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To: Lane3 who wrote (59164)	4/14/2008 12:32:44 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543302

Probably has more to do with getting benefits for contractors who function like full-time employees so companies can't take full advantage of their input while keeping them two weeks away from falling off a cliff all the time. I'd suspect that measure would go over well with the folks who want more workplace stability. It's not a huge measure since unions are not going to spring up and have the same kind of power they had in the old days in rust belt industries.

To: Lane3 who wrote (59164)	4/14/2008 3:18:42 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543302

"It's time we had a President who didn't choke saying the word "union." We need to strengthen our unions by letting them do what they do best - organize our workers. If a majority of workers want a union, they should get a union, no matter whether they're full-time, or part-time, or contract workers. And that is why I will fight for and why I intend to sign the Employee Free Choice Act when it lands on my desk in the White House." Bless him. And we need more areas in which unions can organize. It's one of the ways income inequality can be reduced.