Benedict Arlen Specter flips on card check as expected

Another flip flop from Arlen Specter, although i’m not surprised. Hussein Obama and Specter are now hoping a compromise could be worked out. With Rep. Joe Sestak likely to challenge dirtbag Specter for the 2010 in the democratic primaries, Specter yet again looked out for him, and how liberal he could become to help his re-election chances. More from Yahoo:

Sen. Arlen Specter said Thursday the “prospects are pretty good” for a compromise on legislation making it easier for workers to form unions.

Specter had come out against the bill in March, disappointing labor leaders. They had hoped he would be the crucial 60th vote needed to overcome an expected GOP filibuster of the Employee Free Choice Act.

The Pennsylvania senator has since switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party, and he said he’s been meeting with labor leaders and fellow senators in hopes of coming up with a compromise he could support.

President Barack Obama also said Thursday that he hoped a compromise could be worked out that would “get enough votes to pass the bill.”

A top priority of labor groups, the bill would allow a majority of employees at a work site to form a union by signing cards and would take away the right of employers to demand secret ballot elections. It would impose stiffer penalties on employers who threaten workers who try to organize unions and would provide for government arbitration if management and workers cannot agree on a first contract.

Specter has said he opposes the “card check” and arbitration provisions of the bill. But he does support other union-friendly alternatives such as speeding up the election process and giving unions more access to campaign at work sites.

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May 14, 2009 · Filed Under General Politics

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