Ex-SEIU & Current DNC Boss On ObamaCare Ruling: “It’s Constitutional. B*tches.”

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  June 28th at 03:00 PM  | 

Though the grand master of community organizing, Saul Alinsky, may be dead, Alinsky’s disciples like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Patrick Gaspard are powerful positions and they are plentiful. However, even though their titles may have changed (e.g., Community Organizer to President of the United States), as the head of the Barack Obama’s re-election campaign machine, one might think that Patrick Gaspard would at least | Read More »

AFSCME official admits embezzling $180,000 intended for ACORN affiliate

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  June 26th at 12:25 PM  | 

It’s been said that there is no honor among thieves… An AFSCME official stole $180,000.  Big news?  Not really.  Union corruption in the form of union bosses stealing from their members happens all the time.  What is surprising  is when union bosses steal from one of their own. A former union official from Milwaukee has agreed to plead guilty to embezzling about $180,000 of union | Read More »

An ACORN is an ACORN (even if its shaped like a cashew)

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  March 30th at 10:33 AM  | 

Last week, we reported to you that the ACORN tree has allegedly fallen and the little nuts were scattering.  However, we also warned not to crack the bubbly just yet. Well, turns out we were right. Matthew Vadum over at Breitbart’s Big Journalism has posted this interesting little piece about ACORN’s effort to re-brand itself into other nutty groups. ACORNrebrandingchart_Master – Even if you take | Read More »

ACORN’s rotten tree has fallen…but don’t get too excited yet

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  March 23rd at 01:17 AM  | 

According to Politico’s Ben Smith, ACORN is folding…closing up shop…giving up the ghost… An ACORN honcho sent an e-mail to Smith: The ACORN Association Board met on Sunday March 21 and approved a set of steps to responsibly manage the process of bringing its operations to a close over the coming months. These include: * Closing ACORN’s remaining state affiliates and field offices by April | Read More »