Backgrounder Update posted March 14, 1996 by Charles P. Griffin
AFL-CIO to Impose New "Taxes" on Its Members
(Archived document, may contain errors) 3/14/96 270 AFL-CIO TO IMPOSE NEW 66TAXES99 ON ITS MEMBERS (Updating Back-grounder No. 1068, "Oregon Election Previews AFL-CIO's Political Plans," February 7, 1996) To increase its political muscle, the AFL-CIO has announced plans for two new union "taxes," includ- ing a more than one-third increase in per-member levies on…
Backgrounder posted March 4, 1996 by Charles P. Griffin
Top Ten Political Slush Funds
INTRODUCTION
The federal budget provides
numerous slush funds that can be used to subsidize the lobbying and
political activities of special-interest groups. The agendas of
these tax-subsidized groups tend toward bigger government, more
spending, and increased regulation. Every American is forced to
finance this system that allows well-connected…
Backgrounder posted February 7, 1996 by Charles P. Griffin
Oregon Election Previews AFL-CIO's 1996 Political Plans
"Union leaders this week said the election push was a way the
new leadership could quickly demonstrate results for both the
public and the AFL-CIO's member unions."
-- The Washington Post, January 25, 19961
"The Oregon race provides a vital first chapter in a new
textbook on politics we're going to write this year, as we build
the core of a powerful new…