Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln and Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger may not be in the same political party, but they’re in the same camp when it comes to opposing healthcare. What explains this bipartisan overlap? It’s not surprising that the GOP’s Governator used his veto power to "hasta la vista" child welfare programs, healthcare for the […]
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Separated at Birth? Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senator Blanche Lincoln
Posted on 04 September 2009.
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Labor Must Field A Primary Opponent To Blanche Lincoln
Posted on 07 April 2009.
Enough. Now that she has thrown another obstacle in the path of the Employee Free Choice Act, Blanche Lincoln must face a well-funded primary opponent in 2010. And it’s got to be the labor movement that recruits and funds that candidate–or the rhetoric about how important the Employee Free Choice Act is will be […]
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The Absurdity of Organizing: A Wal-Mart Tale
Posted on 24 March 2009.
I was inclined to give my own take on the newest Treasury plan to bail out banks but, not that that isn’t important, I thought this was more likely to get missed. Surprise, surprise, Wal-Mart is negotiating with the UFCW about an organizing issue. But, it isn’t what you think: Nine years after a […]
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Are There Four Anti-Union Democratic Senators?
Posted on 19 April 2007.
Supporting the Employee Free Choice Act should be a no-brainer for every Democratic senator. So, we need to ask: why are four Democratic Senators not co-sponsoring the legislation (S1041)? Are they anti-union? As of today, every Democratic senator is on-board as a co-sponsor of the bill (as are the two independents, Bernie Sanders and Joe […]
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