Don't talk about Fight Club!
Don't talk about Democrat base activity!
Posted on 03/12/2009 12:32:36 PM PDT by Publius
An e-mail from a state labor group linking campaign donations to contentious worker-rights legislation has prompted legislative leaders to kill the bill and request an investigation by law enforcement.
The e-mail raises "serious legal and ethical questions," Gov. Chris Gregoire and the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate said in a joint statement Wednesday. They referred the issue to the Washington State Patrol for investigation.
Lawmakers would not release the e-mail, but a copy was obtained by The Seattle Times. It was sent to several members of labor organizations as well as a small number of state lawmakers.
The e-mail is an update on labor efforts to pass a bill called the Worker Privacy Act. It would prohibit companies from requiring employees to attend meetings or participate in activities related to political or religious matters, including labor issues.
One part of the e-mail says, "Union leaders would send a message to the State Democratic party and to the Truman and Roosevelt funds from the House and Senate that 'not another dime from labor' until the Governor signs the Worker Privacy Act."
(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...
Please ping the chapter.
Worker Piracy Act?
Haven’t heard about that one.
Pay for play.
Used food from a horse! The message sent by the legislature is "for gosh darn sakes, don't send out messages like that in public!!! We could have made this happen for you."
Because Democrats were involved.
Don't talk about Fight Club!
Don't talk about Democrat base activity!
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I hate Gregoire and her corrupt associates in both parties, but I don’t see a crime here that is not committed by countless other groups. The only difference is that the Labor Council gets zero style points.
An e-mail from a state labor group linking campaign donations to contentious worker-rights legislation has prompted legislative leaders to kill the bill and request an investigation by law enforcement.Huh?
The e-mail raises "serious legal and ethical questions," Gov. Chris Gregoire and the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate said in a joint statement Wednesday. They referred the issue to the Washington State Patrol for investigation.
Lawmakers would not release the e-mail, but a copy was obtained by The Seattle Times. It was sent to several members of labor organizations as well as a small number of state lawmakers.
The e-mail is an update on labor efforts to pass a bill called the Worker Privacy Act. It would prohibit companies from requiring employees to attend meetings or participate in activities related to political or religious matters, including labor issues.
One part of the e-mail says, "Union leaders would send a message to the State Democratic party and to the Truman and Roosevelt funds from the House and Senate that 'not another dime from labor' until the Governor signs the Worker Privacy Act."
Some good news today, anyway.
This appears to be a blatant criminal act with evidence of political contributions tied to the passage of a specific piece of legislation. That is political corruption and should not be tolerated.
And, BTW, it is still a crime even if "everyone else is doing it."
ARRRRRRH, ye scurvy scalawags!
I thought it said "Wanker Privacy Act"
Cheers!
Does this mean we can get rid of diversity training?
lol; I mean, YES!
I don’t disagree with you. However, I can assure you that the WSP will not find evidence of any crime.
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