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When it comes to Tennessee politics, the labor movement, and SEIU... Blog/205 has the inside scoop.

"State Politics" Posts

TN GOP Law To Take Away Your Healthcare Is Unconstitutional
In a development that should suprise absolutely no one, Tennessee's Attorney General, Bob Cooper, issued an opinion that the so-called "Health Freedom Act" pushed by right-wing state legislators is unconstitutional.

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Posted By: Mark Naccarato on 4/6/2010 12:53:00 PM

comments (0) healthcare ,  State Politics

TN Right-Wingers Distort the Truth About Union Elections
Tom Humphrey of the Knoxville News Sentinel reported yesterday that "a bill declaring that voting on union representation must be conducted via secret ballot failed on a 3-3 tie vote today in a state House subcommittee.  All three Republicans on the Employee Affairs Subcommittee voted for the bill by Republican Rep. Susan Lynn of Mount Juliet. All three Democrats voted against it."

The GOP bill is a response to national legislation called The Employee Free Choice Act, which would close loopholes in our labor relations policy and make it easier for workers to form unions without fear of threat, intimidation, and termination from employers.  But as expected, the Tennessee Republican Party put out a misleading press release about the issue and claims that the legislation would "preserve workers' right to a secret ballot union election in the workplace".

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Posted By: Mark Naccarato on 2/4/2010 10:16:00 AM

comments (2) EFCA ,  State Politics ,  union rights

TN Dems Stand Up to Supreme Court Decision That Lets Corporations Buy Our Democracy
From The Tennessean blog:

In the wake of the horrible U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Citizens United v. FEC, Tennessee Democratic legislators are responding by filing bills that would require corporations to publicly disclose all political donations in Tennessee.

The pair of bills from Rep. Kent Coleman (D-Murfreesboro) and Sen. Andy Berke (D-Chattanooga) would require corporations “to file a disclosure statement including the names and addresses of all corporate officers, directors and shareholders; names and addresses of lobbyists employed by the corporation; a detailed list of lobbying expenses; and the contracts the company has with state or local government.”  Corporations would also have to include a tag line at the end of advertisements stating that they paid for a political ad.

SEIU is opposed to the Citizens United decision and strongly urges Tennessee legislators in both parties to support Coleman and Berke's bill.

 

Posted By: Mark Naccarato on 1/30/2010 11:22:00 AM

comments (0) elections ,  State Politics