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Labor union officials say Obama betrayed them in health-care rollout
Washington Post ^ | Jan 31, 2014 | Steven Mufson and Tom Hamburger

Posted on 02/01/2014 2:26:02 PM PST by Innovative

Labor leaders who have spent months lobbying unsuccessfully for special protections under the Affordable Care Act warned this week that the White House’s continued refusal to help is dampening union support for Democratic candidates in this year’s midterm elections.

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To: Innovative

Bummer.


21 posted on 02/01/2014 3:24:17 PM PST by kennedy (No relation to those other Kennedys.)
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To: Innovative

Just flexing their muscles. They’ll be there for Rats when the rubber meets the road.


22 posted on 02/01/2014 3:31:30 PM PST by randita
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23 posted on 02/01/2014 3:34:33 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Slambat

Time to gather the Union victims and occupy the Capitol or White House in DC with beating drums all around to protest this injustice. Oh wait, that only happens with an effective, conservative governor in office who likes to balance the budget as the goal.


24 posted on 02/01/2014 3:41:20 PM PST by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: Innovative

Just wait, they’ll be back in the fold soon enough.


25 posted on 02/01/2014 4:16:08 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: alancarp

That is exactly why the unions should stick with the Tea Party. The Dems want to give union jobs away to the illegals. Don’t believe them when they say the illegals will join the unions. They will say that now and forget it later.


26 posted on 02/01/2014 4:22:09 PM PST by firebrand
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To: firebrand

Anyway, even if they were to start joining the unions, there are only so many jobs to go around. Unions lose with amnesty.


27 posted on 02/01/2014 4:24:10 PM PST by firebrand
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To: Innovative

“Nice Senate you got there. Wouldn’t want anything bad to happen to it.”


28 posted on 02/01/2014 5:10:21 PM PST by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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