AFL-CIO: Which Kathleen Rice? (Stop Fast Track)

[Omaha Steve]

http://nhlabornews.com/2015/06/afl-cio-launches-ad-denouncing-ny-rep-kathleen-rices-fast-track-betrayal/

(Washington, DC) – Today, the AFL-CIO launched a six-figure ad buy that includes this TV ad in the New York City media market calling out Rep. Kathleen Rice for changing her stance on Fast Track. Rice, whose congressional district is the most union dense in the nation, had publicly stated at least twice her opposition to Fast Track.

“Which Kathleen can we trust,” the ad asks at the beginning. The ad then shows two examples of Rice saying she opposes Fast Track trade agreements because they cost American jobs. The ad ends with the question, “Should we ever trust Kathleen again.”

“Congresswoman Rice’s about-face on Fast Track is a complete betrayal not only to the constituents in the 4th Congressional District on Long Island but all working men and women across this country,” said Mario Cilento, President of the New York State AFL-CIO. “The Labor Movement believed in the Congresswoman, as did her constituents, when she promised to make the needs and concerns of working men and women a priority. She has unfortunately buckled to the pressure from corporate interests and has made a conscious decision to vote for Fast Track legislation that will harm working people, our families and the economy.”

Organizations that have been battling Fast Track from the beginning are concerned not only with shipping U.S. jobs overseas, but the threat to food safety, increased pollution and rising prescription drug prices are also disappointed in Rice.

FULL story at link.

[Dustlawyer]

1. Then she must go!

Richard Trumpka needs to stop waiting for Hillary to come out against the TPP. It's obvious that she would vote for it, but cannot say that out loud for fear of losing some of her supporters. She realizes that union strength and money is not what it used to be and can ignore them in favor of corporate money.
Bernie is solid and early union support would be very helpful. He is probably thinking that if he backs Bernie and Hillary wins the Primary, she will screw the unions. She will treat them about like Obama, which is to say, not very well!

[aspirant]

2. What's Trumpka got to lose?

Does he really think HRC is going to treat him better than Obama?

[Dustlawyer]

3. Exactly!