A greeter at Walmart? :-) On Nov 7, 3:56�am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yep. > > You thought you were losing Jobs Abroad before, wait until Obama is > through with you... > > You will be lucky if you could get a Job at McDonald's. > > On Nov 7, 1:47�am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Big Business Prepares for a Less Friendly > > Washingtonhttp://www.truthout.org/110608B > > Washington - After years of playing offense, big business is getting > > ready for the less familiar role of playing defense following > > President-elect Barack Obama's victory and legislative gains by other > > Democrats. > > > � � Corporate America enjoyed favorable treatment under the Bush > > administration for almost eight years and for most of the era of > > Republican control of Congress from 1995 to 2007. > > > � � Now unions may gain a stronger hand, and business is bracing for > > greater financial regulation, worker-friendly policies and an > > emphasis > > on social spending. > > > � � From a guarded view on trade to expanded collective-bargaining > > rights, there's a new wind blowing through the Capitol and big > > business groups are bracing for a storm. > > > � � One reason they're sure to find a less sympathetic ear is that > > members of groups such as the National Association of Manufacturers > > and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent big bucks trying to defeat > > Democrats in congressional races. > > > � � Instead, Democrats expanded their numbers in both chambers. That > > left these groups on Wednesday trying to put a bright face on results > > that gave Democrats at least five more Senate seats and 18 new > > members > > of the House of Representatives. > > > � � "There are many areas of potential cooperation," John Engler, a > > former Republican governor of Michigan and now the president of the > > manufacturers' group, said in an optimistic morning-after news > > conference. > > > � � Greg Casey, president of the Business-Industry Political Action > > Committee, offered: "It's an opportunity for the American people to > > ask for competence in government." > > > � � Business lobbies can take solace in one important development: > > Democrats appear to have failed to win enough Senate seats to reach > > the 60-vote margin needed to cut off debate and force votes on > > controversial legislation. > > > � � This numbers game is important because unions have their eye on > > rapid passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, which was supported by > > Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden. The legislation would end > > seven decades of secret balloting during union drives and instead > > allow organizers to collect signatures from a majority of workers to > > form a union. This process is called "card check." > > > � � "We're very optimistic about an Obama presidency. The Employee > > Free Choice Act is our number one legislative priority for next year > > and we are going to be pushing very hard," said Thea Lee, the chief > > economist for the AFL-CIO. "It was the centerpiece of our electoral > > efforts . . . we are very confident that it will happen." > > > � � Less than 24 hours after the election, both unions and big > > business were busy identifying who they'd be pressuring if the issue > > goes to a vote early next year. Many House members voted for it > > earlier this year, knowing that it wouldn't pass the Senate. > > > � � Now, with a president who won't veto the pro-union legislation, > > more Democrats in the Senate and Republicans in disarray, it's a > > different ballgame. > > > � � "Next time out its not going to be considered a 'free vote' by > > anybody, so that's a changing dynamic," said R. Bruce Josten, > > executive vice president of government affairs for the Chamber of > > Commerce. "I am still positive that we can defeat it." > > > � � Manufacturers fear an early vote on the question. > > > � � "This is not the time and certainly not the issue to build a > > relationship," Engler said, suggesting that Obama and Democrats will > > need big business to help turn around the economy. He identified > > Virginia's Democratic senator-elect, Mark Warner, a pro-business > > centrist, as a Democrat he'll be lobbying to block the card-check > > measure. > > > � � While recognizing that unions will have a voice in the White > > House > > for the first time in many years, the Chamber's Josten wasn't worried > > that he won't be heard. > > > � � "I had to fight for two years with the Republican majority in > > Congress on immigration (reform) . . . the majority of people we were > > fighting were Republicans," he said. He also recalled that the > > business group also fought a losing battle against complicated new > > accounting rules after energy giant Enron's collapse. > > > � � With the jobless rate expected to rise above 7 percent before > > Obama takes office and the economy expected to contract sharply over > > the 10 weeks until inauguration, Josten thinks that reversing the > > economic slump will trump any activist agenda. > > > � � "It's the economy, the economy and the economy," he said. "Obama > > is a smart guy and he knows his policies depend on the economy > > growing."- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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