http://www.huffingtonpost.com/art-levine/newt-gingrich-fights-pope_b_228260.htmlEven as clergy of all faiths are backing the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, the newest Senator, Al Franken, made co-sponsoring the Employee Free Choice Act his first official act in the Senate. As he told a reception at the AFL-CIO, as reported by the AFL-CIO now blog:
Franken, a strong supporter of workers' freedom to form unions and bargain, said his membership in four unions--AFTRA, SAG, WGAE and DGA--gave him, wife Franni and his family the opportunities that all working families deserve:
"Because of my membership in those unions, Franni and I had health care during the campaign. Because of my membership in those unions, we have a pension.
"We need to level the playing field. Unions built the middle class in this country, but we've seen the playing field become a steep hill. We've seen a great risk shift in this country."
You can see his remarks here and the cheering response to his support for the legislation.
In supporting the legislation and adding to a potential filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, he's also joining a majority of the public, as shown in independent polling, that believes workers have a right to organize and who accept the key principles of the Employee Free Choice Act.
Just like the Pope, in fact.
So that raises another question for Newt Gingrich: Is it time to make another confession, but this time, about opposing your church's teachings on union rights?