No Surprise Here: Biden's Agenda Driven Labor Pick Bad for U.S. (Connecting the Dots: U.S. Department of Labor & Soros Funding, All Networking)
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By
Michael DorstewitzWednesday, 19 July 2023 11:09 AM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/buttigieg-su-unions/2023/07/19/id/1127689/
President
Joe Biden probably thought his nomination of Julie Su as his next secretary of
the U.S. Department of Labor would be a
double-win.
She’s
strongly pro-union and would also be his first Asian American cabinet member.
In
short, another diversity hire.
However,
a number of issues have cropped up regarding her tenure as California’s labor
secretary. Plus, Biden’s other diversity hires haven’t been very impressive.
Su’s
nomination was advanced out of committee April 26 on a party-line vote, two
months after her Feb. 28 nomination.
But
after nearly three months, her name still hasn’t come up on the Senate floor
for confirmation.
National
Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix told Newsmax that it means only one
thing — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., lacks the votes to
confirm her.
"When
he thinks he has the votes he will do it," he said.
"There
are now four or five Democrats I think who are struggling with this particular
nomination," he added, and then checked them off:
"You’ve
got [Sens. Mark] Kelly from Arizona, [Kyrsten] Sinema from Arizona. You’ve got
[John] Tester from Montana, [Joe] Manchin from West Virginia, and Angus King
from Maine who I don’t think, at least at this point, the last I checked,
hasn’t committed one way or another either."
And
the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that Manchin announced he was now a
definite no, so her confirmation "moves closer to defeat."
The
White House has been using her alleged role in hammering out a settlement,
while she California’s labor chief, as evidence that she would work
fairly to broker future labor disputes.
Said
Mix, "they thought because she got involved in the port contract with the
International Longshore and Warehouse Union and allegedly got an agreement,
which we have not seen yet, and there’s no final bargaining unit there yet.
"They
were trying to pump up her bona fides that Su was somehow this great
negotiator."
However,
even if that agreement is firmed up and proves good to both parties, there are
other factors working against Su, including her silence on the PRO Act
(Protecting the Right to Organize Act), which was reintroduced in
late February, after being proposed and ultimately rejected every year since
2020.
The
PRO Act is strongly pro-union, and would actually take rights away from
frontline workers by forcing them into joining unions and paying dues, whether
they want to or not, running counter to right-to-work laws.
“I
have not seen a specific quote from [Su] on [the PRO Act], but I think it was
[Democratic Sen.] Catherine Cortez Masto out in Nevada who supported Julie Su
and said she’s “a fierce supporter for unions.”
From
that it’s a safe bet that Su supports the proposal.
More
troubling is Su’s support for California’s Assembly Bill 5.
“No
one can get over her seven-year stint as labor secretary in California, and
particularly the AB5 legislation, redefining independent contractors as
employees,” Mix said.
Employers
didn’t like it because it forced them to take on millions of free-lancers as
employees. Free lancers were also troubled because it removed their freedom to
work when and where they liked, and forced many into union membership.
Ultimately
AB5 resulted in more than 1 million jobs lost in
the state.
Although
AB5 is limited to California, Mix observed that "the Department of Labor
is going to issue a rule about how you define independent contractors and
employees. That’s coming in October, I believe, so keep your eye on that
ball."
Su
also wrongfully paid huge sums in relief money to criminals, scammers, and
fraudsters.
Said
Mix, "They estimate between thirty to forty billion dollars in fraud in
the unemployment comp system in California under her watch."
In
addition, Biden’s other diversity hires haven’t fared much better, including:
·
Sam Brinton, the
first non-binary senior administration official, who repeatedly stole women’s
luggage at airports while on government business
·
Pete Buttigieg, the
first gay transportation secretary, who can’t keep the trains running, or even
on their tracks
·
Rachel Levine, the
first transgender senior administration official, who supports the dangerous
practice of transitioning children
·
Ketanji Brown Jackson,
who, as the first black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, will rule on women’s
rights, but can’t define the word “woman”
·
Kamala
Harris, Biden’s first diversity pick, as the first black female vice president,
is a train wreck every time she speaks
In
short, Biden has turned John F. Kennedy’s standard of "the best and the
brightest" into "The Little Shop of Horrors," and the public is
footing the bill.
And
in particular, if the Senate confirms Su, it may only lead to more federal
waste and abuse and reduce the rights of American workers.
Connecting
the Dots:
Christopher P. Lu is
the deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of
Labor, was Barack Obama’s legislative director, the
White House cabinet secretary for the Barack Obama administration
and a litigation associate at Sidley Austin LLP.
