Teamsters turnkeys leave door open for criticism in prison row
The Buffalo News reported today on….wow….how prison guards in Teamster-officiated areas just walked away from their posts, leaving prisoners unattended. Take a look: State inspectors in a recent report describe the Erie County penitentiary as a management-challenged prison where deputies abandon their posts, legitimate inmate grievances go nowhere, and would-be reforms move slowly. Commission of Correction [more...]

Posted Fri, 20 Nov 2009 .

New York Times to Unite Here: You are nasty, brutish, and short
In an article entitled “Some Organizers Protest Their Union’s Tactics,”Steven Greenhouse looks at a disgusting organizing practice known as “pink sheeting.” The title would be perfect but for the “Some” caveat that the paper feels is necessary to include. Don’t worry, New York Times, we get the fact its not EVERY labor organizer. Just more of [more...]

Posted Thu, 19 Nov 2009 .

Smith, Gordon Harold

CONTRIBUTION MADE TO NON-AFFILIATED
Name	Amount
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC	$ 5,000
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND	$ 2,500
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS	$ 10,000
DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC.	$ 5,000
DISTRICT NO 1-PCD MEBA POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBA-PAF)	$ 2,000
DRIVE - DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION - PAC FOR INT'L BROTHERHOOD OF T	$ 2,500
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS	$ 2,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC	$ 2,500
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMM	$ 1,000
INT'L. ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE STRUCTURAL ORNAMENTAL & REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)	$ 7,500
INTL. UNION OF BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS PAC	$ 1,000
LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE-LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA	$ 5,000
MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND	$ 2,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA NATCA PAC)	$ 2,500
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	$ 2,000
POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND OF THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT	$ 2,000
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION-SEAFARERS INTERNAT'L UNION OF NA-AGLIWD DIST (SPAD)	$ 3,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)	$ 2,000

Source: PAC information from 2003-2004 Federal Election Commission PAC data, 527 data from IRS filings
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