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New Jersey SEIU Boss Exposes Himself: Why, Yes, We Do Use Union Dues To Buy Politicians

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  October 2nd, 2012 at 07:45 PM  | 

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Back in July, ACORN-aficionado James O’Keefe exposed New York union bosses caught on tape showing their appreciation for the concept of taxpayer-funded “shovel ready” jobs–that is the idea of digging holes only to fill them back in and getting the government (taxpayers) to fund the make-work project. Well, Mr. O’Keefe and his hidden camera team have been at it again–this time exposing how how beholden Democrat politicians are to unions like the SEIUs.


In his latest video, O’Keefe catches New Jersey SEIU boss Rahaman Muhammad explain doing business with Democrat politicians like New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.

According to a press release from O’Keefe’s Project Veritas explains:

In a previous report released in July, top New York union bosses were caught in candid discussions regarding a federally funded program known as “Green Jobs, Green New York,” with one leader calling much of the $112 million program “bullshit.”

“This is significant because labor unions are some of the biggest beneficiaries of taxpayer-funded jobs,” says O’Keefe. “If they’re intentionally propping up paper jobs, then they’re complicit in the fleecing of taxpayers.”

The latest video from Project Veritas captures Newark SEIU President Rahaman Muhammad laying out in explicit terms the nature of the relationship between his union and lawmakers like Democrat Senator Robert Menendez.

Project Veritas: “So that means you’re going to get the union dues…”

SEIU: “Exactly!”

Project Veritas: “…to your campaign.”

SEIU: “Exactly! It benefits them.”

Language Warning: If you are offended by union bullsh*t, you may not want to watch this video. However, if you are not offended, be sure to watch the whole thing.

O’Keefe’s video is just another example of how far union bosses have gone in buying the Democratic party and, in part, why the SEIU is putting 100,000 boots on the ground to re-elect Barack Obama.
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  • rabun1016

    Well done tape. Sadly no big surprises. This should be a big story, but it won’t get a sniff.

  • 820 REDHORSE

    Sadly your correct, if I had the money I’d buy airtime for this on all networks,even the LSM. Most people don’t have a clue how corrupt and crooked unions are! This would be very informative to the sheeple who are clueless!

  • celador2

    This video shows up close how padding the poublic pay roll takes place. The example is digging ditches and filling them. How many public employee jobs are not much different.
    Mr Newt gingrich proposed in primary reorganizing federal work force along businsess models. That would alllow people to be used at their peak performance abilities and the public would benefit along with workers who do not like being bored doing meaningless SEIU work.

  • JohnSkookum

    None others that extort money from the working man in order to be allowed to work for a living, then turn around and give his money to politicians he may hate. Prithee indeed. I pray for the destruction of unions.

  • johnrossbowie

    An excellent use of prayer! God is listening!!! JK, he’s worried about poor people.
    The problem with destroying the unions is that it would bankrupt the democratic party-wait, hear me out- which would give us a one-party country, which sounds like Socialism. And neither you nor I want Socialism.
    Unions aren’t perfect, and some are worse than others, but you sound as ignorant as the guys on my side who say “All corporations are evil!!!” when they’re clearly, obviously not.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004286643522 Emma Bauer

    Corporations never do this??

    The crazies on both sides of the political spectrum are wreaking this nation.

    How about this; take the money … all of it … out of politics.

    How does it serve any of us that cash is allowed to influence (I would argue corrupt) public policy?

    If unions should be banned from donating, than corporations should be too.

    If you think otherwise, than you are nothing but a partisan hack.

    Start thinking for yourselves.