Why I sued Labor Secretary Hilda Solis.

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Washington Examiner:

As a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers union, I'm more knowledgeable than most about the ins and outs of union finance.

In fact, I've learned some interesting things about my own local's spending habits over the years. Like the $2 million office condo they bought in Gaithersburg, or the fact that the president of my local makes over $200,000 a year, plus other undocumented benefits.

Across the country, millions of union members pay dues because they believe union officials are providing a valuable service to them. I have no disagreement with that.

In the 28 states without right-to-work laws, including my home state of Maryland, even nonmember employees can be forced to contribute to a union just to keep their jobs.

Unfortunately, workers like me have precious little information about how their hard-earned paychecks are being spent. That's why I was disappointed to learn that Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis abruptly reversed newly instituted union transparency guidelines before they went into effect.