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February 10, 2010

Scott Brown 2, Barack Obama 0

Posted by The MaryHunter at February 10, 2010 6:34 AM

Freshman Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) has stepped into the breech already as The People's Senator in Washington. Not only did he beat Dear Leader by becoming elected, he is also contributing to a significant fail for Dear Leader's pro-labor union agenda.

With newly seated Sen. Scott Brown, Massachusetts Republican, voting to sustain the filibuster, Senate Democratic leaders failed to muster the 60 votes needed to force a vote on the nomination of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board, which resolves disputes between unions and management.

Mr. Becker, who was first nominated in July, is an attorney for the AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union.

Dubbed a friend of organized labor, Mr. Becker had been fiercely opposed by business and employer groups, who feared his support for the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, called "card check," which would give unions a stronger hand in organizing employees. Republicans strongly oppose the legislation, which could come up for a vote in the Senate later this year.

As union membership nationwide continues to decline (except, of course, in the government sector), unions and their pet president still strive to retain their dwindling political clout. Blocking Mr. Becker signals another nail in the coffin of organized labor -- unfortunately, a coffin that will still require quite a number of nails.

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