Come Out of Hiding, Bret Jacobson
OMG. A labor secretary who might look out for workers?
As an op-ed in today’s Los Angeles Times makes clear, President-elect Barack Obama’s selection of Rep. Hilda Solis as secretary of labor is too terrible to contemplate. “A Disastrous Pick for Labor Secretary,” shouts the headline by author Bret Jacobson, who tries to terrify readers by telling them that Solis is—gasp—looked on favorably by leaders in the union movement and worst of all, she supports the Employee Free Choice Act.
Solis doesn’t hide the fact that she’s a longtime friend to workers and will be a great advocate for safe workplaces, fair treatment and the freedom to form unions and bargain.
But what’s Bret Jacobson hiding, and why is he so scared of a pro-worker secretary of labor?
