"Whadda'ya mean youse don't support the bill"
Below is a message I received from Mark Mix of the National Right to Work Committee regarding the efforts of the unions and Harry Reid to push through the Police and Firefighters Monopoly Bargaining Bill during the lame-duck session.
Union Bosses "Working to Resurrect" Police and Firefighter Monopoly Bargaining Bill in Lame Duck
"International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) union chiefs have unveiled their scheme to continue pushing the Police and Firefighter Monopoly Bargaining Bill (S. 3991), just days after a U.S. Senate vote rejected Harry Reid's attempt to cut off debate.
In a press release, IAFF political operatives revealed they are "working to resurrect" S. 3991 before the end of the "lame duck" session.
Harry Reid, desperate to pay back his union-boss benefactors, could prolong the session to do their bidding before newly elected pro-Right to Work Senators and Congressmen take office next month.
Senate Republicans objected to the Senate Majority Leader prioritizing special interest giveaways over expiring tax cuts and funding the federal government, but Big Labor is turning up the heat on a few weak-kneed Republicans to support S. 3991 if it comes up for another vote.
Scott Brown of Massachusetts, Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, Mike Johanns of Nebraska, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine did not vote with Reid to shut off debate despite supporting previous versions of the bill, and Chuck Grassley of Iowa has never firmly come out for or against the union-boss power grab.
A recent editorial by the normally pro-forced unionism Washington Post challenges their wisdom, warning that S. 3991 "would trample long-standing state autonomy in public-sector labor relations, to no obvious national purpose."
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram went a step further: "The Senate would do taxpayers a big favor by killing this bill." Read these editorials at the Freedom @ Work blog.
By chipping in with a contribution of $10 or more today, you will help the National Right to Work Committee remain on high alert through the next week or however long Harry Reid extends the 111th Congress."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The National Right to Work Committee is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, single-purpose citizens' organization dedicated to combating compulsory unionism through an aggressive program designed to mobilize public opposition to compulsory unionism and, at the same time, enlist public support for Right to Work legislation. The Committee's mailing address is 8001 Braddock Road, Springfield, Virginia 22160. The Committee can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-325-7892. Its web address is http://nrtwc.org/%22'
The National Right to Work for Less Committee is a vicious front group for the most ruthless capitalists in America, who went their employees to be helpless supplicants deprived of any legal or organizational protection. I'm sure Gary doesn't cheer for "Big Brother" when he reads George Orwell's 1984, but he backs this "Slavery is Freedom" committee at every turn.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I can't tell from the commentary presented here WHAT this particular bill would do. So I don't know whether I support it or not. The national leadership of the union I once belonged to endorsed Hillary Clinton, about the time everyone I knew at work was eagerly voting for Barack Obama. The leadership isn't always right, or always with the rank and file.
Spoken like a true union guy.
ReplyDeleteSolidarity Forever!
ReplyDelete(Gary, have you noticed that you and I are the only ones who really care about this subject anyway?)