“I will not be an automatic 60th vote,” Specter said Tuesday afternoon. “I would illustrate that with my position on employee choice, also known as card check. I think it’s a bad deal and I’m opposed to it. I will not vote to impose cloture. … If the Democratic Party asks too much, I will not vote with them.” -Politico
What does this mean for this like the EFCA vote? Well according to Employee Free Choice Report, even though he said in his statement he would not change his vote on EFCA, it might.
"My change in party affiliation does not mean that I will be a party-line voter any more for the Democrats that I have been for the Republicans. Unlike Senator Jeffords' switch which changed party control, I will not be an automatic 60th vote for cloture. For example, my position on Employees Free Choice (Card Check) will not change."
Spector was the only Republican to vote for cloture last year on HR 800 EFCA. I am hopeful that a small change in the bill might help him change his mind. Further, Spector now realizes that he will need Democratic Party support in the next election. Without their support with one of the central issues being EFCA, he can't expect be elected for a 5th term. I Believe with enough pressure, he can become the needed vote for labor.
Showing posts with label EFCA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EFCA. Show all posts
26.3.09
Employee Free Choice Act - needs your support
The Employee Free Choice Act which was blocked by Republicans and President Bush in the last Congress, was looking like it might pass with a new President, but President Obama doesn't seem to be very pro-labor right now and frankly I am disappointed. The President and the Democrats that support this bill NEED to lobby their colleuges in the Senate to get this bill on the floor for a cloture vote. 58 Votes will not cut it. This bill needs 60.
"Specter announced his opposition a day before a new Quinnipiac poll found him down 14 points to conservative former Rep. Pat Toomey, his likely primary opponent in the 2010 Pennsylvania Senate race. His defection left supporters scrambling to find a new way forward amid admissions that some changes are likely." reports POLITICO
"The most likely Republican supporters — Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and George Voinovich of Ohio — have already declared their opposition to the bill."
There is no better time to pass this legislation than now! With executive pay skyrocketting, workers being fired and laid off for frivaless things, a tough economy with a lot of uncertainty and businesses still engaging in union busting, the bill could really help not just the unionized workers of America but all labor. This legislation poses a threat to the status-quo. It could really help curb the exploitation on the average guy by executives.
Labor has been waiting for this bill for years and years. I think if labor doesn't get their way, There is going to be a fight! Labor may only be 11% of the constituents in this country, but it holds a lot of power in PAC money. I guarantee that if the bill doesn't get passed, or a luke-warm bill gets passed than you will see the most aggressive union movement in decades.
To add to that: This is just another Issue where the Republican Senate Campaign Committee is just trying to hold Franken out of office. He would be a very key vote on EFCA and subtracting a vote from the Dems on this one hurts.
"Specter announced his opposition a day before a new Quinnipiac poll found him down 14 points to conservative former Rep. Pat Toomey, his likely primary opponent in the 2010 Pennsylvania Senate race. His defection left supporters scrambling to find a new way forward amid admissions that some changes are likely." reports POLITICO
"The most likely Republican supporters — Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and George Voinovich of Ohio — have already declared their opposition to the bill."
There is no better time to pass this legislation than now! With executive pay skyrocketting, workers being fired and laid off for frivaless things, a tough economy with a lot of uncertainty and businesses still engaging in union busting, the bill could really help not just the unionized workers of America but all labor. This legislation poses a threat to the status-quo. It could really help curb the exploitation on the average guy by executives.
Labor has been waiting for this bill for years and years. I think if labor doesn't get their way, There is going to be a fight! Labor may only be 11% of the constituents in this country, but it holds a lot of power in PAC money. I guarantee that if the bill doesn't get passed, or a luke-warm bill gets passed than you will see the most aggressive union movement in decades.
To add to that: This is just another Issue where the Republican Senate Campaign Committee is just trying to hold Franken out of office. He would be a very key vote on EFCA and subtracting a vote from the Dems on this one hurts.
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