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CLYDE BOWDEN
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JOSEPH A McCAFFERTy
By JJ Barry, Internollonol President and C/o IBEW loatI 380 1900 RcJg.r Ike
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Edwin D. Hill, In ternational Secretary-Treasurer SocOOd 0",,,<;1
RUt M. CARR INHO
C/C IBEW Local 1274
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WAllY SICKLES
Hr.-I import;JnI pohhc:d dcn,>jon of thl.: 21"\ ct:'ntur),. \\')u[ :.<OlBfW 1<><* 71
we-:-.ptxifk;llly [ho~ of uo; who vote, I)L-cau~ PL'oplc \,"hn
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Tlli" hour founh Joint column in ,I I"Im on lhe suhll'( 1 of polil+ do ISEW lOClI M>B
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topic for one ..,implt: n:a<'<)Il --- 11lL' ,woo dettion ...m: oJ criticl) sl'OCT
LYLE KEITH QUERRY
impon.mt:l: to c.llh and en:r" nun ,Inu WOIll;1Il \\ ho L.lrri ...... ;ltl do IBH'i ~_ 50:
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TIll'. de<.-11lH1 ofh:I"'" <.Ilmt' oj lilt' ('k':lrt..,( ('hoice:,> In p.:;ll.... , BILL J MOTLEY
Fk-uion, JikL' thl' - II ilh '0 Illuch ;II ~t;lke - COll1e ;llong only en:r)' PO Box III
Edwin D. Hill (left) and J.J . Barry lu"~, Ok"I.,."" 73Ot!'JOn
othL'r dt'cadt! or '(), The following pa).:I." nmuin ,Ill t'xpbn,ltion of
[hi: nLlgnltudt' oj Ille r..Kl' ;lIld the i~,ul" ,II M.lke, But Ihl.' Imlx)r · organi/;ttlon .... Iralt.'rn,\J J(xlgt:.. , ,lIld, yt.'_'. politic.. _ \\\.: IU'::l r from Se ..... '"
M1LTQN L FOSTER
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(;Ill! thing [0 reTllL'ml)(:r I:' thm there Jrc ~t'Ill11nL' diITerenc...-"> on I il,ll m:lI1y <lirkrL'nt ,>OURt:,'" around I.'kction time, ,md all Ilf thcm ,>t'ck 'oIBP.'IIloatI191
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I"tlt" hl.'twL"(.·n thl' candid,ne, for Prt....,iLll·nt ;IllU \"ice Pre,i(ll'm ~11\d (0 1llt1I1t'm'l..' our \011.' hlllfft!1 WaYl '.g:.an me

lllll" of their p;.tny mall':'> 'ol.'l'king '>(:':11 .. in Congre,~. tlw gO\ernor- A, a union Illember. 110\\ 1..'1 I..'r, vou h~I\'~ ;I dl..'cp ;lIld ob\ I()U~ E>Q<>tlt 0.,,'''''
JOHN ECOLE
~hlp' ;lnd '1,1\10' le).:l';blllrt.·'_ TIle",; diffl'rl'IKl'~ Ir.tnsl:!tl' inlo gL·nuine 1l11I..'fI.:~t III your Joh ,ecurit) ;1l1<1 th .... policit':> th:1l \\ill enahlt, 1I" to cJo !~W \.OC.)j 23(8 138 No>
(UIl'oL·quence.. for \\'orklllg f;unilie:._ \X 'c 11;1\,...' ;I ,takl' III "ho 1\ lib gum ;lnd pro."pl:r ,IS work .... r'>, Tlw po]ilica ] art'na .Iff.... ct.~ 11:-. F,ftd,1t"'''" NB c,na<l.I t3A .. "

,mti \\-hat till'y \1 ill do onCl' in office Thh dl'('\ioll m;uler... : it 111:11· \\·hdlil..'r we like il or not. \X'c <I1"t.' i n politic... ht:(";lll"l.' \\1.' have to
INTERNATIONAL
leI.... ~I great deal. ;tnd your \-Oll' m,lIll'r" e\l'l1 ilion,' be. hec::w,c I.kft·ndin~ ollr riJ.:hh :1'" worker... b our l't·.. ])(lI1:,>ihiliIY VICE PRESIDENTS
'-lome h:I\I.::: told lh tlul the tone of our column .. L., morl' pam· nOI only ;1,> ;1 union. bUI a! ..o ,I-. nIl/en .. in ,I dem(x:r.ll·~ It \\ t' F~~1 IMIt
';1Il than In the P;I't \1.1\"I)t' ,0, Tht' n,';I'MJIl for that I' hL·cw .....· don'l unl1c ~lIld 'pl';lk lip fOf ou""ch-I..'''. \\110 \\ill) Thl..' inl'orm;l- DONAtO lOUNOS
Ihl.' I(t'puhlican P;ln~ I" controlled hy Iho"L' \\'ho~1.' ;Igl.'nl..b i, tion lOnl.lllwd on the p;tgc.. of thi .. publication i, intt:nUl..'d 10 M ".,..uga U' ....
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dlfl'C-tly oppmt.·u to our \Idl-lx:ing \\i.: h;111..' worked ,Inti will ... l1ml you till' imp,lct thi~ ckuion 11;1-. on your l\ork1l1g lile
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r.:ontinue to work w ilh pcoplt: of good Llith in .my and all pol lIi- Th,lI', \1 herc \\,c're corning from, ,Ind tlla!" ... \\ hat \\e ,I...,k rOll to FRANK J CARROLL JR
(;<11 ranie ... BUI llll' IkpllbllUl11 k;ldl.'r:-.hip h,h IMgl'ly turnl'd thl... ir think ,1hoUI II hell you go into thl.' Iw ing hoolh. 100 G,."""",w Road SU,IG 111
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b;l(:k~ on u" ,1l1d ,0 \It' lind our..eht::-. ;dliL'd with the 11~lditi()nal Ead1 and e\l.'T) one of w. along \1 ilh our f:unilie ... ,Ind ml.'mbel"'

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r;lfty of worklllg pcople, tht: Dt:Ill!xrat.. \\1.' do nOI agrcl..' \\ ith of our commun iti""" ha, .1 \'oi(:L' \\'h;ut:ver ~'our PCNlIl,11 beliefs LAWflENCE E ROSSA
rh~' 'kmOU;H~ on ~'\'I.'r.' i~"lIl'. hur lht',- ;!fl' lw [Ir the lX'I1t.·r P:IM\' - and \\l' re"lx'('( Iho,e IJf ;111 lB1\\ rlll'mlwr" \\L' IlI}:l' ~IlU 11l
Ii I help u .. prolt'( lour II1ll're,h :I' \\orkt.·r ... l'xcrn"l..' YOUf prt.·t.ioll .... nglll to \ote. II i, IInpon;llll 111;1\ our polil-
Thi, 1<' no tmw tor ,I holler-than-thou ,ul\IlIdc Thl' I' no lillie K~II k;ldcr-; 't.·L· Ilut IBE\"(' lllt:ml'X'r, ,1I"t.. lI1\"ohed. COllcl.'fl\t.."d Uli· FOu"" Oostfd
PAULJ WinE
fOI philo ..ophlcd I1net1ll1l1lg. \X'e-;llI 01 W.-;Il"l' 1ll :1 h;lIlk for z .... n' who clre ,1houl is..,ut·.... It j ... imponant lh.1I thl.'Y knc)\\ thaI 1110 RR"""9 R<*(l . s.",'o ~

nul' future. and \\t.' wou ld \101 be lul fi lling ollr r<: .. pon .. ihililit'~ ;b \\,t.' ;1l"C p:lyirl).: .Iltcnlion to tltt' gOH:rning p nx:e ........ II yOli don', like CI "''0' OM> 45231

union 1t.:;ldl.'r~ 11 we told you Ihat lhh \\';1' ;u1}'l hing k~ ... tht.' IV;]), politician ... h:l\ .... trl';lIL'd OUT (·onc~rn .. in Iht., pa:'>(. gel (Jut ~,i.~ D',,,,,,,
MELVIN WHORTON
In ;\ lin ion ;1 ... biA ;lnd dive""e a.. lht.' IBF\v, \Ie h;I\'e memhl..'r, and \'ott:. It h your 1lI()~1 P()\I~'rlul in ... tnunent for dMngt: IOOConcou'se P&, .........
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01 our identJlY \\1..' :lfC :KIl\"t' in n:ligiou~ ).\fIlUp_'>. gun duh.. , nnc Day, bUI ,llxI'c ;111, usc it! , 50.",0.",,,,,
JEREMtAH J O'CONNOR
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Just the Facts, Folks!

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A handful of hot races wi ll determine WILliAM C EADS

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working families control of the U.S. Senate
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Battleground states Battle for control is fierce and every DIRECT

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 H/eclioll Looms as Cm cia/ f or ll10 rkillg Families ({lid Ibe IsslIes TI1al Af recl TI1em
ill.: 2OfM) l"il"<.tion ... ,In.' ;thOlLl i ...... lIL..' when.' pl.'f1I~ Of \\ 111 il Ix.: tfl.·nlh \\.Irf:lfl.· \\hL'rl.· Wl' 11'\ 10 ding 10 \\Iu\

