AFL-CIO Comes Out Against Immigration Bill
Tags: AFL-CIO, Immigration, Unions
By: rgahagan
This should make things interesting with regard to the Democrat vote.
Unions Differ on Immigration Legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The revival of the Senate’s immigration legislation also resurrected a rare split inside organized labor.
The AFL-CIO formally came out against the bill Wednesday, reflecting the distaste among manufacturing unions and others whose members have been displaced by overseas competition and would have to compete with an influx of cheaper workers who don’t have labor rights.
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June 21st, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Thanks for reporting this, we’ve been asking this question a lot around here. Even John Edwards “opposes” this bill, and “amnesty”. Who would’ve thunk Edwards to the right of McCain?