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(OPEN):
THE COALITION TO PROTECT MISSOURI JOBS WAS RECENTLY
LAUNCHED TO EDUCATE VOTERS, ACROSS THE STATE, ON IMPORTANT
WORKPLACE-ISSUES THAT, IT BELIEVES, WILL PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN FEDERAL
RACES THIS NOVEMBER. THE COALITION'S STATE-DIRECTOR,
JASON KLINDT [LIKE "CLINT"], DISCUSSES WHAT HE CALLS A
CRITICAL UPCOMING VOTE IN THE SENATE THAT WOULD STOP IMPLEMENTATION OF A
RULING FROM THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD THAT THE
COALITION SAYS WOULD ALLOW FOR "RECKLESS 'AMBUSH ELECTIONS'"...
(KLINDT):
"MEMBERS OF
MISSOURI'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION--PARTICULARLY SENATOR
MCCASKILL--WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LET THEIR CONSTITUENTS KNOW IF
THEY STAND WITH WASHINGTON 'BIG LABOR'-BOSSES--OR, INSTEAD, WITH
MISSOURI JOB-CREATORS. A 'JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL' THAT'S
EXPECTED TO BE VOTED ON IN THE SENATE SOON WOULD PROTECT
MISSOURI-WORKERS, BY STOPPING THE N-L-R-B-RULE THAT WOULD BOTH EXPEDITE
UNION-ELECTIONS TO AS FEW AS SEVEN TO 10 DAYS--AND DISALLOW WORKERS FROM
MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION."
(BRIDGE):
THE COALITION ALSO ARGUES THAT MISSOURI'S SMALL BUSINESSES WOULD
BENEFIT FROM ENACTMENT OF THE SENATE-RESOLUTION--BECAUSE IT WOULD ENSURE
THAT EMPLOYERS HAVE EQUAL TIME TO EDUCATE THEIR WORKERS ON THE IMPACTS
OF UNIONIZATION...
(KLINDT):
"THIS
N-L-R-B-RULING WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A PAYBACK TO UNION-BOSSES, TO HELP
STEM THEIR DECLINING MEMBERSHIP--AND IT MAKES A MOCKERY OF THE
SECRET-BALLOT. PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION WOULD ENSURE THAT
EMPLOYERS ARE ABLE TO FAIRLY TELL THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY--ESPECIALLY
SINCE MANY OF THEM CAN'T AFFORD [THE] PROPER COUNSEL TO DEAL WITH
COMPLEX LABOR-LAWS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE RESOLUTION WOULD ENSURE
THAT THE FREEDOMS OF WORKERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ARE PROTECTED.
MISSOURIANS WILL BE WATCHING TO SEE HOW SENATOR MCCASKILL VOTES ON THESE
'AMBUSH ELECTIONS'."
(CLOSE):
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