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11\1'\\ rlll'ml'X-'r. Ii .. t' ;lntl \\ mk. the .... lnlL"u otfici;d ... who .In.: L'\ I.·r i, Idl 01 our rigl" ..-
dlo'>L'n Ihrollj.{h 11lL' potllicd prell.: ...... wj.,.. ld 1)(1\",.. r o\cr our Your \ o\~' \\ III hl.'lp ,111"" l'r Ihal qUl.',uon
"tITking li'l· ... In ;111 dL'llltJn tlut ":I.,
do'>\:' ,I" ,h, ... (lIll' ;LPIX';Lf', 110\\ ... hould ~Oll HJle? Tlul\ up to \'eIU Bul, ;I ... ;t union 1lll.·1lI·
[0 hL'. 11ll' Hit..·... (If \\-orkmg f",,:ople \\ill Ix- nilic;ll-m'l\lx- l'\ L'n 11L·f. Ix:fon' you (kode. \'Oll ,hould ;)1 le......1 gel ;t blx)f 11I.'r"pt.'ll l\t'
dL'('i"ln~ Oil \\h,lI" ,II '1.lkl' [n tll1 .. ,pt.'{ul puhhcllion Ih.1I uke' Ihl' pbn'
"<) it' ... 1 ~o()d 11Illl' 1(1)0.: p.l\ 111~ ,llIl'ntion \0 thl' ,-ie\''> oj tho.: l-.tn· of 11ll' Cklollt:'r ,.......ut.' ollhe JBFII JOUr/wi. \\1.' di'o('u~" Iht' '..... IIt;" .lIlti
diu.l[L.... for 1'1"\"lu\.'11I 01 th\.' l mh:d "1.lh,''', for Congn..,." lor (;{)\t'rnor pre......·nt 1I1lonn;I\IOn Oil ho\\ clIldiwle ... in 'Olllt' of Illl' d(h\'''t r.lll....
(it Y(I\.I li\\..' in onl: 01 thl' II "'1.lk'" Ihal \\ ill t:k"<..[ .1 j.{o\l..'mor III 20(0). ft-d ,lhoUl Iho-..: l ....'Ul"' Till.' OUICOIllt.' (If tilt......... r.1{e'" Will ddl'rminL'
.md for lour ".111.' 1q.':l,l.ulIre .lnU loc.:.11 offill:"'> 'n1\: dlOKC' \\e \\ ho l.llh 11lL' ,hoh III thl.' \\'IlHc [{Oil ...... .:uK.1 III Congre", \nd 11t.:'1
!luke in 200() \\111 1t'\\L'.1n imp.lll on our Ii'l"" for \<:;;11"> to corne lIl.lkl.·.. ,I hig d,lkrell(l.'\o l'\t.'f\ man ;1Ilt! \\Ollun \\ho ill',I(l.. 011 10
\I.lk..' no mi ..ukL' "IX)UI ,I \\(Irking pt.-'ople 10<1;\\ f;llt:' lou~h \\ork t:adl (b~
011 ...1.1("11.'''' 111 IIll'ir n~'\L'f·L·nding light for.1 f.lif ... hake in 11ll' \\ork 1'
\ ... I'fl.....(k·nt .I.llk BaIT') .lOtI X'(TL-1.':lry~Trf".I"lU';·r hi Ihll ..... on
pl.lte Tilerl' .Ir~' pt."{)pll' III tilL' LOfP0r.lIl' l:omlllunity dri\t:'n h~ a P,Ij.:.L' .! 01 Ih,' ...."lIt·, ho\\ you U<.,(· YOUf \ ott' I'" yt)llf (,111. '11ll' (lnh
hungl'f for mOfe monl') .md j>L"{)pk- 111 Idl"{ltOgil:<l1 ~irdt:' ... \\ ho \\ n II1g lk'(.',,,ioll '" 10 '1.1\ hOIllL-' on Elt'(.1ion D.I~
think [hat \\urk~'" rigil" dOll I m,'Her 1l11u:h. llR'Y h'l\e .Ilhall(t"(t
their ide,I'" \\ith mont:'\". po:J\\L'f ,lIld innUL-'n(c. Lllxlr ha .. fought
them til .. ~LlIld~tili fOf no\\ BUI thl' 20{)O elL"Clion... \\ ill tip the
IXlbll(e \\111 Ihl.' ""'III'~ blt 111 ollr b\or or ;tg;llll~1 w.' \'fill tlw
liN dl.·Lltk· 01 Iltt:' 2hl ~entul'\ lx' " liml' of progre,," and pro... ,
THE BATTLEGROUND STATES
very vole counls, no matter where you live. It is important to the IBEW's long term inlerests

Critical Issues for E thai 011 politicians, from the presidential candidates 10 locol officeholders, know that IBEW
members are oelive participants in the political process,
In the race for the Presidency in 2000, however, some stoles will playa key rale in determining the
winner. Both candidales hove a set of core stoles that pasl history and currenl polls indicate will be in
AI Gore's or George Bush's respective columns on election night, Other stoles are leaning one way or
Working Families the other, but are not sure things. Much of the candidates' focus in the lost weeks of the campaign will
be on the large stoles that could still go either way and whose major chunks of electoral vo~ are need·
ed 10 win. These are the "Battleground Sloles" of this eledion.
There i. .' 110 sbo r/{fp,e q/ isslles q/ i11lpor/cll u;e There are nine states in this calegory: Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio,
10 !J3E\\'T m elllbers olld Ibeir / alllilies Ib is year. Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Together, these stotes hove 153 eledoral votes. The margin

- /-Ier e (Ire sum e of /hem . of vidory- 270 eledoral votes are needed to win the Presidency-for either AI Gore or George
Bush will come from these stotes, Turnout in these stotes is usually higher in a presiden'ial election
yeoI', and could be boosted by high profile Senate races in Florida, Michigan, MissoUi and New
Jersey. Paycheck deception has reared its head again in Oregon in the form of a bahat iniliotive
THE ECONOMY that would cripple labar's abilily to fight for legislation and candidales favorable to working people.
lSi II Clinlon\ 'Khiu.: 10 hillN,:1t during hi .. 1992 campaign. ~I"" Each of the batfleground states has a significanl number of unian members, As happened in
Ihe Fconorm ;..tupid, ring .. ,I" Inw lOlLt~ :1" it did Ilwn for ditfl.'f' 1996 and 1998, a higher than overage union turnout can be decisive.
t:'nt fl';I'>ll!1" [ilL' good l"t:llnOIll\" h .. , hL"lpt.'l1 nuny \\orklllg Llilli- The IBEW urges all its members 10 vole, But if you live in any of these nine states, your vole is
I'l''', \,hilL- otlh:r" h,,\ •.: ht'L'n ldl Iwhiml 1 nL'mployment '" ;11 .1Il especially critical. 9
;IIlliJ11l'lem \I.tny \\'orkl'1"" h:l\l' "el'n their ';l\ing'" for ro,:tlL'~ment
;111(/ Ihe"trt'ngl h 01 llwir 11l'n"'lon pLIIl'" grm\ ,ignifi~,Hltl} A "Ol1r
eCOnll1l1y-;t" l'''''ll'd dunng tllu(il 0 1 Ihe Ik;tg;II1-Bu ... ll \'L"II''' I"
IBEW Membership in the Battleground Stat es
umlouhll'dl\ h;td lor ;Ill \\orking peopk Tht: qUl, ...lioll in thh
L"ll.'dion i, \\ ho lu, II1\' hl.:,1 IXlticie... 10 I-..I.'ep Ihe ",conom~ ... trollg
;Lnd 10 lIl"lllllh' IXI,ili\l' dl.mgl" [0 hdp \\ofkl'''' {'nlo~ llll' Imlh
Ill' llw,r bhll'" "'1.'\ pel1llh leI ("(m,i(kr an' \tw u .....: 01 tht:' proJL'(.t~d
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SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE

