AFL-CIO Sen Al Franken (Employee Free Choice Act)

[Omaha Steve]

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/art-levine/newt-gingrich-fights-pope_b_228260.html

Even as clergy of all faiths are backing the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, the newest Senator, Al Franken, made co-sponsoring the Employee Free Choice Act his first official act in the Senate. As he told a reception at the AFL-CIO, as reported by the AFL-CIO now blog:

Franken, a strong supporter of workers' freedom to form unions and bargain, said his membership in four unions--AFTRA, SAG, WGAE and DGA--gave him, wife Franni and his family the opportunities that all working families deserve:

"Because of my membership in those unions, Franni and I had health care during the campaign. Because of my membership in those unions, we have a pension.

"We need to level the playing field. Unions built the middle class in this country, but we've seen the playing field become a steep hill. We've seen a great risk shift in this country."

You can see his remarks here and the cheering response to his support for the legislation.

In supporting the legislation and adding to a potential filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, he's also joining a majority of the public, as shown in independent polling, that believes workers have a right to organize and who accept the key principles of the Employee Free Choice Act.

Just like the Pope, in fact.

So that raises another question for Newt Gingrich: Is it time to make another confession, but this time, about opposing your church's teachings on union rights?

[wtbymark]

1. good on you AL, bravo!

[tomm2thumbs]

2. great message

but their clip editing was a bit contrived. Having said that, 'Good for Senator Franken' - he put it cleanly out there how he feels.

[TatonkaJames]

3. The more comedians elected to the senate

the more the citizens of this country will get what is expected of their elected officials.
Most (we know who) will look at this as a farce, a bruise to the hallowed halls, however, until we
get those endeared to the "matrix" that re-elects the same old garbage years after year, we'll continue
to see the pockets and off shore accounts of 99% of them running this country. My bet is he'll be one
of the greatest senators of all time.

[pleah]

4. K&R

[slipslidingaway]

5. knr nt