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Omaha Steve

(103,460 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2015, 10:21 PM Jun 2015

CNN: Democrats blast unions' pressure tactics on trade

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/03/politics/president-obama-democrats-unions-trade/index.html

By Deirdre Walsh and Eric Bradner, CNN
Updated 10:27 PM ET, Wed June 3, 2015

Washington (CNN)The Democrats who support President Barack Obama's free-trade push are growing increasingly concerned about organized labor's hardball tactics.

The AFL-CIO and other leading labor unions have made defeating trade promotion authority -- which greases the wheels for Obama's massive Trans-Pacific Partnership by guaranteeing it an up-or-down vote with no amendments -- their top legislative priority.

"Labor is going a little overboard and I think there is some potential backlash for how far they are going," said Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, a Democrat, on Wednesday.

The measure has already cleared the Senate, and it's expected to get a vote in the House in the coming weeks.

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CNN: Democrats blast unions' pressure tactics on trade (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jun 2015 OP

WTF! Phlem Jun 2015 #1

What is this? daleanime Jun 2015 #2

.... 840high Jun 2015 #3

This reeks of DLC values. hedda_foil Jun 2015 #4

hey people its CNN olddots Jun 2015 #5

I wonder why these Dems aren't thinking this one through. I mean, PatrickforO Jun 2015 #6

Labor is NOT the group who is going overboard. cui bono Jun 2015 #7

Quite frankly, this is not surprising. The Democrats ARE a bourgeois political party......... socialist_n_TN Jun 2015 #8

Really disappointed in Bera Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #9

It's the same playbook Clinton used to pass NAFTA Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #10

Should read ctsnowman Jun 2015 #11

Reminds me of when they were voting on NAFTA Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #12

Phlem

(6,323 posts)

1. WTF!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2015, 10:27 PM

Jun 2015

Democrat's are blasting unions on "Free Trade" bullshit?

this is Orwellian.

The Dem's have sunk to a new low.

But, not unexpected.

The times they are a changing my friend.

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

2. What is this?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2015, 10:29 PM

Jun 2015

The people answer to politicians?

840high

(17,196 posts)

3. ....

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2015, 11:07 PM

Jun 2015

hedda_foil

(16,502 posts)

4. This reeks of DLC values.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2015, 11:57 PM

Jun 2015

One of their goals was to lessen the political power of unions. The name may have changed, but the melody stays the same.

olddots

(10,237 posts)

5. hey people its CNN

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2015, 12:10 AM

Jun 2015

TVs have been changed from Fox to CNN for various reasons and now CNN is almost Fox .As for Dems blasting unions ? yeah some dinos get airplay on the new Fox which is something that has to
be dealt with .

All these flat screens beaming bullshit are pissing off even the wingers where it goes next is a real puzzle because businesses are cutting their cable too .

PatrickforO

(15,109 posts)

6. I wonder why these Dems aren't thinking this one through. I mean,

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2015, 12:27 AM

Jun 2015

there's a REAL COMPELLING reason unions are so against the TPP. Why don't they listen instead of criticize?

These are their people, their constituents - the ones they are SUPPOSED to act in the best interests of.

cui bono

(19,926 posts)

7. Labor is NOT the group who is going overboard.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2015, 12:58 AM

Jun 2015

Goddammit. WTF Obama? Fucking stop this stupid shit. Turn it off. Now.

How far labor is going? It's you asshole DINOs that are going to damn far and way overboard now just STFU already!!!

Jesus fucking christ. Idiots. Go join the Republican party already.

socialist_n_TN

(11,481 posts)

8. Quite frankly, this is not surprising. The Democrats ARE a bourgeois political party.........

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2015, 07:44 PM

Jun 2015

and, as such, they will support whatever the capitalists want them to support. The only time this will even be challenged is if there is a massive outcry from the people.

Starry Messenger

(32,375 posts)

9. Really disappointed in Bera

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2015, 11:45 PM

Jun 2015

Labor supported him in a race that was for a seat that was rated one of the most vulnerable in the whole country. I have a picture of myself outside his campaign office, and there were other union t-shirts in the office too. We were phone-banking. Me and my friends drove up to Sacto from the Bay Area.

I'm lucky Rep. Speiers, my own rep, is opposed to TPP. I'm glad Labor is digging in its heels.

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)

10. It's the same playbook Clinton used to pass NAFTA

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2015, 01:22 PM

Jun 2015

If anyone wants to go back and read the news around the NAFTA debate, when labor started fighting back, you had Clinton and the Dems and the media calling labor unions a bunch of bullies, entrenched special interests, etc.

Not that the business interests pushing for TPP are anything besides very narrow special interests.

ctsnowman

(1,903 posts)

11. Should read

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 06:47 AM

Jun 2015

neo-liberal Democrats blast unions'.

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)

12. Reminds me of when they were voting on NAFTA

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 09:41 AM

Jun 2015

This headline could have come straight out of the past. It was the exact same thing.

Clinton and his allies turned on labor and called them "special interests". For a few weeks the whole debate became about whether Clinton and the Dems would have the courage to stand up to the powerful special interests who want to block free trade.

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