Harry Teague’s Union Boss Masters
Harry Teague owes the big liberal union bosses. He owes them a lot. Harry said it himself! Harry is quoted at the following AFLCIO union site, http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/10/24/trumka-rallies-leaflets-with-union-members-in-new-mexico/, stating the following at a NM union gathering:
“Union folks are the reason that Obama, Udall, Lujan, Heinrich and myself are going to win in November. Working families need change, and we are going to give it to you.”
Union organizers and activists were imperative in helping Harry use the Obama wave to win the usually conservative 2nd congressional district of New Mexico.
Once in Congress, Harry wasted no time in supporting the agenda of the union bosses. As we noted in a previous blog, Harry is a co-sponsor of the so-called ‘Employee Free Choice Act’ which actually takes away the secret ballot of union members and makes it easier for businesses to be unionized against their wills. Plus, Harry’s support of stimulus bills and etc that have pro-union provisions.
Let’s take a look at Harry’s financial backing from unions too. Below is a list of the top 20 contributors to Harry Teague’s campaign committee for the 2009-2010 cycle. Labor unions make up a majority of the groups shown. The list is as follows: (www.opensecrets.org)
| 1 | Sundance Services | $14,400 | $14,400 | $0 |
| 2 | PNM Resources | $12,500 | $2,500 | $10,000 |
| 3 | American Health Care Assn | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 4 | AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 5 | BRIDGE PAC | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 6 | International Assn of Fire Fighters | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 7 | Ironworkers Union | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 8 | Operating Engineers Union | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 9 | PAC to the Future | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 10 | Painters & Allied Trades Union | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 11 | United Food & Commercial Workers Union | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 12 | Victory Now PAC | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 13 | Kaiser Permanente | $9,200 | $9,200 | $0 |
| 14 | Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $9,000 | $0 | $9,000 |
| 15 | National Air Traffic Controllers Assn | $8,000 | $0 | $8,000 |
| 16 | American Assn for Justice | $7,500 | $0 | $7,500 |
| 17 | Teamsters Union | $7,500 | $0 | $7,500 |
| 18 | Hobbs Rental | $7,200 | $7,200 | $0 |
| 19 | Ima Inc | $7,200 | $7,200 | $0 |
| 20 | Western Refining | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 |
The total amount given to Teague from the big labor bosses, so far, is $159,000, which is the LARGEST amount of all of his PAC contributors.
We can’t afford another two years of Harry Teague and his union bosses.
