11/25/09
The National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation has filed many complaints to get information from the Deptartment of Labor. Many times, they have been denied the information, which should given out, accoridng to the Freedom of Information Act, which “Like all federal agencies, the Department of Justice (DOJ) generally is required under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to disclose records requested in writing by any person,” according to the government website.
According to the recent SF examiner article:
The Obama administration’s full-throated endorsement of transparency here only makes the administration’s utter failure to respond to FOIA requests that much more infuriating. Loos has beentrying for months to get basic information regarding the relationships between union bosses and Obama Labor department employees, including:
*Records from communications and recorded events where specified Obama appointees and Big Labor official were present
*Lists of lawsuits involving the Department of Labor and Deborah Greenfield within the past eight years.
*List of any gifts received by Solis in the past 5 years from Big Labor or its officials
*Specifically provide in detail (a) notes, (b) agreements, (c) communications, and (d) agendas related to the regulations related to the labor union and officer disclosure rules
*Copies of phone logs
*Copies of any notes or documents related to any enforcement of any labor laws and any outside groups such as labor unions, American Rights at Work, or ACORN
Apparently things like this will continue as they have before.
