Sen. Specter Doublespeak on Employee Free Choice Act
Apparently, when Sen. Arlen Specter switched from the Republican party to the Democrat party, the letter at the end of his name wasn't the only thing that changed. The Senator is on the record several times indicating his opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), aka "card check". However, now that he has a "D" behind his name, his position has switched. See the release bellow calling on Sen. Specter to clarify formally his position on EFCA and illustrating some of his recent "doublespeak" on the topic.
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17 AUGUST 2009
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Sen. Specter (D-Penn.) “Doublespeak” on Employee Free Choice Act
The Alliance for Worker Freedom (AWF), an organization established in 2003 to combat anti-worker legislation and promote free and open labor markets is asking Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) to clarify his position on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), aka “card check”.
Sen. Specter in April 2009:
In I will not be an automatic 60th vote, and I would illustrate that by my position on Employee Free Choice, also known As Card Check. I think it’s a bad bill and I'm opposed to it and would not vote to invoke cloture.
…four months later on August 14th, he changes his mind:
Question: Is it fair to say that on the climate legislation, on employee free choice, on a public option healthcare plan, these are all areas where you would be voting with the majority for cloture to have these up or down votes?
Specter: Yes, no doubt about those three issues at all
In March of this year, Sen. Specter was concerned about the economic impact:
[The] problem of the recession make this a particular bad time to enact employees choice legislation. Employers understandably complain that adding a burden would result in further job losses
…only three months later in June, the Senator again switched his opinion at a rally:
I think you will be satisfied with my vote on this issue about union organizing and about first contract
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