111l.·...I.· .lrl.· till' kt·\ 'o(Ki.11 progr.ulh in till' ['nill.'{l ....1.1[l.·'. n-'lxlIl-
'ihk' lor kn'ping Illllhon ... of ......·nior ('iti/.l'n ... lrom .\ lile 01 po:l\'ert\
'>tlli.lt 'x"L'uril\ j, lulh 'o(11\L'nt unlil ;LpprOX11lJ;Jld\' .!ny;. \\Iwn II
I;lte';t ,,1)(ml.111 (II fl·\l'nlll.'lel Lel\l'r Pf(IIL'Lll."Li 1lt:'l1dil", TIll' ~" •• ~t
n·.1f 10 \\I11th Ih., "hool,tll \\111 (llUlf h.I'" 11(.'\.'11 pll"lll'd ha(k dUl'
Ie I tIlt' ,1ft m).: ~'\ (me llll~. le)\\ ul1L'mple l~ ml.'nl .Intl Ihe .Iddllil >n,.1 rl'\
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(eans
.., Nmembcr - approaches.
Am..:riGI\ working familie., face
;1 dear-cut choice in a lough.
tight l.'It..'uion for the next
President of the L'nitt'd ""t.lIe..,.
De"pite portr.tY:II., to the con-
traIT. it h \\'llhout doubt that \ 'jet:
Pn,,'''ldent Al Gore anu GO\..:rnor G..:orgt:
\\ Bu~h arlO <X:C;IIlS .Ipart III Ih..:ir ..,unu..,
on the major i!">.~Ul·.'" of \'ital imporunce
10 working people :II1U lheir f;\lnilie..,.
Labor Mobilizes for Gore
1111..' Lthur mon:m..:m Ius Ix--en mobi-
IUlIlg in ;l big \\,;1\' lor lhl." election. ;ind
union mo.:lllh.... 1"0 GII1 turn OUl thl.' \"(lle 10
hdr ded d pre..,ident \\ho will fighl for
working t.unilit·.., on <;lIch i,,,ue'> as, qual-
11\ ;ifj(m.bble hL'alth GIrt:; fair. family -
.. llPP0r1ing \\;lge..; ..,trong pllhliL etiuC"'.J-
til Hl. ;l ..ound relir..:ment "}"~ti..'m and good
he.llth CIft.: for current and funlre retirees;
go(xl I<~l<; and tr::uning; a pfl..·...:::ription
UOlg I)t.·ndit fOf .111 fl,tirce."'; ~lI1d the right
10 org:mil.e for ;l union voice :11 work.
Th~ II3F\v. the AFt-ClO and atTilbt-
ed bhor union .. h:1\l' l;nthu~i;l..,tiC:tll>'
..:ndor.. t·d GUfi..· as lh..: tru..: " fighter for
wmklllg fal11ilic..,·· A do:....: look :It the
cmdidale.., r~("of(b ..,hims wh)'.
\X'e h:l\e highlighted the i<;~ues mo.."
1l11]1ort:mt in th..: daily li\..:!"! of union
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GORE AND BUSH:
art n t e ssues
mt:mher ... and theIr r;l111ilie ... on P~ge 6 .
Check (lUI the applicant~. The chan
..,hO\\ ... hm' r.tdically lliffcrent Bush .1Ilt!
Gor..:: actually ,ITe Oil tho,< j ...:.ue,> Thl:'ir
individual fc'cord ... ;mo policy rr()p():-':LI~
... how \\ht:re they really "'Iand on the
cruci:lJ mailer. facing thl'i country- the
h"uc'" [luI 1lJ;tItt'r mo,,[ to working fam-
llie",
Gore h;1.., ;10 RR percent lifdime \'0\-
ing fecord from [he AFI.-CIO, .mtl 11<1"
"tcadb ... tly taki:.'11 ;J pro-bhor ,.,[and. In
... tr1king contr:L." to Bu"h . Con:'.., record
"ho\\,> that ht.. "uppon<; the right \0
OTJ:;mi7t'. h:, ... workt'd \0 Lm·rea ..... tllt.:'
minimum \\'age, oppo,>ed ami-union
IXlycheck protectiOn, OPIXN,-"{I ~c()mpa­
ny 1LI1ion<;~ (TEAS! ACI), ,>uppon."> pay
equity. ha . . t()tI~hl for Da\j,.,-!iacon .mel
other pfl.'\ailing "agL' ]:1\\,,>, !'>uppon....
exp:.IIlding Family and Medical Le;ln~,
has fought for workplace saf~t) :md
opp()se~ ~trikL"r repLlcem..:nt.
A.., pr..:..,idL"nt. Al Gor..: will 1l1~\ke
,lppOir1[rn~nl~ to imj"Xlrtan! ,Idmini:-.lra-
ti\'e po~ts :lnd nominatt' ~llpreme Court
jU!:itinc:.., !:illpportive of working f:lrlli1y
issues. George \'iI. Bush appointee.., to
ttl(."'SC cmcial IX,..,!" would not he work-
ing-family friendly. a.., Bu!"!t,-.., choicL' of
Dit."k Cheney a.., a nmning milte vi\'idly
illu'>lr.tte.."
"\X'e need tIll: Ill:st friend we Lin
po...,..,ibly h;I\'e in the \X'hite Ilou'>t'. and
In .2000 Al Gore l~ that friend: ..,;lId
mF\\ International !'n,:..,idefU J-J. I~;lfl)'
As ~l Congre.."slllan, Senalor and :IS
\'i(."e Pre..,ident. he ha<; ..,tood up lime
and time ag,lin for our righL"',~
Public Opinion Polls: Voters
Favor Gore on the Issues
\ ·iet.' President Gore and Go\'emor
Bu"h IM\'e lX"'en running praaiGlllr neck-
~lIld-nCi..·k in the public opinion polb. and
thl? f:Ke b dt·...cribed :\ .., t(Xl cln'>C' to Gill.
Yet. the poll~ ..,hO\\ that Gore is gaimng
;md that \"Otel"'> EI\'or Gon"'·'" ~\;Ind on the
import:1Il1 i,,,ue..,. A Pew Re .....:trch Center
surv.c-y r<C'le:lx"(l in ~ptember sho\\s th;1I
when \otl'l"> ;Ire a..,kl..J ,Ihout <;pecifil'
issues. Gore outjX)lb Bu.~h ;L'" the c.lIldi-
dale 1)('..,1 able to handle al lea~t I') of 19
policy issues te:.t ..."Cl.
"Gore i~ seen :IS the c:mdicbte \\ho
would do the Ix:st job on the i~ue .. th;!!
m:IIt":f most to An1l'riClll'o-SOlial
St!curity ;tnd ,\k'diGl fe, ..:dllC:1I1011 ~lI1d
he:dth (":trt:' ~;lid Andn;:\\" Kohul.
PeW ("t'n!er director
\,\Iht'n ;I:-.ked who could be.~ t
improve the nation'.., health Girt'
5}'~tem, 51 percent of \'otefS polled
ch<Xl ....• Gore. \\ hik- ~2: !"t"rn'!l1
("hoo......: l3u.. b. t\"::lrly half o! \'ot":l"'i
('19 percent) ~J)' Gore would be
mo:.t cap:lble of kl.:"eping Soci:d
St."Cllrity ,lncl fo.!eciiclre !-pound. ",hik 3()
percent clu)(N:' I3Li'>h. Gore abo leacb on
t.'<.iUGltion. hy 'i) pero.:nt to 39 percent.
And Gore i<; S(.--e!l :1." lhe (.':.lIldidate hest
;IIlI..: to keep the tlnnomr ~mmg.
by ~6 percent to 3H per-
ct;:nt. ~Fully 81 percent
of Di.."'mocr.ltic loyal-
on the enJlln1llr.~
said Kohut. And M good l"'(..'()1l0my in the prtX"l·."'>, ~ '-.;Iid t jnrt"
I ndependents
d~lrly fan)r
these
IS~Ub.
~ ;\1 r
GOR' h;1.'"
III ;1 d l'
h"::I<I-
w ;1 y
ton thl'
h..,ue..,1
hecau'>e
ahll; to ..,ho\\
that hLs pmgr:.UllS benefit mid-
dle-income (;tmilie"'. \\ hile
\lr, Bu.sl'-", policie.., '>eeIn l;Ii-
]Ort-'d to corpor:.ltC intt'rt'<;l~
and Ihl.' \\dl-to-do.~ rtlx>n-
L,j TIl(! .ku' H:.IIk 77111e5 on
St.·ptlllllll..·r 19, 2000.
Bush and Gore:
Where They
Stand on the
Issues
1111..' Gcm."/ lJel:lefrnan
C.'lI11p:tign h:t:-. i:-"~Ut-d ;1
dd;likd l"Conornic pbn
'>l·tting fonh dozen ... of
~rx:ci!k propo ... ;!I.., 10
keep the economic rt'cmery ~oHlg.
..,lrenglhen SOci;11 St.""'t.."lllity .md \\t-'l.lil';.lfe.
,ai'>(: thc income.., of working Eunilie.,.
inn:,..,t in our children and tht""ir -.choob.
..:nSLIrt lh;1I Lltxlr ant! eO\'ironnwntal "';111-
{lmb .11"1..' pan of "II new tr",It· ,I.t.:rl.'e-
IlK·nl';. and l"l.·duCl: IX}\"t'ny
The docum..:nt il1(."ludt::-. pLIIl'" lor
the cre;IUOI1 of 10 million 111..'\\ high-
tedmology job.., O\'l'r 10 y\:;lI"". ;Intl .1
IUllifonll and UTll\Cr:-.,IIJ Prt'>C.Tiplion dnlg
bend!t (for all older Americ.Hl.~ Undl.'f
i\1t,...dic:uel:· 3ccording to an AFI.UO
<;wnlllary of the rCjXm. ~1111> pLin \\ ould
Ullpm\'C edUGlilOn by est;lbIL..,hing llm~
n,:rsal pre'>t:h(x}l. Ill(xlemizing ;1Ilt! ("()O-
..,IOlt1ing ne\\ ",-h<x)!..,. hiring ITlOIV tl·.Kh-
el"> to ri..--duce dl"'''' <;ize .1Ilt! nuJ..ing hi~h­
er education more ;lCc..:.."..,ihle to \\( (rkin.u:
f;lInilie..,.~
"In contr:.\..,t, Bu .. h'.., recl"!lII}
urweiled pre"cription dOlg plan rdIV<; on
the <;ame pri\,:ltl?-m.u-ket fOfce':> th;1I h,l\l'
broughl '>(:niop, nu~~i\'e .\k(liClrt· 11.".10
pulloub .me! kft working f:lmilil:~ with
~hrinking pri\':lIe-pbn in<;ur:U1,:e her1\......
fit.<;:· r~ported the AFt. ClO·.., Ilid, ill
Progress. "Bu.. h\ pLtn :11""-1.) would k:I\'c
..,om..: H million i\kdic:.lrt· lX:ndl(l;lri<;.,
without t'O\'ef:'lgl; ;Ind would not rt":-.tr:Jin
.~o:lring dmg pri("e<' .K(·ording II' ;lll
AFI.-CIO ana lysi ... of thl" pH)pO~JI.
Bu.~h OppOM.:.~ raising Ihe minimum
\\~lge, oppu~s D:n' b-B:Ko n pr..:v,tiling
wage Jaws. suppons "righI-to-work."' is
nrl."l1 tn r:li .. ing tIll" "'IKi~11 <;"I"\II'il\ 1" '\lf('
lllt"nt .Ige .mel propl)"e'" panul jlfl\,tllz:t-
tlon of j\kdiGlrL·. 1k would pri\ .ltiZl"
Social ~ecLlritr by din:rting fund~ 1Il10
rbky prh:tte account ... llld propo"l"'" to
gl\'l' ~tl1d..:nb uX-"'lIpponed \nUI ho.:r:-.
for privale s("hoob r:.lth..:r th~1n impf(l\'e
public o.;ehools
On taxe... Gort' proJX):<'" ;I 'full !'.mge
Ofl;lfgeled l:IX CUb to working falllilil·"'·· to
help IXI)' for colkge tuiti(lll, hl':lhh ilhllr-
ance ;md child Glr..: ~ I \\ ill nOI ).:0 .llon).:
with a huge LlX cut for th..: \\o:.:l1th\ .11 the
expen-.e of ev..:ryonl.' d .....: and \\ rt'(.\; our
"\'n,,' ha\'1.." lO ~I asiele enough 01 lIlt" "ur-
plu.., to 'Ifeguartl "S<X"i;l1 'x"'\.·lInl~ .Iild
..Ifl'n,!.,tlhl·n \il'tiiClfl' '.0 it'o.; ;th,.IY'" there
for you.
Texas Truth Squad
"In 3 ,*",rit'''' of nati(1)\\ ide 10\\ n lull
Illt.'l'ling"" \\or~ing Tt·x:tn.., .Ire tl·lIjng
the tnuh ;lhoUI hm\ \\·orkillJ.! f;1I11IIIl'''' III
till' <;tall' ;Ire faring .Iher almo .. t ~IX
r":;If'> with GeorJ.!1? \X' Bu..,h ;h gl J\'er-
1l0f.- r..:portcd th..: AI'l·ClO Lllx)i' 2000
Cllllpaign, 11ll' ··It.·X;t~ TnJlh ~qu.ld~
11;1.., tltl.'d c\..,e ;Irll'r CI~\: to proh' that
Bu..,h 1::0 "no friend of workin.u: LlIllilit''''
Bush b('\i\.:'\·l'.., lh~n D.I\"is-RIUlIl ~lIld
pr~\':liling-\\";lgt.' L!\\.., ;lfl' w.l..,tdul Iii..,
Glmp;ugn ..,t;lll·d, ··\);l\is-B.acon Ll\\ ...1I1i-
fici:llly inn:t1~ the U)!o,I of feder.11 l'()fl-
..,tnK1ion pmWi..'1,.. ·~ 1 k (JPIXl"'e~ in< re;I..,-
in).: the minimum wagl.:· :lnd "'~l\~ ",UH:..,
:-.hould he ahle to opt OUI of \\;Igl" ];l\\S
Bu"h ..,upponed ;lllo\\in~ corpor:.lti! )11~ to
r:.lid pt:n:-.ion fum).., 10 lin;ull:l" n .. k, llll'rg-
..:!'.., .1l1d ;I{"llui"'ltiom In I?T hl" trll'tl to
r:tid the tl.:"llCh..:r.... rl'lirL'I1Il"nt lund \() raj
ror an l.·nOnllOLh tax tut for thl' \\ I:.llth)
In 1999. ;Ig;lirbt the \\i .. he.., 01 tht'
Tex ...... legi..,l:uure. Bll..,h tried til lkom
health in~Ur;1I1l"e to 220.0(}O unin ... ured
poor l"hiklrell.
Hu ... h \l·toed ;1 dUl"'" dll'c~-on htll jor
, ... _- -- ~----'- -~ - -- - -- - - - -~----

