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Showing Original Post only (View all)Well... I Guess We Have Our Answer... Thanks A Load Senate Democrats... [View all]
This morning...Are Senate Dems About To Cave On GOP Union-Busting?
BRIAN BEUTLER - TPMDC
FEBRUARY 6, 2012, 5:20 AM
Article: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/02/labor-blast-senate-democrats-anticipating-cave-on-union-busting-legislation.php
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This afternoon...
Senate Dems Greenlight Key Anti-Union Bill
BRIAN BEUTLER - TPMDC
FEBRUARY 6, 2012, 6:05 PM
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With the help of Senate Democrats, Congress took its final step Monday toward enactment of long-term FAA reauthorization legislation, despite an aggressive last-minute effort by organized labor to kill the package.
The final vote was 75-20, with not nearly enough Democratic opposition to prevent a supermajority from passing it and sending it off to President Obama for a signature.
Further background here. Democrats and Republicans have been tussling over this bill for a year now, with the key flashpoint being language aimed at preventing transportation workers from forming unions. In the end, Democratic leaders agreed with Republicans on a new measure that largely accomplishes the same anti-union goals and labor officials are steamed.
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Article: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/02/senate-dems-greenlight-key-anti-union-bill.php
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Well... I Guess We Have Our Answer... Thanks A Load Senate Democrats... [View all]
WillyT
Feb 2012
OP
the senate hasn't voted on it yet. if almost every democrat in the house voted against it...
spanone
Feb 2012
#4
Wow... THAT's A Relief... Those Silly Labor Union Leaders Sure Do Exaggerate... Don't You Think ???
WillyT
Feb 2012
#8
Makes me glad I am not one of them though, after all its either commit seppuku
cstanleytech
Feb 2012
#41
why of course Obama will veto it even though it might be overriden lololol yeah right nt
msongs
Feb 2012
#13
I didn't even need to look to know how my Senate New Democrat Coalition Senator voted.
mmonk
Feb 2012
#19
DeMint and Rand Paul voted against it? There must be more than meets the eye here.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#24
K&R....unbelievable....we're governed by millionaires controlled by billionaires....n/t
unkachuck
Feb 2012
#32
Gosh, there was an HOUR for DU to ruminate, speculate, derogate on Obama
riderinthestorm
Feb 2012
#40
The NLRB has no jurisdiction over unions covered by the Railway Labor Act, which includes those that
Brickbat
Feb 2012
#48
That "dimes worth of difference" has been whittled down to a wooden nickel.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2012
#55
I was just thinking how much we needed to open up our skies to drones, yipee!!!
Dragonfli
Feb 2012
#67