Response to U.S. Senate vote on union financial transparency by Victoria A. Lipnic, assistant secretary of labor for employment standards

The following news release was published by the Employment Standards Administration on Oct. 18, 2007. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Senate voted (46-47) to cut funding for the U.S. Department of Labor agency that ensures organized labor financial transparency and protects union members dues. The following comments were made on behalf of the U.S. Department of Labor in response to the vote: "Today's Senate action hurts rank and file union members by cutting the budget of the enforcement agency that ensures they know how their hard earned dues are being spent and that protects them from election fraud, embezzlement of union dues and other financial abuses." Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

Source: Employment Standards Administration