See Specter's State College Town Hall Meeting For Yourself

George Chriss just informed me via email that he's uploaded a video to Moving Image Archives of Senator Arlen Specter's August 12th Town Hall meeting in State College. You can download it here.

George also is asking for volunteers to  help  annotate and transcribe this and the other videos he's uploaded to the site. These include Board of Trustees and UPUA meetings amongst others.

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Your EFCA Update

Brian Buetler reports on the latest in the fight to pass the Employee Free Choice Act.

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), the chief sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act, has a warning for Democratic foes of his flagship legislation: Work with me in earnest on a compromise, or I'll put the bill on the Senate floor and you can vote your conscience.

That may not sound like a grave threat, but it may well be. Two of the bills main skeptics--Sens. Arlen Specter (D-PA) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)--face re-election next year, and both, for different reasons, may ultimately need union support to prevail.

Technorati Tags: Employee Free Choice Act, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), Sen Tom Harkin (D-IA), Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)

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EFCA: Feinstein and Specter Work on a Compromise

It looks like Snarlin' Arlen's own employment future has lead him to reconsider his recent opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act. He and Senator Diane Feinstein are working on a compromise bill which would  replace card check with a secret absentee-ballot-like provision. On first blush, it sounds promising.

Technorati Tags: Employee Free Choice Act, Senator Arlen Spector, Senator Diane Feinstein

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