Lincoln has some amnesty votes to content with too.
What is Card Check?
Who was the Dem who came out against early?
We need to oppose this as passionately as we opposed the amnesty bill last year.
My husbands mining machinery company voted out the union 4 times in the past 2 years. And they fought it hard. Many guys come to work for the company because it’s one of few in the mining industry that aren’t run by union thugs.
I’m fairly certain that if this act goes through, they will be the amongst the first victims to it.
They do PLENTY of business and get fair compensation for their hard work.
And his best friend works for a union construction company...guess where he is right now? Sitting on his butt playing video games because he’s been laid off since Thanksgiving. “Protecting the workers” my behind.
Somebody please post the photo of Claude Rains!
This “bailout controversey” is one of the land mines that the Bush Administration is laying down for the nascent obama regime. Not intentionally, of course. This was just a hike back to the kicker and a punt on the fourth down.
The nascent obama regime will turn it into a land mine for themselves. They will fumble amd muff it up badly, as they will still be wanting to get the benefits back to UAW leadership, and in the process, will probably spell doom for Chrysler. GM and Ford will simply let their US operations die, closing plant after plant until they have no manufacturing presence remaining, just corporate headquarters, and those may be moved to Switzerland or another corporation-friendly venue. Both these corporations have healthy operations OUTSIDE the US, and will survive on their worldwide established presence.
This is going to get much worse before it gets better.
Arkansas is one of the few conservative states that mainly produces yellow dog democrats.
I think you’re going to see a lot more votes change as the strategic situations changed.
Arlen Specter voted for card check knowing that it would lose in the senate. His vote may swing against it if his is the deciding vote. Many conservative democrats should be scared at their reelection prospects if Obama moves too far to the left. Many of the congressional democrats moves have polled incredibly badly in the last 2 years and the fact that George W. Bush is the face of the government is a big reason they haven’t suffered for it.
That will change under Obama.
QUESTION::::
If arbitration is forced doesn’t that mean that there could be penalties for simply closing rather to even accept the arbitrator’s decision? Someone please elaborate on what a company’s options are when arbitration comes into play. Can a company even throw in the towel and fire everyone and close?
We know he’s not going to abandon Don’t Ask Don’t Tell on day one.
Hard to imagine him actually doing anything of substance any time soon.
This is a person with no substance, no courage, and no principles.
Ugh, don't remind me. The Republicans not even fielding a candidate for a Senate race in a red state? It's hard to get more incompetent than that.
Is it possible that taking away your right to a secret ballot is too unAmerican for even the Democrats?
Nope.
Must be some other reason because nothijng is too unAmerican for Democrats.