"Working To Resurrect"
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.
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.
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