You didn't have to be so nice (Frank), Democrats will love you anyway, we knew we could count on you once or twice......
Many thanks to Linda Biamonte's web site (Frank LoBiondo's June primary challenger) for putting me on to another misguided attempt (House Bill 413) by our Congressman to greedily accumulate, union support, Democrat support....or whatever??!! It boggles the mind.
Here's my take. Democrats were riding high in the polls in early 2009 when Frank- co-sponsored this piece of superfluous legislation. 60% of the election vote every two years is a Frank LoBiondo's minimum threshold. It's a disease.
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H.R. 413
1/9/2009--Representative Dale Kidlee, Missouri.
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of
2009 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers
employed by states or local governments.
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Here's what they're saying about apostate Republicans down in Tennessee, where Police and Fireman make make much less than their counterparts in New Jersey..........
......Zach Wamp’s Sponsorship of H.R. 413 Forced Unions for Public Safety Employees
Oct. 9, 2009 Author Toni http://bearcreekledger.com/2009/10/09/zach-wamps-sponsorship-of-h-r-413-forced-unions-for-public-safety-employees/
Zach Wamp who is running in the Tn Republican Governor Primary is continually calling his credentials as a fiscal conservative, free market supporter and pro-US Constitutionalist. I’m finding that Wamp is more a political animal than any of the positive principled values noted above. This pro union, anti states rights push with H.R. 413 shows the farce of the Wamp Campaign.
So much for Republican and Tennessee Blue Dogs who cherish the US Constitution and our TN Right to Work laws.
H.R. 413 – PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE COOPERATION ACT OF 2009
Yet another misnamed, blatant attempt to payoff the labor unions for the vast amounts of money “donated” to corrupt labor friendly politicos. The bill would force municipalities and special districts to recognize and negotiate with a police or fire department union.
Forget states rights and any concept of home rule. Forget that the people who pay the bills, the local taxpayers, might like a say in how their money is spent. Forget that these public service employees already have a valid employment contract, willingly signed, and that in many cases the voters approve unionization if asked.
Nope, not enough according to the unions desperate for new members. We need a federal law because the people might not agree with us. Very democratic!
Hopefully this abomination will die in committee and we’ll see another payback quashed.
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Frank??????? You co-sponsored that? I say that with all due respect to local police and firemen.....who might be feeling very ambiguous about unionizing themselves, "nationally" given the lousy state of municipal budgets all over S. Jersey.
