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Eight Republican Senators introduced a bill Tuesday giving workers a choice as to whether to join labor unions, which they argue will boost the nation's economy and provide an increase in wages.(from thehill.com)
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), introduced the National Right to Work Act to "reduce workplace discrimination by protecting the free choice of individuals to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities," according to a statement.
Seven other Republicans signed onto the effort: Sens. Tom Coburn (Okla.), Orrin Hatch (Utah), Mike Lee (Utah), Rand Paul (Ky.), James Risch (Idaho), Pat Toomey (Pa.) and David Vitter (La.).
"Facing a steady decline in membership, unions have turned to strong-arm political tactics to make forced unionization the default position of every American worker, even if they don’t want it," Hatch said. "This is simply unacceptable. At the very least, it should be the policy of the U.S. government to ensure that no employee will be forced to join a union in order to get or keep their job."
Republicans cited a recent poll they said shows that 80 percent of union members support having their policy and that "Right to Work" states outperform "forced-union" states in factors that affect worker well being.
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The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Report shows that candidates and special interest groups spent more than $19 million on the 2010 state legislative election. According to the report The Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) the state’s teacher union, led all donors with contributions of nearly $1.6 million.(from mediatrackers.org)
In 2010, WEAC donated to the campaigns of the democratic senators currently AWOL in Illinois including Chris Larson, Spencer Coggs, Tim Cullen, Robert Jauch and Kathleen Vinehout.
It comes as no surprise to anyone that money does indeed buy influence.
Pancho Villa leads 1,500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico, killing 17 (1916)
President Franklin D. Roosevelt submits the Emergency Banking Act to Congress (1933)
Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the U.S. (1967)
b: Vyacheslav Molotov (1890), Mátyás Rákosi (1892), Yuri Gagarin (1934); d: The Notorious B.I.G. (1997)