Report: Unions pour at least $2 million into Clinton Foundation as watchdog group says family uses it as a 'slush fund'
- A new report says that big labor has donated millions of worker's dues money to the Clinton Foundation
- The report shows that some of the donations were categorized as 'political activities'
- One watchdog group said the Clinton family uses the foundation as a 'slush fund'
A new report says that big labor poured at least $2 million in workers' dues money into the Clinton Foundation.
The National Institute for Labor Relations Research, a union watchdog group, said in a report Friday that the Clinton Foundation, founded by former President of the U.S. Bill Clinton, received at least $2,034,500 in union general treasury funds.
The report shows donations from multiple union organizations including the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations which includes 56 unions representing more than 12 million men and women, according to the organization's website.
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Foundation: A new report says that big labor poured at least $2 million in workers' dues money into the Clinton Foundation (here, Hillary Clinton, left, is seen with Clinton Foundation CEO and President Donna Shalala, right)
The union treasuries, the report notes, are funded mainly by union dues or fees collected from workers who would be fired if they refused to pay.
The report includes donations as early as 2007 and notes that some of the donations are categorized by the organizations as 'political activities.'
Donations included in the report under that category amount to $198,000. All were given in 2012 or 2013.
The AFL-CIO's donation of $23,000 in 2012 was categorized as 'political activities.'
A review of the NILRR's findings by the Washington Free Beacon found that the donations included in the report were accounted for in public disclosures.
Criticism: Hillary Clinton and the foundation have faced criticism from numerous media outlets for not properly living up to the pledge of public disclosure she made when she joined the Obama administration
Hillary Clinton and the foundation have faced criticism from numerous media outlets for not properly living up to the pledge of public disclosure she made when she joined the Obama administration.
The report notes that as Clinton came closer to her current run for the 2016 presidential nomination, donations from the organizations appear to have increased.
However, the donation amounts included in the report do not reflect that claim.
One watchdog group told the New York Post earlier this year that the Clinton foundation operates as a 'slush fund' for the family.
Union: The union treasuries, the report notes, are funded mainly by union dues or fees collected from workers who would be fired if they refused to pay
Charity Navigator, an American nonprofit that evaluates charities in the U.S., refused to evaluate the Clinton Foundation saying the foundation's 'atypical business model' does not meet its criteria.
The group even put the foundation on its 'watch list,' warning potential donors about charities that may be problematic, according to the Post.
It was recently revealed that George Stephanopoulos, the chief anchor and chief political correspondent for ABC News, made at least $75,000 in contributions to the foundation and failed to publicly disclose it.
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