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| Hundreds of union members and allies marched in Pittsburgh in support of Employee Free Choice. |
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| Pennsylvania union members delivered thousands of hand-written letters to Sen. Arlen Specter. |
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) may be wavering and backing off of his sometime support for the Employee Free Choice Act, but the message from Pennsylvania workers is clear. They’ve made phone calls, written letters and hit the streets to tell Arlen what they think—will he listen?
More than 300 union members rallied in Pittsburgh yesterday, delivering more than 12,000 letters from a broad coalition of supporters asking Specter to back the freedom to form unions.
The Pittsburgh rally is the latest in a series of actions around the state in support of the Employee Free Choice Act. In Harrisburg, Allentown, Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia, union members hand-delivered hundreds of letters to Sen. Arlen Specter’s local offices.
Some of these visits have been accompanied by billboard trucks depicting the images of workers whose experiences highlight the need for new legislation to protect the freedom to form unions. Launched two weeks ago, the “Faces of the Employee Free Choice Act” campaign is the centerpiece for hundreds of similar grassroots actions around the country.
Specter was once a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act and in 2007 supported allowing a simple majority vote on the bill. But this year, he’s gone back on past support and claimed that he’ll vote to filibuster the bill, preventing it from a vote. Workers and their allies across Pennsylvania are asking Specter to reconsider this flip and return to his previous support for Employee Free Choice, which he once said he was “delighted” to support.
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Sen Specter Tells Democrats I’m going to need you to become Republicans, Republicans at least for a day.”
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Specter stumping with Congressional Dems
Posted by LAURA VECSEY, Of The Patriot-News April 14, 2009 12:19PM
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Sen. Arlen Specter was in Harrisburg this morning to tour Harrisburg Hospital, which is getting $190,000 in federal dollars this year for emergency room expansion. The interesting twist is that Specter appeared with U.S. Rep. Tim Holden (D-Pa) which marks a growing trend for the embattled senior senator that sees him touring Pennsylvania with Democratic congressmen.
Specter is in full campaign mode. The Washington Post reported that on Monday, Specter “openly encouraged” Democrats to switch back to the Republican party ahead of next year’s primary, which will pit Specter against Peg Luksik and, presumably, Pat Toomey.
Specter told some Philadelphia retailers:
“I don’t know if there are any Democrats in this room. If there are, I’m going to need you to become Republicans, Republicans at least for a day.”
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, wrote a letter asking Republicans to support Specter.
“As I survey the political landscape of the upcoming 2010 elections, it’s clear we need more candidates that fit their states,” Cornyn wrote. “While I doubt Arlen could win an election in my home state of Texas, I am certain that I could not get elected in Pennsylvania. I believe that Senator Specter is our best bet to keep this Senate seat in the GOP column. A vote for Arlen Specter is a vote for denying Harry Reid and the Democrats a filibuster-proof Senate.”
OUR Response to Sen Specter: Sen Specter Workers All Across America Need YOU to Become a Democrat at least for a day. Support The Employee Free Choice Act EFCA NOW!
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