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Business groups see victory over unions in Sen. Lincoln’s primary victory
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Jun 10, 2010 01:21am |
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| Author | Michael O’Brien and Kevin Bogardus |
| News Date | Thursday, June 10, 2010 01:35:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Business groups opposed to “card-check” legislation declared victory after Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s win in a Democratic primary in Arkansas.
Unions had worked hard to defeat Lincoln, who opposed legislation that would have allowed unions to form if a majority of members signed cards indicating their intention of wanting union representation. The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) was the No. 1 issue for unions in this Congress.
“A massive investment on the part of union bosses, which they will not be able to duplicate in other races, resulted in a loss for Big Labor’s poster-child candidate, producing a general election where both nominees will oppose [EFCA],” Katie Packer, director of the Workforce Fairness Institute, boasted in a statement.
Lincoln eked out a victory with 52 percent of the vote over Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter (D), who won 48 percent. Labor groups had spent around $10 million to unseat the centrist senator, who had angered unions over her opposition to the card-check bill, as well as the public option in healthcare reform.
The move pitted labor, usually a Democratic constituency, against the party establishment, which had backed Lincoln as the better general-election candidate against challenger John Boozman, a Republican congressman in the state. |
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