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March 16, 2009
Is Sen. Steven Spector going in the tank for card check in exchange for union votes in 2010? (Updated)
Topics: Political News and commentariesSounds like the unions are pulling out all the stops to kill workers right to a secret ballot:
Angling for a critical Senate swing vote to pass the "card check" bill that would make it easier to form unions, Pennsylvania labor leaders promised Sen. Arlen Specter that they will switch union members from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party to help him win a tough 2010 primary election, The Washington Times has learned.My own guess is that Sen. Arlen Spector is certainly the kind of politician to go for it. He talks a good game of not being swayed by pressure but he's not one to avoid doing what's in his own self interest - and let party and principle be damned. Let's not forget that he went along with Obama's stimulus out of his own self interest.Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President William M. George said he pledged Mr. Specter "all kinds of help from the union" in a series of meetings to woo the Republican senator's support for the bill, which would ease rules favoring secret-ballot elections to unionize workplaces.
Related update: Am I wrong about Spector? Did Specter Turns Down The Union's Offer?
Posted by Hyscience at March 16, 2009 8:03 AM
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