partisan, activist left wing media

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

BTTT

There needs to be a fund set up for out-of-work conservatives to sit down and pore over the public records of these organizations, with intense training in what to look for.