May
29
2011
Right to Work Criticizes Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis for Gutting Union Transparency Rules
President Barack Obama’s self-avowed commitment to transparency clearly doesn’t apply to Big Labor. With free legal aid from National Right to Work Foundation attorneys, Chris Mosquera, a United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union member, filed a federal lawsuit against Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis for gutting union boss financial disclosure requirements. During the George W. Bush presidency, Foundation attorneys worked hard to strengthen the existing weak requirements, so employees could learn how union officials are spending their forced-dues money. In 2009, one of the first actions taken by Solis was to STOP these reforms.
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