February 12, 2005

MIND IF WE BORROW YOUR SHIRTS?:

Brokerage Leaves Coalition (Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, February 12, 2005, Washington Post)

A large Midwest brokerage abruptly withdrew from a business coalition that backs President Bush's Social Security proposals after the AFL-CIO staged protests at two of the firm's offices and attacked it on the Internet.

It's Republicans who are Nazis...it's Republicans who are Nazis...it's Republicans who are Nazis...

Posted by Orrin Judd at February 12, 2005 11:57 AM
Comments

and won't that brokerage's customers be thrilled to learn about their being in thrall to the afl-cio. when will these companies learn that moral cowardice has its own price...

Posted by: cjm at February 12, 2005 2:05 PM

Union pension funds need stockbrokers too.

Posted by: Bart at February 12, 2005 3:51 PM

True, but in many cases the keys to the safe are in the union president's waistcoat.

Posted by: jim hamlen at February 12, 2005 4:51 PM
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