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Delicious Irony: Obama's favorite union engaged in labor dispute with its own employees
directorblue.blogspot.com - 3/19/2009
Delicious Irony: Obama's favorite union engaged in labor dispute with its own employees
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Even before Barack Obama was elected President, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) was one of the most powerful unions in the land. Its two million members were levied taxes in the form of dues, most of which were then funneled into Obama's campaign coffers. Nearly half of its members ...
washingtonpost.com - 3/18/2009
Union Engaged in Labor Dispute With Laid Off Workers
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Union Engaged in Labor Dispute With Laid Off Workers

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washingtonpost.com - 3/18/2009
Union in Dispute Over Layoffs
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Union in Dispute Over Layoffs
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Union employees go on strike … against the union
hotair.com - 3/19/2009
Union employees go on strike … against the union
— hotair.com — In the Someone Left The Irony On Department, the SEIU has a new problem besides Democratic defectors... on Card Check. A planned layoff has a union local filing a complaint with the NRLB over unfair labor practices and accuses the employer of bypassing ... (more) Union employees go on strike … against the union

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