It’s frequently observed that America’s labor bosses no longer seem to have U.S. interests at heart. Is it any surprise, given that they are committed to tapping into the international leftist/socialist network to try to get their way?
…the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), joined by MoveOn.org and activists from 25 countries, launched a global campaign directed at world leaders and legislators to protest the special treatment and tax loopholes lavished on private equity firms… Today, more than 10 million people worldwide will be asked to attend a demonstration in one of 100 cities and 25 countries July 17, and to sign a petition directed at legislators worldwide that says in part, “Support the fight to take back the economy and pledge to close tax loopholes that feed the greed of the buyout industry…” In the United States, voters will be asked to send a letter to John McCain about his ties to Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts founder Henry Kravis. John McCain has said he does not support closing tax loopholes for hedge fund managers and buyout industry executives. Henry Kravis is a major fund-raiser for John McCain.
The effort to defeat McCain is pretty obvious. But it’s offensive and inappropriate to coordinate the activity among ‘activists from 25 different countries,’ and to stage protests in Mexico City, Paris, Tokyo, and other locales. If America’s union bosses want so badly to defeat McCain, they should try to do it here. Indeed, if the SEIU really wants to muscle through this tax increase, then their real enemy isn’t John McCain, but the Senate Democratic leadership — which has been bought off to oppose it. Perhaps with the help of activists worldwide, the union bosses can get DSCC chair Chuck Schumer to see the light.