munidp.d workt'!"'o l)("t";IlI'>c he.: thOllght
L1 might ulllk.. rminc Tex;!:.' righl-[o-\\ork
km., Hl' tm..d \0 dimin;l\t.' or pri\ ;t(!z\.:
IhouXind.. oiunion loh... in Tex.I"', Bu.,h
IX"lit:\'e" lIllIon \\orkcl"'l undermine the
l'ConOm}' ,Lnu hr.lg'" Ilu( T\.'-..: •• .., i~ a
"right-Io-work' ..I.tte with 10" unioni/.;.I-
lion of th(' work fORC
Puhlil rc!.:ord., ..,110\\ thai under
GOH;rnor BlI"h. "'t:X;I'I 11;1.,,> onc 01 t1w
\\ON puhlir h(,':11I11 n.'cord:. of ,Ill lIll' ';()
.. \;ttL· ... Of alithL' "(alc.., TCX,h i .. \\'01"01 on
hc;tlth in.,>m:.mu' lor lhildro..-n: 19Ih in :111
people \\ illt 11\.:alll1 in"Ul'allu:: I')th in
"AT ">t:orc." drtl In :ILL'rag..: houri}
,,'agc .. , 511h in ]"'Io.:r-'Ill(h.:nt c'pc:ndllUrC.,
IIII' L,ducuioll; 11n<.l in llnl.:rnp]o}"mcnt
m .. ur..lI1lL"; .. nd Il)th in union T1lt:"1ll1X'r-,:h
;[ Ikrn,;nl:lgl..· oltl1\..· popul,ltloll,
net:d 10 .Iddre.. .., immec.li<lld}, ..,,,id Ik
\\;11t Ort'Il-"'ldn. \\ ho diren:. Ihe U)(':.
nallonal immunization pr()~r:lm
In Augu!'t thl..' nation,,1 n1\..'(ila n.·ponl..",1
Ihal a feder:11 judge h;ld "'Ieppt.-'d in ;lnd
orck'rcd Bu.. h·.., T\..'xa:. 10 ro..: It... faill",1 dlil-
dren·., ho.:-;llth ~y"'I..'1ll \ k",k.:r:11 ludg;:
ntk--d th;!t Ihl: --t,II\..' of Tl'\.1'> 11;1... bib.! to
prmic.k· limd\' ,lIld cOlllprdll'n.. i\ I.' ho.:-;Ilth
Ul<:" 10 mon.: than I ') millioll 10\\ mum1\..'
t-hildn.·n. throwing a ClIJ"\l' Into thl..· hur-
gl..'OninR prl' ..id;:nti;ll l1llllfXugn dd1:lIe ot
health policil...... " rqxlnl..'(1 111(' llilll"m:'
jOllma/on Augu ...1 j l
·Illl..' rl..'(__ord ... ho"'" Ihal Bu.,h dr.l ... tied-
h CUI ...1.lll' funding for illlmuni/... llion..,
1->1.:1\\l'e"n I<JX) .Ind 2000. 1'I..·x,1'> r:1I1k..,
1{)\\e..,1 01 ;111 th......Iale... in fUlldint-: "'IKh
'>CJ"\ iLe.., a.., health em' .lIld I..'{luLlllon.

TI1I..' Cl'nll'r... for Di"l',I"t-' Comrol ,llld
Pn,;'\l'ntion cUX:) ,lIlnounn·d in .Iuh
that Ilc)u"'ICm, -I'I..'X;\"', 11,\ ... til\..> lI)\\e... \
dlildhooc.l immunil:.llion rat .... or .1Il}
I.I!}:I..· <.II} in th\..' country. and hl'ahh
offki;!l, k.lf' II1\..' n,lIion' .. founh Llrgl',,1
(11\ L'" rifll' for I..'pi(kllli( It I'" -.cjlllt-'~
IhmR till..' gon'rnm\..'nt and community
Local 60, San Antonio, lX, Registrar Armando Rodiguez, left, w ith
Vice President AI Gore at a labor reception.
rq)()Iled 171{' E("(mollll.\/ mag.IIII1('
Fum.ling for Ihe"(' '>1;'1"\ Ic.-I..·... 'fell durillt-:
\11". Bu ... h·.., tenn. [he nUt-:,IIinl..' fI..'pt)nl.."{I.
.lIld T~\;I'" i.., ·- .-th in "Ix:ndint-: per he.ld
on prim;!ry and x'(:ondal), L'(llIGIIlOn
:lIld -IOIh in "'1X'nding Oil puhlic.- hl..·allh
-lllt~ e!e(__ I;on of G\..'OI}\I..· \\
would he a c.h.,a"'[\..'f for IBn\ ml'mher.
on e\erYlhint-: Ih:1I ;lfft."lL'" our h\e!i·
hood ;md (lur Brotlu.:rhood. \\Tole
Bu ... h Imern:n;on:11 Pre'>idcm 13.lrry ;lIld
11lII..'rn.n;oll;\l .......-'(Telary-TR'a ... urer llill in
IllI..' "'\..'plemhef :WOO /BEll' .lour/wi 1II..'
would he di.";l.,trou..,, lht.:} noted. on
1l.ltion:11 n:onomk policy. ulili,,-
dl..·rl.'RlILltion. n;lIiIJn,11 Llhor Lm. r:lil-
fO:ld retifement :.md otbt'r pen"ioll".
(X"cup;'lIion:ti "':Ifety and h!;'alth, lic.'en~t'''
lor fOfl..·it-:n ;tnd nonunion Idcc.·ommlllll
CHinn .. c()l11r;lnit"~. pay equity. j);I\i,-
ItlCon ;lnd projl·C.'t Jahor ;JFl"et'ml..'nt ... ,"
Bush's Military Record
in Question
"{7)e 80s/Oil Globe reportL'c! I:Mlie"r in
lhe _~U1l1Iller [hal Uu~h Ill;!} h,1\-I..·
~kiplX'd .Ill I..'ntire yt:;lr oj '\';lIion;.1
GU:l rd duty in the" !;'arly 19"'(}.,_ The" Bu..,h
elmpaiAn d;lilllL-'(i thaI hI..' drilled \\ ilh
[hI..' IH-th Tactical Ikconn .. i..,..,:lnu.:
~qu;ldr()n in t\bhallu frolll l crl [0
pr_"\ BUI hi" ramraign R'\k"I..·d dOClI'
n1\'111'> from Iht.:.' "".ilion.11 Gu,lrd' .. R'PC)'"
llOr)'. and [here h no ~\idl'nn' hI..' I..'\L·r
[r:lined "ilh the unit .1" rl:quirl.'d R;l\hl..·r.
Ihl..'n.· I" much t'\ Klt.:n e" lIldlldin~ ;1
'1,llellll..'ilI Irolll h .... conun:mding olfin:r.
whid1 ",uAAe..., ... he 11.... \I..·r IO\\L--d up_
Cheney and Lieberman:
A Stark Contrast
\\ -lUI ;1 difk-n.·nCo:.I unllmg m;lIl'
nukl..·... , COI1Ir:...t \jce I'll.. Iclenl Gore-..,
d'OIU..' of ">l,:n:l\(Jf .10(' [ ·1x:nn;.lIl (1)-
Conn) ;." hi., vit-.... IXI..""hJl·lllu[ nlllning
tll;II\..' ,\ Ilh (;mernor Bu"h '" \ hoice of lor-
Illl'r GOP Ikprl.."'I..·nLUi\ I..' Ri~h;lrcl Chl..·lll')
"'l'n;1l01" Udx'rrnan 11;1 .... 11l SO 1k"rLl'llt
lifetime ,·otin).: rl..'cord nn \\orking Ltlll-
il} 1....'11\..·..,-;. fl'l"Ord th.1t 'IX.lb for
;["'I..·lf ;lnd jor \'ile I'rl''''llk·nt Gort'.
Di(k CI1l'nl..·Y'" \'()Iing re, ord i, horri-
bk "The rl..·cord oj tht nn··.., \otD cm
\\'{)rking l.11nih i_.......ul', dunng hh PT9-
191-19 'lint ;1' ;l congre .....,man from
\\v()rnin~ i, _~[lInnint-:l, b;ld .- noled
A1L·OO I're~idt:nl Jllhn J. 'lwt:ene)
'OJ 1')- \Ole:-. on kl'} \\(lrk lllg family
h"'\l(", Cill.'nt'V \'ok'd ri.l!hl iU~1 ninc
[1I11l'''- -"{'ofing .1 \\ h~ Ipp I,~ () [X'r{ c:nI
liletlllll.: rn'ort! Th.1I I..·\,,·n \\Of'>\..'
[h,lll "'1..'\\1 Gingrkh-" fl' ,

The Presidential Election and Workers' Legal Rights

(71)(' JoJfowing is a SlII1IIIUlI)' of !HEW/ G£>lIercll Coullse/I.aurellce Coben 's presel1fation 011 "The J1l1po nanct.'
o f (he Prc!)idcnliai Eleclion o n Our Lega l Rights" at several progress meetings.)

