Posts Tagged ‘Sen. John Thune’
Card Check: No Sleep Til Brooklyn
There can be no rest until card check is six feet under. That’s the message from Sen. John Thune, who has told a Chamber of Commerce crowd: “We cannot let up. We have to be vigilant. We’ve got to stay on this issue. This is organized labor’s No. 1 priority… We have to defeat this. … We have to be prepared because this could happen on very short notice.”
Indeed.
Sen. Thune: There Can Be No Compromise On Card Check, Binding Arbitration
Helpful, hopeful words from Sen. John Thune:
“I still believe, that even with the addition of Senator Franken, the Democrats don’t have the votes in the Senate to pass card check,” Thune said.
“What you’re now seeing as a consequence of that are these reports that labor unions and Democrats are working on a compromise that aims to somehow tweak the current language just enough to hopefully win passage,” he added.
Thune, chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, also said that opponents of the bill – especially Senate Republicans — see no reason to pursue any form of compromise on the legislation, as they do not believe its passage to be likely.
“I want to be very clear on this point,” Thune said, “There cannot be a compromise when it comes to card check and mandatory arbitration. The stakes are simply too high for workers, for small businesses, and for our economic recovery. With or without Senator Franken in the Senate, Republicans in the Senate are committed to defending the rights of American workers by defeating this bill.”
New Biz-Friendly Group Advised To Oppose Card Check
Sen. John Thune and Rep. Eric Canto today have a joint article in Politico, which describes how a new Democratic group called Business Forward can work with industry, and of course card check is a big issue:
Plain and simple, card check is a job killer. The Employee Free Choice Act, as it is deceptively named, would strip workers of the right to vote for union membership by private ballot, exposing them to coercion and intimidation. Just as bad, if a recently formed union doesn’t agree to a labor contract with an employer, a government arbitrator steps in to determine salaries, benefits and working conditions. Jobs aren’t created by government arbitrators or unions — they’re created by the small businesses and entrepreneurs who would be hardest hit by this law. Businesses understand that government should not stand in the way of their attempts to compete in the global marketplace.
Many thanks to Sen. Thune and Rep. Cantor for their leadership against this terrible bill.
