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BackyardConservative (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Democrats worried about GOP motion to recommit on Stupak language We shall fight . More.Video. Pence to Stupak: You traded 30 years of pro-life law for a promise from the most pro-abortion president in history More. mkhammer RT @ HuffPolitics : RT @ nicopitney : AFL-CIO leader working halls, pressing Dem 'no' votes til last minute (with photo) http://bit.ly/abHBJx kathrynlopez if the dems are calling...
Talking Points Memo (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
AFL-CIO Richard Trumka tells TPM that the unions will remember which Democrats voted against health care reform. Responding to our question about the decision by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) to vote no, Trumka said: "[T]hat'll be part of what we...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
By GottaLaff TPM has reminded us that there are consequences for every vote in Congress. NOW, NOW... NOW says it is " incensed " over the abortion deal President Obama has struck to get health care reform passed. That was repercussion #1. A lot of us are wishing that abortion rights, legal abortion rights, the ones that are legal, wouldn't be tampered with. Speaking of which, Joan McCarter...
Underdog (Free subscription) | 03/19/2010
ALERT : Your representative holds a key vote for health care reform. Call Rep. Tanner right now at(202) 225-4714 and tell Rep. Tanner to support the health care reform bill. After extensive deliberation the AFL-CIO Executive Council, with my strong support and recommendation, agreed this afternoon to support and fight to pass the president's health care reform bill.This was not a decision we made casually...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 03/19/2010
By GottaLaff Re: The title. I couldn't help myself. Bygones. Moving on... I got a little curious about Maplight.org, and went over to explore. Look what I found! John Boehner Republican (Elected 1991), OH House district 8 Total Campaign Contributions Received: $3,430,213 Top 10 Interests Funding Interest Contributions Insurance $224,720 Securities & Investment $163,000 Electric Utilities $156,950...
Underdog (Free subscription) | 03/19/2010
Historic House Health Care Vote is Expected on Sunday House Democrats are “pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would simultaneously deliver on President Barack Obama's promise to expand coverage while slashing the deficit,” according to the Associated Press. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the total 10-year cost of expanding...
First Read (Free subscription) | 03/19/2010
From NBC's Mark MurrayRight now, everyone is working the phones on health care -- even the ex-president of the AFL-CIO. An AFL official tells First Read that John Sweeney, the federation's former president, is making calls to House Democrats who are undecided due to the health-care legislation's abortion language. "Sweeney is a life-long devout Catholic who believes in the importance of the church...
PWW Daily Online (Free subscription) | 03/19/2010
WASHINGTON (PAI)--The drive by Democratic President Barack Obama and congressional Democratic leaders to pass health care reform came down to the wire the weekend of March 19. The AFL-CIO Executive Council voted March 18 to support the Senate-passed health care bill, despite all its flaws. Leaders of 3 million-member unions weighed in to drum up support for the legislation, while other unions were...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 03/19/2010
This passage in the WSJ 's editorial this morning backed me up, since I had been under the impression that once the House pretends to pass this monstrosity, the ballgame is over: While the Democratic strategy is already a wholesale abuse of the traditional reconciliation process, it now bids to violate the actual rules of reconciliation as well. In a carom shot if there ever was one, the excise tax...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 03/19/2010
The Change to Win labor federation has unsurprisingly backed the health care bill, even with the increased excise tax on middle class health care plans. Later, the AFL-CIO's Executive Committee also decided to endorse the bill.
Blog for Peace and Freedom (Free subscription) | 03/18/2010
The two related comments, edited here, were posted on different blogs, are combined below. The first part a comment on the AFL-CIO NOW Blog: “Lincoln Attacks Arkansas Working Families; Families Don’t Blanche” The second part was on a CommonDreams article announcing the capitulation of “Progressive” Democrat Dennis Kucinich in voting “Yes” for Obama’s...
Kicking Ass (Free subscription) | 03/18/2010
As we near the finish line in the push to pass health insurance reform, we are seeing momentum build at an exponential pace. This week we gained more support from Members of Congress and advocacy groups, the CBO reported the bill will reduce the deficit by $1.3 trillion dollars over the next two decades and we got more proof that the opponents of reform are basing their arguments on lies and misinformation....
Political Animal (Free subscription) | 03/18/2010
DESPITE SETBACK, AFL-CIO RALLIES TO SUPPORT REFORM BILL.... As the final provisions of the Democratic health care reform package was coming together, a wrinkle emerged. In order to get the best possible score from the Congressional Budget Office, Dems would...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 03/18/2010
A union official says the nation's largest labor federation is strongly endorsing the Obama administration's health care overhaul bill and plans to push wavering lawmakers for support.
The Plum Line (Free subscription) | 03/18/2010
A second labor powerhouse is about to bring the hammer down on wavering House Dems. The AFL-CIO is set to rachet up the pressure on House Dems who are considering voting No on the health reform bill, a source from the union tells me, implicitly threatening primaries and third-party challenges. The news comes days after the [...]
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habser | 11/03/2009
The union members of Ford Motor Co. voted down a concessions agreement over the weekend. Since UAW President Ron Gettelfinger has said that he will not continue bargaining and will be opting out for a re-vote then Ford be forced to wait for formal changes in 2011 when the current contract expires.
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