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babylonsister

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Hoffa met with Specter on Monday

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Hoffa met with Specter on Monday
@ 2:21 pm by Michael O'Brien

Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa Jr. said Tuesday that he'd met with Sen. Arlen Specter yesterday before the Pennsylvania lawmaker announced his intention to switch parties.

Hoffa said today's news had left the impression that there were new opportunities available to pass the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, or "card check").

"I have been talking with Senator Specter about his position on the Employee Free Choice Act since his March decision to oppose the bill," Hoffa said in a statement. "On Monday, I met with Senator Specter in Pennsylvania and was joined by three workers who would be helped by the legislation."

"I believe today's announcement shows that there is still opportunity to help working people in this country through passage of the Employee Free Choice Act," he said.

Hoffa joins other figures in the organized labor community in celebrating Specter's decision and professing optimism that Specter would switch back on EFCA, despite pledging not to in his statement today.

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Dogmudgeon

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Tue Apr-28-09 02:04 PM
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1. Spector will likely support EFCA

Why?

He will get to put his own stamp on it. A minor change to show that he's independent.

It's not a sure thing, but it's pretty likely.

He is also likely to support Dawn Johnsen. The vote means little to him, but if we make it important, he will find a reason to change his mind.

--d!

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NightWatcher

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Tue Apr-28-09 02:06 PM
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2. let's hear it for the Teamsters' Encouragement

"I met with Senator Specter in Pennsylvania and was joined by three workers who would be helped by the legislation."

my mind is flooded with pictures of how it (did not) happen.

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TahitiNut

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Tue Apr-28-09 02:06 PM
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3. Specter has repeated his opposition to EFCA. I don't see ANY change coming on that.

He'd be committing a "flip-flop" and that'd be a campaign disaster.

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Beetwasher

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Tue Apr-28-09 02:07 PM
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4. He'll Be Given A Face-Saving "Compromise" Of Some Sort

Edited on Tue Apr-28-09 02:08 PM by Beetwasher

And he will come on board. Just watch!

Today he HAS to make noise about not changing any of his previous positions, he doesn't want to look like a TOTAL tool. But I suspect he WILL eventually soften. He IS an opportunist after all.

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babylonsister

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Tue Apr-28-09 02:08 PM
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5. Except that that's Arlen-he does it all the time.

Maybe it's so ingrained he doesn't realize how ridiculous he seems.

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Stinky The Clown

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Tue Apr-28-09 02:09 PM
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6. At his presser today, Arlen said no, once again, to supporting this bill.

He ain't movin' on it, I don't think.

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David__77

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Tue Apr-28-09 02:14 PM
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7. No matter what he says today, he'll support it.

There may be a few tweaks to it, but he'll vote for it.

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