View Article Unions are not the cause of the country's economic woes, Vice President Biden said Wednesday. “Public employees are not the problem. The problem is much deeper,” Biden said during a fundraiser in New York for Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.). Rather, Biden...

Obama to governors: Public employees must not be vilified or have their rights infringed upon View Article But let me also say this: it does no one any good when public employees are denigrated or vilified or their rights are infringed upon. We need to attract the...

Obama joins Wisconsin's budget battle, opposing Republican anti-union bill View Article "Some of what I've heard coming out of Wisconsin, where they're just making it harder for public employees to collectively bargain generally, seems like more of an assault on...

Attached please find a letter to Congressman Rodney Alexander thanking him for his support in defeating the anti-DB and anti-PLA amendments last week. 2.24.11 Alexander Kelly Ahl PAC Director / Government Affairs Representative Building and Construction Trades Dept.,...

Dear State and Local Building Trades Leader: Yesterday, the United States Senate defeated an attempt by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) to deny Davis-Bacon Act coverage for projects funded by the Federal Aviation Administration.  Senator Paul offered his amendment during...