aw aur labor laws are odministered by government agencies, and how they are The Clinton labor Deportment reversed the Reagan lobor Deportment's attack on
interpreted by the courts, depends on the man in the White House. My message Davis-Bacon, by issuing new regulations that undid the damage of the Reagan reg-
to you is very Simple: if George W. Bush is elected President in November, fair- ulations.
ness and justice under our kibor laws will be lost for many years. We hove faced a hostile Congress since 1995, and only the odive help of this
Contrast our experiences during the 12 Reagan-Bush years, with the eight Administration--ond particularly the use and the threat of Clinton vetoes-hos pr~
years under the Clinton-Gore Administration. vented the ellOdment of a host of anti.wOOer lows thot the Republicans favored.
The Reogon-Busn Yeors . The people appointed to the federal government agen- With the appointment of mony new federal judges by President Clinton, there is
cies thot administer the labor lows hod a clear ann. a better balance in the courts. He also has mode two
union, anti-worker bias. labor-friendly appointments to the Supreme Court.
Some exomples: If AI Gore is elected, we can count on more of the
The laOOr Deportment issued new regulations that some (fair treatment). But, if Bush is elected:
gutted ma jor parts of the Dovi~con Act ond the At the NLRB, he will be able--immediotely after
Service Contracts Act. taking office--to name a new General Counsel and
The labor Department also Virtually slopped to appoint three of the five Boord Members_ There will
enforcing the Occupational Safely and Health Act. be on immediate antHabor Boord ma jorily,
Workers were left without protections. At other federal agencies, such as the Deportment
At the Notional labor Relations Boord, there was of labor, OSHA, etc. , we would gel a repeal of the
a streom of anti~abor decisions by the Republican experiences of the Reagon-8ush years.
Boord . Many of them reversed earlier cases that hod In the courts, many new hostile judges will be
been in effect for many years. It was the most biased appointed .
Boord that I have witnessed in my 36 years as a In the Supreme Court, five of the nine Justices were
lawyer. appointed by Reagan and Bush. In mostlobor cases,
Our situation was mode even worse because of we can count on only three, or at most fou r, votes.
the judges appointed by Reagan and Bush . By the Three of the nine Justices are 70 or older, a nd experts
time Bush left affice, they hod appointed well over predid that the next President may appoint three new
half the federal judges. And, they appointed five of the nine Justices on the U.S. Justices. That's enough to give us a friendly majorily on the Court for the first time in
Supreme Court, years, or to stock it against us for decodes.
The Clinlon.Gore Years . The most pro-worker, prQ-llnion Administration since the The bottom line is this:
1960,. In a Bush, Jr. Administration, labor and workers will face the some a ttacks on
The people appointed to the NlRB, the Deportment of labor and other key gov- their rights that we foced under his father and Reagan. And if a Republican
ernment agencies have been friendly to labor and have aggressively enforced our Congress is returned, we will hove no source of protectio n in the federa l govern-
worker protection lows. ment, and must expect a series of anti~abor lows.
At the NlRB today, there is a favorable 3·1 majorily, and the General Counsel of In a Gore Administration, we will continue to get the fairness and Justice thai we
the Boord is a former union lawyer. have hod for the last eight yeors-and that we deserve.

