Kuhl stabs AFL-CIO in the back
From The Hill:
Just days after his narrow reelection triumph, Rep. Randy Kuhl (R-N.Y.) stoked the ire of organized labor by withdrawing his support of a bill that would promote more union organizing.
The congressman’s decision to formally withdraw his name as a cosponsor came after he collected more than $88,000 in campaign contributions from organized labor groups.
It’s amazing how gullible labor groups can be sometimes. Did they really think that a Bushbot would support them? What’s the old saying about serving two masters?
let’s hope this time labor remembers.
my impression was that Eric Massa had the majority of union support, including the afl-cio. i was surprised to read that RK had netted 88k anyway.
Eric did have support of the AFL-CIO. The 88k was during the whole election cycle. It dwindled quickly. Loved the comment in The Hill about “Labor Friendly Republicans” - sure!
Love your in-depth knowledge of the issues, LV Vet. Looking forward to your input (if any) on the post I’ll put out shortly on NY-29 election numbers. I know you’ve been doing some number-crunching of your own.
And, heh– “Labor-Friendly Republicans”. Talk about an oxymoron.
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