MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell and Fmr. Union Boss Agree, Labor Movement On t

Kyle Drennen
March 14th, 2011 6:25 PM
On Monday's Andrea Mitchell Reports on MSNBC, fill-in host Norah O'Donnell touted "court challenges and recall efforts now that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has signed a bill into law restricting collective bargaining rights." Turning to former SEIU President Andy Stern, she proclaimed: "100,000 protesters took to the [Wisconsin] capital this weekend....That's a huge rally." Stern argued…
 

Stern to WaPo: Labor Movement 'Had Socialist and Communist Tendencies

Tom Blumer
March 1st, 2011 2:06 PM
Retired Service Employees International Union President Andy Stern was recently interviewed by Journolist organizer and Washington Post staff writer Ezra "the Constitution is confusing because it was written more than a hundred years ago" Klein. In response to a question from Klein about "the animosity between unions and workplaces" (that is what Klein says he said), Stern made an interesting…
 

ACORN 'Independent Advisory Council' Member Andy Stern Lets Loose on A

Tom Blumer
September 21st, 2009 4:29 PM
Last Wednesday, ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis, in the wake of James O'Keefe's and Hannah Giles's embarrassing video barrage, went into damage control mode: As a result of the indefensible action of a handful of our employees, I am, in consultation with ACORN’s Executive Committee, immediately ordering a halt to any new intakes into ACORN’s service programs until completion of an independent review. I…