BAnLEGROUND 200 0 OCTOBER 5

 Who Will Fight
For Working Families?
VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE
Patients' Bill of Rights: .\1 Goo: ... upport.... ;J ..(mng PalH•.'nh Bill of Righh. I it'
belieH!,., patient .. ,.. hOLIld lu\'l:' ik'uer ;Ieee........ to "JX'oali'it .. , gU;\rJOItt'd CO\"l'r.IHl·
of emergency ((XlIn treatment and till:' righllo hnlclll\IO....I((ountahlc. (Ikl/Jas
l1umin~ S("Il:S, l I:HX); Dcmocrllfi(__ D('bcll£'. ,l1ml(;b(~fl·r. ,\11 I 26 (XU
Minimum Wage: (;OR' \oll'd [0 r:li ....... [be 11linimum ,ugc ;lIld ;1'0
Ihnov lUlll·...,
\'ict' Prl....ldclll 11<..' \\OrkL'tIlor allotiu.'r IIKfl'ilX' GOfl' "uppon., r.U"'lIlg thl' cur,
rL'n! rlllnUllllm wag\." (0 "6. l'i ,In hour (711t.' CUI/l/llt'nUlI .\f1f)(.,tll. I 200D. n,('
ColtlllliJlIS /JJ,/)/tlth. - /0 %. IIR .1-10. O}//RIt~i(m(/11 ill(' -"292, II N 89; IIR 2.
CiIllJ!r('x"fOlW/ \ (}I(' ~6H. i [- 8<), liN $-'U, Om,I!,rt."",,/ollllf \ (>Ie ·()22. 1020 --)
Davis-Bacon & Prevailing Wage: tlort: ,>uPlxm,> Da\i.... -Bawn. G(m' ha'>
alw3Y'i roughl to prol\..'(·, tbe ft'dl'ral [)a\l ... ~B'Kon tlW Ih.1t prolt.'(·I." a \\ofkt:r""
righl [0 a rair wage, am.! he 'iUpport ... l'xpanding lilt' !:J\.. 10 indmk '>lhool
con'>lrunion. f7be Commerdl/I Appcal, 12 (Xl: fiR 5J.12, (.I,mgr{'s..w)//lIl I iJI£,
::105. ') 2100)
Privatization: (iclrt.' ... upport ... puhllt "'l·t.lclr \\clrk~·r... (~c,r~' C'PI")(N'~ priU[I/_1
[ion tkit would 1..'lImlnaie tll..'(L'nl I{)h~. and h\.' k-d [hL' ;ltimin i ...lr;ltior)"... fi/-{h[
.. lgdJll"'\ BLI~II'~ pl.lll 10 prl\<lti/e )-:o.. t.·rr)lll~'n\ ~\.'I"\ il'e~ in Tl·'.I~ (Gr,n'I·II/II/-!.
I/flg{/:IIIt'. (r 981
Right-to·Work: Gore 0PIX)!-ol':-. so..(·.. l1t.·<.1 "righHo-work law.." ;lIld ..,;ly,>. ·the
right to 0TRanize and b:IQpin coile(.·tl\dy '>hould ncver he h lcl<:kt:d, nt'\'("r be
Slopped and ne\·t:r. t'vt'r Ix: l:Jken aw;LY-~ (Cllialgo T,,"bllll('. ~} 1'99)
Medicare: (;orl' {lppo"'l.'~ ~ul~ to J'lkdil.l!"~· .md \\i11l1~e 11ll" hlldg~,t ... urplu"'lo
... [;lhl1l/l' \kdicla' ;llld gU.Hanl~·l' pr~·..,trlrtion drug Iwndit ... tll .111 ~l'lli{)r'>
through J\!edkar~' (,on.: deknd.., thl: right of "'~·niot· ... to lvlll;lin in tra dition,1I
k'l.."-rol"-"'l.'nill: 111..";11111 ilhUr<ll1le pJ.!fl~ if Ihey ~o tk'~ir~· (,\{llirJ/J(/I.lolII'Jwl.
H 12 .!(}(}(): I.IJ.o; ,\11,.;('1('., TIII/t',. () .!.!()(/: Ol'S 1/0/1/(" 1<(',t!.f.~ lel: 1l/.l599. 'lfw
\\aslJ///t,;I(J11 I'osl. 1]099)
Trade: Gore suppon,> frl..""C·\rade polkie...,. hut ;Ibo empha:-.i~t's lair u;ltle. (iort·
"iupponL'd pcrmant'nl oorm,lI I[':ldc fl.'bli!)r)s , .. illl China (;ort', howL'\t'r.
p!<:dgt:,> 10 put \\ orkl.'rs· right" aou l'nvironment.11 protl't·tion ... into /-:Iohal
Irade aod jon:.~tml'm ilgri:'t"llll'nh. l;(lrt~ r,lvors linkin~ tr:ltil.: agrt.·(.'Ill~'m., t()
Jalx)r :Jr1d l'rn·ironml.'nt<ll i,>,>ue~. (.\alfmUillol/I·//(/I. 11'2000. 81212000.
Associated Press. J 1000; ,11111'liC(I I \\ fJrk. .kptemlJf.'1" .!(XX))
Pensions: (;or~' ha,> hl..·1"1l ;1 k;ldl"r 10 protl..·( ling ;111<1 IInpro\lIlg IX'I, ... ion bell
dit ... 111 ... \\ork h;I'" k.:pt yflllr m(ml.') ....Ifl· ;Ind nl..lJl' II l":t~il'r to kl'l'P your
Ill."n~i()n ht... ndll~ when you mon° \0 ;I !1C\\ loh. (\{'IIIIIf' HIli 6,"6. 10/,1
O'/IIU'e.,-' lI/1ile Ilmrw I're,.' R('/{,fIW. -;.~{)l)8. 1.0.' . 111}.!(,/!'., "fillll". II.lW).
\fllI OieRo (llioll Tnlmlle. 8 If) 95)
Social Security: Gore oppo.'>C..·'> hight'r retirl"ml'/U :lgL·'> Gort· \\ illul\ e... 1 a por-
lion of Ihc budgel surplu ... III kt:t'p S(xiLiI Security ,>lrooK Gore'" plan would
protect guar.lOtc:l..-cl benefits .mU offer worker ... "uppll'lllt'ntal Rc:tirt'lnelll
Saving... Plus" accounts on top of promi'!t!d bene:fit'> 10 hoo...1 relirelllt'1lI for
10\\ anulllooc:rall'.. incorm.' familil's. Gorl.'·s pbn woulu cnahh: w()rkin~ f,m) ..
ilit'~ 10 ulntrihule .1 ponion of tht'ir incomt: In Ih(' IOltk).. like: aCloum ... ;lIld
Ihe: gon:"rmnl'nt would nlaKh the contribulion on J 'iliding -.t.::lle, [Il\' 100\t.·r
thl' incotllt". th<ll brger the 111<1lch. Eligihllity for Rl'tirt'lnl:nl I'lu~ Sa\ing'>
lop~ ofT at ~';o.oC)o f(Jr a smglt' pt.'pion ,md 'lilflO.On(J for a ('oupl!! (.\afill/ltli
jOIlr1wI. 1 1 200(); AmeriClI @ If'm-k.'iefJ/t'miJer 200f)}
Education: l~orl..' "'lrongl~' ...uppon.,> hlp:lnh;lll !t'gl ... btlon 10 rd"llliki .lIld mod
ernlll' tilt" n.ltion· ... cnlrnhling d.t ...... room... (iurl' '>upporh ... trong publil
,><-'hfM)!... ;Iml \\ ..Inl ... t() iI1\L,....1 in .'>lh(M)IIlI(KIt'rIlIZ.llltlll .Ind CtJll ... tnKti()I) (i()rL'
1".1\ Of', rl:duLing lll''> '>i/l: .md pro]lo",~'~ lInl\·l.'l"o,11 prl''''( hool Gore oppt ,... ~.~
\OlKIll'1"'> hut ,>uppons Lhartl·r 'thool ;lnd puhlit ...chool (hoilL'. (iOfl· ... up·
pon ... exp;lIlding the: k"lkr:d role: II) educliion, ICldudm~ 1l';llhl'r IHring .Ind
If.lining. "'lh(x)1 Ctll1"'lnKtion . • lOd t.·;JrI\ -dllldh(MM.1 edLlc;t1 ioli (\oliO/wl
.!rJIIl'lwl. 8 12.l()(X,.• lm('I""I(;(1 d Ili'I"./:. ~(1}/('mlJf.'r .!f./()()/
Prescription Drug Benefits: Gore prOIXJ">t''> a uniforlll. univt:Nal pre'>(:npllon
drug benefit progr:un Ihat would t:O\w all the: dd(.'rl)" unuer l\k'di(."art'. (i(1rc'"
plan orrc~ all ~It!di(":lrc bend"ic.:iarie~ .1 Etllar:uuC:!ed. ddlned Ilt.'nefil witll fixed
prcmiurn~ Ihal cover ,Ill ntt."llil·al1> IlL·ce ...,:;:lry dntgs. (;orl'":-. pl:ln will uS!:;""
I\l edic<lre\ barg:lining p'mef ;1" a m'ljor fl·dt.:r<.tl purdlJ~\.·r to nq-toli,lIe bir
urug prices J.nd obl.lin big d iscounls. The Gore pttn i'> ..•...'illlated \0 reach 10
liml:" lhl' numher 01 Medicare rl.'cipit'nt'> ;1'> Ihe Bush pl~lI). ('/11(, \ell' l orA-
Time:>, 9 7100; 711£' \t llsbillJ.:ltJll Post. 9 7;(}(), AP/.-C(O f>/IIJIi, Policy
lJe/Xlnmelll)
6 OCTOBER BAnLEGROUND 2000
GOVERNOR GEORGE W. BUSH
Patients' Bill of Rights: In 199'). lil..'()TRe \\ Bu"h \l"tOt...u 3 mea.,-urr lhal
would ha\'l" allc)\\e" p;llient!"' 10 sue Iheir 11:\10,> for negligent dt'Cisions
Tex:l'" r:lIlk'> 19[h in AmeHCI in it-; perc'enwgl' of rt.·..,idenl'·; \\ho lu\·l.' hcallh
lIl,>urarll"t:. a1'l' A:ai~r Commi.."$ioll (}/lll(yhcait/ alllilbe l·lIiIlSIln.'tI. 500.
/lOll.\(' /JIll ]7(x,. Tew/» /.('fJ,islario! Se:).,ioll. 1995)
Minimum Wage: Bu ... h 0Plx)o;l:." illlrl\hing [I ....' minimum \\;lgl.." .lIld ,1\"
t:\'l'l) "'I;lt~· ... hmlld Ix: :Ihll· to opt oUl of mll)lmum'\\;I~l· ];1\\-, The Tcx;I,> ... 1.lIl·
mlllllllUIll \\ ;Igl" ,... ').-tj'i for ;lgril"ullurl.' .mt! dOIllL'~IK "'l.'nll"l.'''' workl"r~. r.llhl·r
t h;m Ihl' kdl.'f..11 1ll1l11l11111ll \\ .Igl· oj ..,'i l'i .11) hour (1Ielllp/11.\ OJIIIlIIl"'( IlII
. 1/lIJt'fll. J(J II 99. IXIIla., IfrmllllR \('/1"\. 9 /0 99J
Davis-Bacon and Prevailing Wage: Bu.,h helit:ve,> Ih.u J);t"b .. Bal"()n and pre-
\.lilinR-'" .Igt.· law ... arc: ,\ astd"uL 11i:- c:unp:lign ... tatl..xI. 'D;I\'is· B;]con b\\:o. ,mi ..
fi('i •• lI} injl:itl.' thl: cC):o.t of fedl:ral Olll'>tl1.l(tion rroicc.:tl>: .\ Bu,>h Aclminislr:llion
\\oulJ rcpt.',11 Ihe proll'ni{JIl of 1 );t\is~U;Jum. (nIl! Commercial Appea/.
I l() om
Privatization: Bu ... h ~upptln.'" pri\';ltiz;ttion lIu..,h Iril'd to dill1in.lle: lh()lJ~.lnd ..
dunion job. . hy pri\.lIi/in~ gme:rmnell\ ...enil"l'.... in Tex;.... \\hen hi ... pbll
\\;1:-' "'[OPlwd. BlI~h ;IILlCkl·d union,> lor prolL·t ling n1l"Il)I ....·r. loh,>. (/lrlll.,lm/
C/)nJII/(/e. ., 1-' 9- IJtllla.\ \fonl/ l lg .\"£'11'-'. I 209-)
RighHo-Work: Btl'>h "u]llx)rts MrighHO-W()rk. BU"ih helit........... union workers
untll'lll)i"e the t.'COnom}· .II1J a."">1...E1.~. ··Tex;J. ... is a riRhHO.. work state. w ith low
un!oni/~ttiol' ot Ihe work force.'· UllSh .11.'0() 0PIXhl:S union rL'prc'>Clltalion for
puhlic l'mploYL'(''>. (TJlIIifI \\ odd. 2. ) -·W. wtl"" .ltie{L stale. t.\'.Ils/TX0I'en1iew .
~lJ 823. 199') 7b'(I.~ /.I..'RI~,I(/IiH' '\t.';);.sicJ/I)
Medicare: Bu..,h ~llpport.., r:li..,ing J'lkdi(';I1"l' eIJ~ihiljlr agl..'. IIlJ~h ~lJPporl.~ .1
pl.!!) Ih.11 would, I1ll'ltt'(I. pl"\\ ati/e ran 01 \!(:diel!"e lly ~'~uh!j..,hing.1 \'out"il
~'r ..,)"..,tI.."111 !lu..,h ~\lppon~ lH.:;l1ioll ()t pri\;t1l' mcdiLd '>;(\I[)g'> ,Kl'Ounh. \\llJdl
\\Ollid hl'lll'nl 1l);linly 11ll' \\l:;lhh}·. I~u~h 's SIB Irillion tax Cllt \\'c)uld il:a\'e n()
money 10 :-.horl' up ,\kdiclrc (S(llir)l/tl/ jrml"l/tll. i 1 00: 11)(' H'llisbiliRIOII
1'0.-1, .~2FO(j, IIIIJ('rial @ Il b d ', Sepll'IIJ{:X' I" 2()(}())
Trade: Bu..,h strongly ,>upports !ret: traue polkes and ruB Ir;.tding pri\'ileg~:o.
for China. BlI~ h opposes linking trade agre:l.'llll'nlS to labor rights and l'rwi ..
Hlilmenl;!1 i<;.sue.... Bush ()pposeS comlitioning Ir:ldt, lilx'r:lli:.-:.tLion on prowe!>'i
on lal")()r. hum,11l right:-. .lIld Cll\ironm~ntal i ...:o.\Ie." (I....a/iolla/journal,1 1i()(J.
8 1.2;(X); .·I ....wx..i(lftyll'n:.....~.{ 1(J/t)O)
Pensions: ,Iter promi"'lIl~ 10 protl'll tcadwr.... Ix·n ... ion ... dtlrin~ hi ... clmp;lIgn
lor gme:fIlor, (;~'orgl' \x· Bu ... h ... iRI1l'd into !a\\ Ihl.." 1.uge ... 1 rn!uuion II) Tex.l.~
IL·:ll"her IX'n~ion funding L'\l·r. Then. in 199"", Bu~h Ifil'd 10 Llid the Il'.ldll'["'
n:tirl.'llWnI lund ;1~;lin to P;L\" tor.1 I.L'o; nJl Ih;1I hl'lll'fitl'd nl;linl~ 11ll' \\I..';d\h~
flXIIla., IfUl'llIlIg .\el/".\. I 99-. { 28 Wi)
Social Security: Bu:-.h h;I'> propo......J :1 :-.<xi.1l Sccurit) pri\':lIiz;:lIion plan lhal
woultl cut f.tuar:Hlteed l)I;."ne:fiL". l'llh Iha[ .... <mid f .. 11 h:.rdl'.~t on working pt.-"O-
pll". I It' t'\"en would con'>itlcr rai~ing [ht.· fl'tirCIllt:nt ;tge Bu,>h al<;() has pro-
p()~\..""(1 ;10 enormous tilX nil lor till' wealthy al the cxpcn.o;c of Scxial Security
Ilu'>h would priV;ltl/l' ....ocial 'x;:l'urily by di\'ening 1X'\\"'cen 16 percent ;mel
11 peR'l'nt of S<K'ial ~l·l·uril}"·'> p .. yroll [ax rt'\ellue into pri\;lIil.t..'d, indivillual
.1l."l·ClImL.... Ou'>h t()UI~ the '\\calth (,"rcation' Ix)tl.'ntial of prjv;lle ;\Ccount,>,
\\hi( h arlo.· C(}I\tf()ve~i:l1 ;Intl at:cnlt' more tir:1Il13lically to uppcr.. income
im l·'>tOI"'>.f,\(flifllW/ journal. It 12 (X). Amerlca ~ \r()rk. 5<1)(em/)('r 20(0)
Education: Bu ... h \\ ;1111'" It, t:h;l1lnd 1,1 \ P;I\l'f dollar... Ihrou~h HllI('hl.'r'" 10 11;1\
tor pn\';lIe 'o('hool l.."(.IUClllol1 Itltlwr tlun lI11prO\ Ill/-: puhh(' ...(h(M)I .... Bu ... h
propo.....·... lO ~i\e l.'.Kh "'[mlt-nl JIl ... uh'lur pt.lhlil ... chool~ ..1 limill·d \'omher I"
.1I1t.·ml .1 pri\;ul' or p;trtX"h i,d ... ~hool Uu,>h 0Plx,...e ... hlpani ... ;m Ic:g!~I ..Uio!1 in
Congre:.,... [hal would rl.'hwld \merk.I· ... dl'll..'rior.Lling d;l,..room .... ( 11II('nUI II
\I (Jr/.:•.\c1J1l'ml)(.'r .lOfX)}
Prescription Drug Benefits: lllt: BLI'>h pl;l.n relics on the ",!Il)L' pri\.ue m;trkct
fmt:es Ih;}t have hrou~ht senlOI"'> mJs~in' -'kdicm: 11\10 pull()ut<;. Uusb's pro-
posal tloc.'> n o t neat ..' ;1 unin'r.al drug hl.:neft[ that would 1)1.-' a\'aibhle to all
tIll' dtlt:rI), at Ihe 'klllle ~o~t. Only low iI1C01lll: people (with in{:ome~ of Ie......,
than SIUDO per }l'ar) \\llulll be fully ... uh~illizi..'C.i. Bush',> propll:>al \\Otdd
(.·xdmk tt.:n~ f)f m illions or pt·')plt' from Iht: prol-tr:m1. The Bu~h pre~cription
drug phm woultl reI)" p rimarily on Ihl.' "tate.., and thl· p ri\":IIt.: insur..IIKe inllu.,-
try ~t;UL· partit:ip;.ILion would hI.: \"olum;If), ••Inll "'Llle,> and insurance comp:J-
nies would I'll.' aJlO\n·d to <;l't dilkrc!)t prl'lnilllll It.:vd:-. and hendlls. The Bush
ptt n would nOI re'>Ir:l1rl :-;O,l["ing drug price:>. ('fbl' ,\('Il' ~Or./: Times. 9 ZOO: nJ(!
1\ ·a..~/JI1I}.!(()// "osl. 9 7/(}{). AFt -ClU Public Poli(.y /)eptll1menl)
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VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

Who is Joe Lieberman? Who is Dick Cheney?

