"Communism, once banned, appears to leave its mark on America's oldest labor federation"
RedState ... "Nearly two decades later, as Republicans, Democrats and Independents gear up for this fall’s mid-term elections, the special interest group—indirectly funded by union members’ dues—has launched a “get out the vote” page with a symbol that is eerily reminiscent
(sp) of the Soviet-era hammer and sickle."
"Earlier this month, the AFL-CIO launched a website entitled MyVotMyRight.org which, when clicked on, takes union members to
a page on the the AFL-CIO’s website.
"Once there, union members are told that
My Vote, My Right is the “AFL-CIO’s voter protection and education program” and a “non-partisan” effort.
"However, as visitors look at the logo in the upper right of the page, they may be surprised to see a symbol that, while one could argue is ‘merely’ a check mark wrapped in a blue hand, appears strikingly similar to the symbol of the former Soviet union—except, instead of the yellow hammer and sickle on a red background, a red hammer is wrapped by a blue hand and the star has the Obama campaign symbol within it.
Here is a screenshot of the page: