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Even the New Jersey Teachers' Union Admits Failure
I’ve gotta hand it to Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.). He really has been placing the fire to the teachers’ union and now, they are even admitting that the system is failing.
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1
Big Labor and High Taxes Equal Creigh Deeds
It is no surprise that Creigh Deeds is the darling of The Washington Post. After all, he loves high taxes and believes that they are the solution to addressing our budget woes. (On a side note, if it weren’t for revenue projection oversights made by former Secretary of Finance, Jody Wagner, we might be in a better situation.)
If you think for a minute that Creigh Deeds will not end the right to work law, you are wrongly mistaken. When Creigh Deeds announced his candidacy for Governor in 2008, he promised the labor unions that they would have a friend in him. I also touched on this over at Bearing Drift.
RPV released a video laying out Deeds’ final case focusing on his proposals to raise taxes and showing his partnership with the unions.
Cuccinelli Asks U.S. Senators to oppose Card Check
Attorney General candidate Ken Cuccinelli asked Steve Shannon to join him in signing letters to be sent to Sen. Jim Webb and Sen. Mark Warner asking them to oppose card check legislation, which would require employers to recognize a union when union organizers collect signed cards favoring unionization from a majority of employees, thus eliminating the requirement for a secret ballot election.
The bill, S. 560, the Employee Free Choice Act, would also ensure when unions and management are engaged in collective bargaining, if neither party comes to an agreement after 120 days of bargaining, a federal agency would come into do the arbitration. This dangerous legislation would enact penalties on employer misconduct, but not union misconduct.
Ken Cuccinelli made the following statement:
“Card check is a disastrous idea which should never be implemented,” Cuccinelli said. “Its passage would dramatically undermine the Commonwealth of Virginia’s right-to-work laws, which have been largely responsible for much of the economic growth in our state. Among its many bad provisions are one that would eliminate the secret ballot, which is a hallowed tradition of American elections, and replace it with a card check system that both parties – unions and business – could manipulate with threats and violence and one that would put the federal government in charge of many workplaces, allowing unelected, unaccountable, and federal bureaucrats who are inexperienced in the business world to make most major business decisions, perhaps including setting wages, hours, and use of health care plans.”
Cuccinelli continued, “I hope that my opponent Steve Shannon will join me in asking our elected representatives in the U.S. Senate to oppose this bad legislation.”
EFCA would be a huge threat to states with Right to Work laws such as Virginia, and in this economy, we can not afford to drive business out of the state.
Read Cuccinelli’s letter that he asked Shannon to sign.
Read the letter that is being sent to both of Virginia’s U.S. Senators.
Terry McAuliffe Prefers Union Workers over the Non-Union Workers
It appears that Terry McAuliffe, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor, made a huge gaffe at a debate held on Tuesday at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale. The comment he made was that he created jobs in Florida and hired all union workers. Like Virginia, Florida is also a right to work state, which prohibits compulsory unionism membership as a condition of employment.
It looks like McAuliffe has stepped into some deep chicken shit here, as he violated Florida’s law, and would most likely advocate doing the same in Virginia. RPV Chairman Pat Mullins even made a statement about McAuliffe’s union worker preference.
“Terry McAuliffe either doesn’t know or doesn’t care what the letter and spirit of right-to-work laws are if he brags about discriminating against non-union workers,” said Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Pat Mullins. “Requiring all workers to be unionized is against the policy of Virginia and it is shocking that he would boast about breaking it. Our hard-working citizens and employers deserve to know: will Terry McAuliffe encourage the same kind of discriminatory hiring practices in Virginia he claims to have engaged in while in Florida?”
**Cross Posted at Virginia News Platoon
Walking the Picket Lines…Nothing New with the Dems
Virginia is a right-to-work state with a good reputation for the business community. In fact, many businesses are seeking to relocate their businesses to Virginia due to the excellent environment. This might change if one of the following happens: a) the Card Check bill is passed in Congress and signed into law by President Obama, or b) if the Democrats win victory in Virginia. Well, all three Democrat candidates for Governor and one Democrat candidate for Lieutenant Governor love the unions so much that they appeared at a picket line with food and some even walked with the striking union members. They made speeches, and the most ironic thing was that this all took place at a hotel chain that recently relocated to Virginia.
You see, workers are afforded the freedom to choose to join or abstain from being part of a union in Virginia. This freedom allows one to decide whether they have to squander away a portion of their income in dues or have the money available to save or spend in this difficult economic environment. When we think of who will best represent the Commonwealth of Virginia, we know that the GOP has a better record on a conducive business environment with Bob McDonnell and Bill Bolling. Both candidates will stand strong for Virginia’s Right to Work Law and believe in continuing Virginia’s record as a great place for business.