Ill' Illghh rl:"'IX:( [ed .\llI/mlll( "1 .11I/f!rlUIII f'O/OIl__ ' h;l~ [Ill'" 10 "a\ ;Iho\ll
Connt'(IIUJI .....:tutor JO"'l'ph I I.h:lwnn:Jn:-ln hi ... .,<c'("ond Il'rlll JIll'] 11.1'" tOnK'
10 <M.·ClIP\ ,I unlqlll' pLIo.' III Ilw '-ot'nall'. C::\'t"nlllg tntllll..'ntl' out 01 proponloll
10 hi~ <;('nIOrlly, (Om!llltll't' pO'>il iol1 of poliricil dOli\. an intllll'IKC: thai ('Oll1l" l rom
fe'J>Clt for hi... inlll'pt.:nllcntt· 01 mind. d\ility ol ... piril ,Inll liddit\ tOlhc l,ll.I~L'~ in
'
"hich It<c' bt:lio.::\ e"
The right, llf "(Ir]..t·r..... Ifl' ;tmllllg the C!lL~t.'... in \\ IIi .. h "'cn.lll)r Llt·he.:rm,ln
he.:lil:\e' "'lntL" III" t'!L'uion to Ihe t ... "'etMtl'1Il 19HX. JOt' Lldx;'rmall ha"l'omplkd
,Ill Hl [lL'rtl'm RighI \"o1lllA r('('nrd a" 1.lhllLllnl hy Ihl' 1111'\'\ \\hl"n IIIl' roll \\.1'
cllled. hl"re j, hcm ">t:rMtor l.lcbefman \ ()tcd on kq I.....'ue~,
Worker/ Union Righh: l.iehc.'rm.tn \-(ltcd
in f"\llf of lln:-ut:tt'",rul lq.v_~LtIl()n 10
outLI\\ tht:: practitt:: oj perm.lIll'ml\
n:pbung 'Irikmg workCf'_ I Ie oppo'>t'd
n:luon:il righl-to.work il:'gl<;IaUOIl lit'
;tho ",rood fa ...1 ;tA;tm~t illlll-,;tlimg Jt:W'>I,1
lion pll',hed by nonunion nmlr.lllOl"o
He aho hdped ddc:at fl;'(\er:11 -Paydlcl]..
Dt:cl:plion- Iq{I'\I,Uion, I k al,o oppO-...ed
thL· Ro.:puhlictn-hiltkl'd TEA\I,A(1 \\ hie. h
\\-ould allo\\ comp;my lInion~ and
ht.'lped blo('k l1le:l~ure,> 10 ,IUm\ l'Cl1np;l-
Illo.:'" to deny on'nllllt' pa)' to \\'()rkt'r. 111
favor of compt:n~at()r} rinw
~~11l his secolld term Davis'Bo(on: Licherm . m hJ'" \(ltcd on
m;lny (X'Ghion ... to uphold rhc leller and
[he] has come to ~pirit of the feder:11 pro.:\aillllg \\ .lgL' 1..1\\ ,
occupy a unique mdl1lJmg ;Ipplytng il 10 l<c'der.11 ,>dUXl\
construuion and m:llIltl.'nam:e 11'gi~I,! ­
place ill the Sellate, tlon, diS<I~tt.'r rehef efforts . lOd millt;\!')
exerting ilifluellce out conslruction prolt!Ch
Health ond Safety: \hl'>t fL"e.L"ntly,
oJ proportion to his Lil'hcrlllan ()ppt)'>t'd Rt'puhll(;ln -led
Illurd Chent:\ fl'pn.''>t'ntL'd \\y Ollllll),: 1I1[1l\.' t ... I lou,>!.: \)' k \fl.'<,C nta(JH:"
R
t1\;w....
trolll I'r9-&-!. lit: hl..'('.ullI..' "l·(n: t.I~ of n~..'fl:n .. t: lllltlL-r t.
('l'Of'gl" H \'\' Hu.,h . PnOT \0 hi .. "ekdlon .1" (;l~ l rgt: \\
Chene\' \\~I'" duirnMI1 ,md (hid e'l'UIlI\ l.' ofriu.:!' of I tlllihlU1
HI
,'r Pn..... ll.il;n l
,II'., runillng
the \\-odd".,
L1r).:I..':-'1 ,.,uppllt.'f of oil field '>en in::'> to l1uio!' oil UJIllP;!!lII..'''
IlaJlihunol1 b ;Ibo Iht' p.ITell! compam of Bnm n 8: Root. onL' ,I .\ ....U( WL'd
lIuildt:r.. ;l1ld C:ontr,ILln,,' 1110.. ( Lm;uil-alh JllIlUl1!OI1 tOn .. tTUlllon 1111 (Tlu..' I\IK I..
;1 /L,;tlou .. fot.' of !ilL' [)a\'l,,·B.IUlI1 I\u. proWn I.lhor .IWl'l'mL'nt .. ,Ind Ildmg tr:llk·"
I Irg;lnl/lng ta11lpaign'>. 1 A ... ll1an~ IH!:\\ IIlt'mlX'I"' ).;nl)\\ ISnl\\ n 8 .. I( m ..11ll1<lUh ;1
nJlhle... _,>, Jl()--Iu,ltb-harred ..lppro;llh \\hen il nUIl1).1['> IIW\\ (Jrg.Uli/lJ .llllp,ligll'"
Chcllt.') rook L";:lrJ) rdill.:'lllCnl IRlm
11,lllihllnon in Jl1h alll;r hcin~ '>l'll-l1l--o ,I'>
thc Rt'pllhll( ,m \I( c prL..,tdcntlall;lIlthtble
I k' ,11"1) rook .L lot 01 I blhbunoll <.tolk .Lnd
"1I)(:k Ilphon" \\llh hml. mdudmg hun·
JR,h 01 lilou ....lnJ.'> of "'11K!.. ...h.m..'" ..mJ
flpti"n~ tl~1I hl' would haH.' h. IIJ 10 loriclt
in .1 nonnal ~Irly rellrt1nt'1li For '>e\l:r.11
\\ L--'t'k, ;1 tkh;lh.:' r:IRL-xi 0\ <c'r \\hat C111:nL'\
...hould do \\ ith hi~ I 16 million '11Kk
optIon, :lnd ...hare,> to J"em()\c ;t potcnl1al
("onOitl or Inlt.'rt.~I, If 11l<c' Bu ... h·ChcO(.')
te,11ll I'> dt:ctcd In earl\' ">t:'ptt'mher he
-';U.:rifit'L,(j" 6(,0,000 of hi.... '>toe.:k opllon ... h\
-.c..-IJing thcm JI.I profit or S18.3 million Chelley's ,'oUllg
Chcnl-~-'" \()ling rec.:onl in C()ngR~'"
pTlI\ KIe ... :l \\ md{)\'. 1ll1(1 hl'" ;lntlllllHlIl I)hl
record ill COllgress
IOMlphy, \\hICh app:lrenlly \\';1'> well ~ provi€les a willdow
de\doped long berore he Glllle to nm the
rat nm..,tnlt'tJon comp.any, Bn)\\n &. Hoot
illio IJis alltiu llion
Davis·Ba(on: Chent')' \\ .IS <I prime oppo- philosophy , ll'hicIJ
nenl of the fclleml prev;tiling \\;Igt' 1a\\ III
apparelltly was wel/·
Con).\rc,,,_ From 19-9 rhrou).\h 19X-, 111:

seniority, committee effort.:. to hkx'k rbl;' impll;'menurlon h) la ... t at ka ... t "ix In:tJor \Oll:'" \\Im:h would developed lol/g beJore
O~I-IA of .111 c.::rgunomlc, ,>t.lnd.trd 1II: han' \'\c:lkenL-xi D:l\i..'>- lhcon protl'(1.IOn
position oJpolitical has ;iI'-O fought aUl:rnph to gut O"'IIA., on miltt;u) COlblruc..1.ion. proJet..t.... unllt'r
he came to "111 the ral
budget . tnd enfOfl.:Cll1l:1l1 pcmcr'> Ihc Enmomil D('\e]opmem ,\n. 'lIh\\;I~ cOllslruction compallY,
clout, all itifluence Sodal Se(urity: l.U!hernl,ln h,h voted on t'On,lruc:tion and highwar pf'()JI;'(1S
u". . BrowlI & Root.
that comes Jrom 1\\0 ocC'd_,>ions 10 the feder:t l hml~et DOllble-Breasting: In tht' 1980.... dd>,1I1;'
- Pol itical N e w ~ for \'('orklO~ Families
surplus 10 gu:tr.mtet.' Ihl' fi.,ctl h",ahh of r;lw-'(1 0\ t:r I~~i"huion to h::m Ihe practilC'
respectJor his s()(ui ....c.::('uril\' hdort' 11 ('ould Ix: ...pent 01 ;tllo\\ mg unioniL<c'd firm" 10 oper:llc . I
on tax CUb_ I II: h'h .Ibo emlor-.ed tht ... nonunion dumm} c..orporatiun in ordt'r 10 urnUll\l'nl kdl.'r.11 LlI'I< ,
illdepelldence oJ position in hi~ currl:nl c,unp.ugn OPIX)-.ed such legi,<;btlon in 19H6 and 191'r
lIli1/d, civility oJ Source- 18E\\ 1.C'Rb/llfll'C· ACfI(J11 Safety and Hea~h: In hi.<. first ),c-.lr In Congre...'>. Chene\' \'Otell to If),j million
eel/IeI'. 2000 \ 'oil' Gbw1. /i '/I'I/' IbewoIR from O~IIA ... hudget to condUt1 loh"ilt' in"pt."llion ..
spirit alldJidelity Worker Assistonc:e: S!:r\'in~ in Con~" dunn).\ Ih<c' Rea).\,m re~.. <c'.""1
to the causes ill Chene} \(lll..--d -.c.:\en tUllC ... "gam:.t prugrJm~ In prondl' Ir.unmg. ~)I l~mplO\ ment

which he believes.~~ ;I"i... tan(c, . lnd homl:' fort::tlosUfe pmlL-'("\lon to \\or~ong LlIlIilll'_'> lilt ham ,)b cuth:tck....
':'OllrCf!_ 'Puhtica/ Neil'S/or \\()I'kIl1R F{l/1/Iht'c\, AFI-G/O I..lIiJ()r .!f

