Comments on Gallup poll shows majority of Americans approve easier organizing laws »
March 27, 2009
Bkwoods @ 7:46 pm
You would think the people put into office by the voters would see this as a great opportunity to get support next election……..guess not.
“Tuesday night, Senator Arlen Specter betrayed working Americans all around the country.
Specter, who co-sponsored the Employee Free Choice Act in 2005, switched positions.
He’s now saying he’ll actively work to block the bill from even coming to a vote!
Until he changed his tune on Tuesday, Senator Specter had been a strong supporter of the Employee Free Choice Act. He was a co-sponsor in 2005. He voted with us in 2007.
Specter’s constituents in Pennsylvania and working families around the country were counting on him to support this bill. He gave them every reason to believe he would.
But a steady stream of corporate lobbyists and right-wing groups have been pressuring senators to block this bill, and Specter has flip-flopped – looks like he’s giving up on the middle-class voters who helped elect him.
Specter could have just voted against the bill – but he’s saying he’ll help block the full senate from even getting to vote on the bill, fair and square.
By obstructing this vote, Senator Specter is protecting a rigged system which allows employers to intimidate, harass, and even fire workers (in 30% of cases!) when they try to form a union. Senator Specter knows this – in fact, he has made several public statements about how the current system for workers is broken.¹
President Obama, large majorities in both houses of Congress and 73 percent of the public support the Employee Free Choice Act. America wants this bill. What doesn’t Senator Specter understand?
I have been watching several news feeds about the Specter flop, ever since it happened. I decided not to post anything due to the rampant apathy running amuck here… heh.
Comments on Gallup poll shows majority of Americans approve easier organizing laws »
You would think the people put into office by the voters would see this as a great opportunity to get support next election……..guess not.
“Tuesday night, Senator Arlen Specter betrayed working Americans all around the country.
Specter, who co-sponsored the Employee Free Choice Act in 2005, switched positions.
He’s now saying he’ll actively work to block the bill from even coming to a vote!
Until he changed his tune on Tuesday, Senator Specter had been a strong supporter of the Employee Free Choice Act. He was a co-sponsor in 2005. He voted with us in 2007.
Specter’s constituents in Pennsylvania and working families around the country were counting on him to support this bill. He gave them every reason to believe he would.
But a steady stream of corporate lobbyists and right-wing groups have been pressuring senators to block this bill, and Specter has flip-flopped – looks like he’s giving up on the middle-class voters who helped elect him.
Specter could have just voted against the bill – but he’s saying he’ll help block the full senate from even getting to vote on the bill, fair and square.
By obstructing this vote, Senator Specter is protecting a rigged system which allows employers to intimidate, harass, and even fire workers (in 30% of cases!) when they try to form a union. Senator Specter knows this – in fact, he has made several public statements about how the current system for workers is broken.¹
President Obama, large majorities in both houses of Congress and 73 percent of the public support the Employee Free Choice Act. America wants this bill. What doesn’t Senator Specter understand?
I have been watching several news feeds about the Specter flop, ever since it happened. I decided not to post anything due to the rampant apathy running amuck here… heh.
Yeah, you’re right, they got to him, unfortunate.
Hey. Specter’s one of you now. So you gotta love him.
Lieberman & Specter 2012!
Joe Lieberman cant decide whether he wants to be a democrat or a republican Either