By: Trevor Loudon
New Zeal
President Barack Obama’s Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, is backing labor unions in their campaign against plans to cut collective bargaining from government workers.
Like the President himself, Solis has a history with both the Communist Party USA and Democratic Socialists of America, two of the main groups backing recent nationwide labor protests.
Hilda Solis, D.S.A. Nat. Convention, Los Angeles, Nov. 2005
From the Communist Party USA’s Peoples World:
“Labor is planning a mass mobilization nationwide on April 4 to support workers’ rights, specifically the right to collectively bargain.
The decision was reached at the AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting in Washington, March 1-2, according to a nationwide conference call of activists. But the council did not formally announce it.
Instead, the word was passed to activists from the Communications Workers, the Teachers, other unions, allied student, civil rights and environmental groups and others.
They were asked to dream up events at work places to show solidarity with workers who are standing up for their rights, notably public workers in Ohio, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Indiana and other states.
Suggestions for solidarity include vigils at houses of worship, wearing red pro-worker clothing, and demonstrations and marches on city halls and state capitols…
The workers’ cause, though not the specific protest, was joined by Obama administration Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, who spoke on the conference call.
“I’m proud of all of those who went down to Wisconsin, and I try to provide support and empowerment” from her cabinet post “for middle-class people who must be at the table” when their futures are decided, Solis said.
“Public workers – nurses, police officers, fire fighters – are willing to make sacrifices,” the secretary added, alluding to the excuse GOP governors have used to demand that state and local workers take large pay and pension cuts and pay much more for health insurance. “Budget sacrifices are one thing, but demanding people give up their voice on the job is another.”“
The unions once upon a time were beneficial. But they are no longer that. The union leaders are solidly in bed with socialist, communist, marxist, and any other ultra leaning liberals they can find, and now they are not healthy for this country. The people in the unions should clear up their eyesight and see what is really going on with the leaders of the unions, it ain’t good! My elderly aunt and uncle are for the unions, and nothing can change their minds, so maybe this won’t do any good either.
My husband is a union member and we will be involved in whatever assemblies are required.
I want to make clear, however, that we ARE NOT communist or even socialist. To us Americans gathering together to fight for justice in the workplace is about as free and American as you can get.
I resent that communist connections to Solis could put a bad spin on this.