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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)/ELECTIONS & POLITICS House Cuts Funding for Union Oversight Agency Those who read this publication soon enough come across the acronym, "OLMS" - as in the Office of Labor-Management Standards.  It's the agency within the U.S. Department of Labor that processes union financial disclosure forms, and where necessary, investigates irregularities.  It's a relatively low-cost way to keep union bosses, employees and associates honest.  But the Democrat-controlled 110th Congress, not unexpectedly, is on the verge of clipping its wings.  Almost all union political spending - and lots of it - goes to Democratic candidates or party committees.  On late Tuesday night, July 17, the House of Representatives voted 237-186 to reject an amendment sponsored by Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., to restore a cut in OLMS funding to the overall Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education fiscal 2008 appropriations bill (H.R. 3043).  The...
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