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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: kvkkc1 who wrote (35326)	9/7/2000 9:50:19 AM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Capt. K: You ask an excellent question. What have the candidates done for the working man in the past? Let's take a close look here. WHERE THE CANDIDATES STAND ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THE WORKING MEN AND WOMEN OF AMERICA: 1. Gore has consistently supported increasing the minimum wage, in Congress, as well as vice president. Bush has vetoed state minimum wage increases. He wants states to be able to opt out of the proposed $1 increase in the federal minimum wage. 2. Gore has fought against legislation designed to limit the ability of unions to participate in the political process. Bush supports legislation to restrict unions' political contributions but opposes campaign finance reform affecting businesses and wealthy donors. 3. Gore has been a long and vocal backer of workers' right to organize. Bush, on the other hand, is proud of Texas' anti-union "right to work" status. He vetoed a payroll dues deduction bill for municipal workers in Texas. 4. Gore has worked to protect pensions. As a senator, he co-sponsored the "Employee Pension Protection Act of 1989," one of the early measures seeking to protect and strengthen employees' pensions. Bush cut $400 million in state monies to the Texas teachers' pension fund after pledging he would not do so during his campaign for governor. 5. Gore has fought for workplace safety. He strongly backs OSHA's proposed ergonomics standard and has fought Republican efforts to slash OSHA's budget and weaken federal workplace safety laws. Bush has tried to cut funding for Workers' Compensation in Texas and is expected to halt or reverse the proposed ergonomics standard if elected. 6. Gore says no striker replacements. He backed a 1994 bill to bar companies from replacing striking workers. Bush supports privatization of many government services. He tried to privatize welfare services in Texas at the cost of 17,000 jobs, many of them union jobs. Is there any wonder why the vast of majority of working men and women and labor organizations support Gore in this election? We like the way he votes on the issues.