Showing posts with label Bain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bain. Show all posts

Thursday, September 6, 2012

FACT CHECK: Steelworker Featured at DNC Didn’t Work for Bain

◼ The Democratic National Convention on Wednesday featured three speakers billed as “former employees of companies controlled by Bain Capital.” - Jonathan Karl/ABC @jonkarl

“David Foster was never an employee of GST Steel’s Kansas City plant. He was employed by the United Steelworkers of America as their regional union director to represent GST Steel, but was not employed at our facility,” according to BC Huselton, who was head of HR at GST.

Instead, Foster was a union organizer, who negotiated for workers that did work for the company.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Obama WH selectively editing bios of Bain alumni working in key posts, saying it's not politically motivated. Laughable

◼ Obama puts another Bain alum in his budget office - Joel Gehrke/Washington Examiner @Joelmentum via @NY4Mitt

President Obama’s Office of Management and Budget is turning into something of a Bain alumni reunion, although you won’t hear about it from the president.