D. Cameron Findlay was
the deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor and a partner
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an
intern at Sidley Austin LLP, is the president of the Barack
Obama administration and Obamacare is his signature policy
initiative.
Obamacare is Barack
Obama’s signature policy initiative.
CGI Group Inc. was
the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov
web site.
Donna S. Morea was
the EVP for the CGI Group Inc. and a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
George P. Shultz was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, the secretary
for the U.S. Department of Labor and is an honorary director for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Committee for Economic Development and the Economic
Policy Institute.
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder &
chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for
the Committee for Economic Development, the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank) and the Economic Policy
Institute.
Leo W. Gerard is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and the president of
the United Steelworkers of America (USW).
Mary Kay Henry is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and the president of
the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Service
Employees International Union (SEIU) is a national partner
with America Votes.
Anna Burger is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the
secretary-treasurer for the Service Employees International Union
(SEIU).
Alexis M. Herman is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the secretary
for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Ray Marshall is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the secretary
for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Alexis M. Herman is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the secretary
for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Robert B. Reich is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the secretary
for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Gerald W. McEntee is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was the president
of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
T. Michael Kerr was
a legislative aide for the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees and is an assistant secretary for administration for
the U.S. Department of Labor.
Richard L. Trumka is
a director at the Economic Policy Institute and was a member of
the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.
Penny S. Pritzker was
a member of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness and
is the secretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce.
U.S.
Department of Commerce and Labor was the predecessor agency for
the U.S. Department of Commerce.
James A. Baker III was
an undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce and is an
honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think
tank).
Barbara H.
Franklin was a secretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce
and is a lifetime director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank).
Jon M. Huntsman
Jr. was a deputy assistant secretary for Asia for the U.S.
Department of Commerce and is the chairman for the Atlantic Council
of the United States (think tank).
Frederick Kempe is
a director at the U.S. Department of Commerce and the president
& CEO for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think
tank).
Daniel W.
Christman was and an SVP for the U.S. Department of Commerce
and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think
tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder
for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank) and the Committee
for Economic Development.
George Soros is the founder
& chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Committee for Economic Development.
George P. Shultz is
an honorary director for the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank), was a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development and the secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Donna S. Morea was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and
the
EVP for the CGI Group Inc.
CGI Group Inc. was
the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov
web site.
Obamacare is Barack
Obama’s signature policy initiative.
Barack Obama’s signature
policy initiative is Obamacare, was the president of the Barack Obama
administration and an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
D. Cameron Findlay was
a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and the deputy secretary for
the U.S. Department of Labor.
Ann
McLaughlin Korologos was the secretary for the U.S. Department
of Labor and the chair emeritus for the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Hisashi Owada was
a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a
director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Walter Isaacson is
the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was
the chairman & CEO for CNN.
Ted Turner is
the founder of CNN, a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat
Initiative (think tank) and the chairman for the Turner Foundation.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Cecile Richards was
a grant overseer for the Turner Foundation, the president of
the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the president of
the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the founder & president
of America Votes and is married to Kirk Adams.
Open Society Foundations was a funder
for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
George Soros is the founder & chairman
for the Open Society Foundations and an investor in Catalist.
Planned
Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with America
Votes.
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is
a national partner with America Votes and a sponsor for
the Women's March on Washington (January 2017)
Kirk Adams was
an international EVP for the Service Employees International Union
(SEIU), an organizing director for the AFL-CIO, is married
to Cecile Richards and a board of manager’s member for Catalist.
AFL-CIO is a
national partner with America Votes and a Catalist client.
Naomi A. Walker was
the deputy director of government affairs for the AFL-CIO and the
associate deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor.
George Meany was
the president of the AFL-CIO and the president of the American
Federation of Labor.
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94,391,000
Americans Out of the Labor Force in August (Past
Research on the U.S. Department of Labor)
Friday,
September 2, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/09/94391000-americans-out-of-labor-force.html
Rep.
Ken Buck on D.C.’s Swamp: Politicians Are ‘Bought with Taxpayer Dollars’
(Researchers Note: Follow the Money!) (Past
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Saturday,
April 15, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/04/rep-ken-buck-on-dcs-swamp-politicians.html
West
Coast Dock Strike Settles–Just in Time for Oil Refinery Strike (Past Research on the U.S. Department of Labor)
Sunday,
February 22, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/02/west-coast-dock-strike-settlesjust-in.html
Charleston:
CNN’s Sick Pattern of Using the Dead as Political Weapons Against the Right (Past Research on CNN)
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June 20, 2015
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‘Women’s
Health Care’ at Planned Parenthood: 321,384 Abortions, Zero Mammograms (Past Research on Cecile Richards)
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