Posted on 07/10/2014 1:42:26 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
WASHINGTON One of the nations largest public-sector unions is severing its ties with the United Negro College Fund because the group accepted donations from the Koch brothers and its president spoke at a Koch-funded summit.
In a letter sent Tuesday, AFSCME President Lee Saunders wrote that the UNCF has taken actions deeply hostile to public employees, which he considers a profound betrayal of the ideals of the civil rights movement, and that the union will end its relationship with UNCF.
Saunders cited the UNCFs decision to accept a $25 million grant from Koch Industries, Inc. and the Charles Koch Foundation as a reason for the split, as well as the decision by UNCF President Michael Lomax to speak at a summit hosted by the Kochs in California.
The Kochs have donated tremendous amounts of money to advance conservative political causes in recent years, as well as well as various philanthropic efforts.
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confusion to the enemy.
seriously?
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What are these union monkeys bitching about? Did they run out of lefty sources to waste their money on?
I thought the word “negro” offends liberals?
So, how much money did AFSCME donate to the UNCF?
Are liberals screwed up in the head?
Because they don’t approve of another organization which contributes to an organization you support, you are going to withhold your support from an organization you support???
Because you want to make a political statement rather than grant support to an organization you approve of, you will instead make their tasks more difficult, by withholding the support you would like to contribute to them???
I guess I’m not liberal enough to understand the logic.
Good riddance. Sounds like a leftist brainwashing program.
I would not be surprised if this whole story is satire.
The liberal whinny hissyfits don’t get much more comical than this.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Why the HELL is a UNION giving ANY MONEY AWAY!!!! They can NOT pay their PENSION FUNDS!!! We will have to BAIL THEM OUT!!!
I don’t understand....
“I won’t support you anymore because you took money from someone with different views than mine.”
Something like that?
How much you want to bet the AFSCME has given close to nothing to UNC.
Gee, I always thought it was the IGNITED Negro College Fund. Hell, I started the Whites On Fire Return to High School Fund. Don’t get many contributions though. The IRS shut me down.
If Conservatives also support UNCF, they are no longer soley dependent on the Liberals. They may even begin to think independently...can't have that, now can we?
Therefore the Liberals must attempt to scare them back onto the Democrat Plantation.
I remember they tried to change it to just “The College Fund” a few years back, but I see they have changed it back. I guess not as many people were willing to donate to a nondescript, possibly not-negro-related College Fund.
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