With Obama Endorsement, Machinists’ Union Bosses Declare Love For Janus…

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  February 27th at 11:00 AM  | 

Well, it only took four years for Machinists’ union boss Tom Buffenbarger to warm up to Barack Obama, whom the union boss once compared to Janus, the two-faced Roman god. On Friday, as it reluctantly dutifully did four years ago, the International Association of Machinists endorsed Barack Obama and his bid for a second term. In so doing, the Machinists’ union again joins the ranks | Read More »

Machinists Union President Buffenbarger Blasts Obama…Again!

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  January 28th at 12:34 PM  | 

Among all the union bosses cutting backroom deals with the White House in 2009, one has been noticably absent and that is Tom Buffenbarger, the president of the International Association of Machinists. Buffenbarger, most-famously known for his 2008 tirade (see below) against then-candidate Obama is apparently on the White House’s growing list of enemies and, therefore, is apparently not welcome in all of the back | Read More »