AFL-CIO raps decision

Responding to the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United, the AFL-CIO declared the decision will increase “the already excessive influence that corporations exert in our electoral system.”

The court erred in treating union political expenditures like those of corporations, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said. “Unions, unlike businesses, are democratically-controlled, nonprofit membership organizations representing working men and women across the country, and their independent speech should accordingly be given greater protection,” he said.