Critique of new union dislcosure rules
Not surprisingly, the National Right to Work Foundation says :”Department of Labor Waters Down Proposed Changes in Union Reporting Requirements”
See this related post yesterday.
“As part of an apparent effort to soften the blow to union officials who have opposed the notion of increasing union accountability from day one, several substantial, last-minute concessions were made.”
“For example, the threshold for itemization of expenditures was raised to $5,000 from an originally proposed level of $250, allowing the concealment of a vast majority of union disbursements.”
“The new disclosure requirements also fail to require any kind of independent audit or verification — an exemption that companies and non-profit organizations do not enjoy.”
“And last, distinct categories of expenditures have been arbitrarily lumped together — such as lobbying and political activism — thwarting employees from learning to what extent union officials are playing politics with workers’ money.”
