by @amuse at X
The American taxpayer should not be subsidizing an international NGO that serves as the global arm of a partisan U.S. labor union. Yet, through an intricate web of grants, bureaucratic allocations, and foreign assistance programs, millions of taxpayer dollars flow directly into the coffers of the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center, an entity functionally indistinguishable from the union itself. This relationship is not only improper; it is a textbook example of a conflict of interest—one that permits an ideologically driven labor federation to extend its influence under the auspices of U.S. democracy promotion while working against the very interests of the American worker.
The Solidarity Center is not a neutral NGO pursuing disinterested humanitarian labor reform. It is, in reality, an extension of the AFL-CIO, created and staffed by the very same individuals who dictate the federation’s domestic agenda. The leadership structure reveals this plainly: the chair of the Solidarity Center’s board is none other than the AFL-CIO president. The Center’s policies, hiring, and operations mirror those of the union itself. This is not a loosely affiliated advocacy group that happens to share an ideological affinity with the AFL-CIO—it is a fully integrated arm of the same organization, masquerading as an independent NGO to secure government funding.
Consider the implications of this arrangement. If a politically aligned,…