~J\l ma n ac of American Po l i l ic~ FamIlies \ 'Ole, bttp· (/wll'Il'aj1cIQ,or8l/(lhor.2(X}() IIl'/I'''-_c)I('I/t'j'2 /11m

Texas IBEW Members Talk About Bush

71Je lol/OU'illl!, tlrlide IClIs su hmitled I~y Ill'() /BE\r" members from
Texas: RolJe11 Slw(>e is busilless nUl /UlMer oJ Local 2'8 (pnman(J' a
COllslme/lOIl locol) i" C01pUS ClJ1isli. and job" /Jaker is 1I memlX'r (!f'
Local 2286 (a utility loca/) iN Beall/non!. Bm/ber Sbake bas Ix'ell
actj('e III fhe IJemOCrtilK Pany sillce 1968 with Ibe pllrp{J.w~. ({Iltclllel-
illl!, labors issues wilhill fbe /JtI11J'S platform, Brotber /Jakel' bfl.\
worked bis u'ay lip ill fbe Democratic Pm1y aud is I/OU' (/ melfi/x'" of
Ibe Texas Stale /)emocratic PCll1y E\-eclltil'e Committee.
e "lIlcerely hope thu Ibe
Bush liko.:: ... \0 hr.l).; ho\\ Ilt· nit t,lxe'"
S3.fX)() ,I rear below the n:llional .In:r.lge Tex;1'> Ih.11 Bu<;h i~ lurI \\llh ..lIld
111 tc:.ldlel"o P;IY BU!o.h did nOI hft J finger d<x: ...nt eire 10 l'h;lng~ In I.K\. he
10 help Ihc IL'";\Lhcf:'. get nU)fe. llll;~ LI:\.I;''> \\(luld likt' thl..· re'>t of tl ,linin 10 he
ho.: hr.lg' ahoul ("'lilting would tu\"e got- like Tex;l'>. "hidl I~ _
ten Ihe te:lLhc~ mOfe money • ~O". III ~pending I,)r t Itht!r;.
1..0:1 ... 100].. .\1 .'>Orne of thc otl1L'r Ih1l1g' ...;Ibrie'>
Bu.,h pr(jpo~.J . I:> go\crnor \\e I.:an 19' I'" 'pending on It
'>tar! \\llh pa}dl<c'ck deu,:ption. \\hlth ell\'lronment
would prohlbll llnion..<; from PMliClP;II- l lf III pcr~clplu hI! c ng for
1Il).\ III IX)hlic<; Without Ihe /:XpfC ... '> nm- puhlil hl';tlth
...ent of ,III members. not lu~t the m;l]or.. • -t-" in deli\'el)' oj "'-II. .11 SC:f\ itL'~
11)' H e is II s trong s upporter of • 12" in <.hiltl-... uppc m o l1ectiOib

W rl.'ader'> of tht~ anJcle will

takl' to heart our common
pllrJX~'>e FVt'n though \\'l.' come from dif·
fo.::1"t!nt hl~I!KllI..\~ of the !BE\'\', ;Ind evcn
thou.gh \\C Ii\ l' _WO mile~ ;Ip"n, \\1: , along
\\llh ]cl\herl I 13F\\ memhl:r" III Tl.'x;.... ,
want 10 lell our BrO!/ler. ;In(l "'I...IL·!">
. Ieros..' Amenci wll;.u Ih<..'y un expect il
Bu"h I'> dt.'1.1t'(l prt"'ldt"nl \1 fiN \\e
lookt--'(j . II tht! n . lIK)I~11 opullon poll~ ,tnt!
......11 III lmer th ...hehcf Ih..11 Bu..'>h \\ ..1<' ;Iho.::.ld,
\'\'0.:'11, he did nll Llxt!...- for the oil intlu'>
(1)', They cril.'d ;IIXIlil hem IXld tllmg'
\\ere ;Lod him lilt'} \\erc going to gO
out of bIL~inc ... ~ if they didn'l gl.'i . I I;IX
Clit 13u,h g"VC Ihclll :1 S IOO million LIX
clil 11." Ihc p ricc 01 }-our g",olll1(' wme
do\\n to whl.:rc II u'ot:d 10 lx:' Bll,h \\,1<'
. Ill fOf it \\ hen 11ll'\' r,tl'ot:d I,"l·... in
Arlmglon_ TL"X,I". 'o(J Ilw titl/t'n ... Hluld
fund 11ll' Uln,tnlt'tion 01 .1 h,I .....:ll..IlI '>t.l-
lIillm for Ihe 1(;'".L1I1 hL' oWlled
- right .. lo-work" (for l ess).
Thi~ i~ him dcu:pti\e Bu~h c;tn be:
I k \\'ould ~uppon <In illt'Te;I~1;' in tho.::
• II 11) pl'r-Llpll,1 "'1X'nding on
public educat ion
• ~", hlghe~1 III pen cntage or
millimum \\ . lgL· .h long a~ M:lll;'l0 had a popubl1oll IIVlIlg in po\"t!rty
nghl 10 opt (Jut Talk alx)ut a back door • 1~ III aIr ;md \\";ltl'r pollution
.Ippfo:ltb to ;Ibolislung the Intm\llUlll • I I!l poor \\-'orking o. rt!nt.~
\\ ,IRe_ Organil.l--<.I L,lx)f would ha\'C 10 \\ Ilhout health in"llT.I " e
fighl thi" b:mll' in SO \I,lIe~ cvery ye:lr • I 111 pt:rn'nt,lge (II IldrCIl
Bush likes to brag about Tuas' anti· wilhout hL'";llth ilbUI (;'
union aUllosphcre and low wages. TIle • high"'~t in cost 01 I ,"'()wncr.-
Texas AFt-ClO successfuUy suc..."tI Bush lIl~lIr:.lnlo.:'

·Illt.:n "0.:' re.t!t/l'tl IluI Bu,h \\,1' r..ll-.c.:h Bu:-h Ii]..e'" lu t.l]..e tTt,hl {(Ir gl\ tng Iht' when he refused to follow state law and • tho.: onh _~t.ttl: thaI J. nOl rl'Ql1lrl'
I,,]..ing tTl---'(j1\ for nun) good thing" III our It-..!tll",r. .1 Sj.()(X}-,I-\I:.\r r.tl-.c..' nit, pm· appoinl a n emp loyee (0 the Texas employer~ to h,l\t- .... ~kef', t'Om·
'oIalo.: :lIld 1>llrptN'" 1t":1\ mg (Holt thn...t' had bhor 1">t:'llll.XT:ltll IHl'ml-x:I"o 01 Ille "l'l':\.;I" Workers' Compensation Conun.ission pcn"auon m"'Ui.llllt'
IhmA-... ht' h,l'" dOI1l' III k '...... whlll! II l.cgl"bturL· CIUOftLU '>I)mL' poh{ It'" -.c..1 c hairmans hip. Bush wiU help an ",0\\ leI ... uke;1 k)(.k IU" ",Ollle of
,ldoplt'Li nn .1 Il..I11I1I\,11 It"\l'I. \\ill hun Ie.nil h~ .1 prt'\IIJll ... I>o..·'!lIII:r.UII gll\t'rn()r employer O\'er an employee C\'ery time. Ihl' Il-gi<;l.lIlon BlI~h H J that wa ...
\\orlong I.lInlll\"" .tnd tTlppk· IIllHIIl" in gel thl'" r:u-..;' ht'n ,Il th.lI, T\.'\,I'" '''' "'1111 TIle rollowing b ;J Ii ..., of thing' ;IIX1UI C(mrlll! {HI pagf! / f

BAnLEGROUND 200 0 OCTOB ER 7

 JUSI IHE FACIS, FOLKS! JUSI IHE FACIS!
NIXON/ FORD/ CARTER/ REAGAN/ BUSH/ CLINTON/
AGNEW & FORD ROCKEFELLER MONDALE
9.7% BUSH QUAYLE GORE
1969-1974 1975-1976 1977-1980 1981-1988 1989-1992 1993-2000
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Q) FEDERAL SURPLUS

FEDERAL DEFICIT PROJECTED FEDERAL BUDGET SURPLUS

-$200 ................ . S600
If the (linton/Gore Demouotit policies continue over
the next eight years, the surplus is projected to be
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE $565 billion in 2008, according to (ongressional
S500 Budget Offic&-lhe nonpartisan budget and
economic advisory agency of
the U.S. Congress.
$400
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-$300 L - - - - - - - -......L._ _ _ _ _--.!!!!!!!!!!~!!!!!!!!~~~C===-_ _----l ]SJoo

* April 2000 figure Prepared by the IBEW~ Research and Technical Services Department. Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Congressional Budget Office iii
** The budget surplus of 1969 is due to the budget submitted by Lyndon Johnson S200
*** Congressional Budget Office forecast (July 2000)

S100

SO 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Source: (ongressionol Budge' Office forecas' (July tOllll}
Prepared by !he IBEW Research and Technical Services Deportment.

8 OCTOBER BAnLEGROUND 2000 BAnLEGROUND 2000 O CTO BER 9

 e roun
THE SENATE
11 199- 1, control o f the ch:mgl.:d h,H1 d~ dose 10 ZL"fO on labor issues.

I
SI.:I1.lh.:

from the DCi!lOlTal'i 10 lhe J{epllblica ns . While
not a,s G lUglll up in 1hl.:' COI1..,<:t"\':l!iH' n:.:\ o lu-
lional), felvor ;:ts their linus\,' (Oll JlIl'f]XlflS under
i\C\V\ Gingrich. lile ~cna(c rlc\l'!ll1clcs<., hecamc a
Ie....... friendl)pbce for working pcopk. Sever:.!1
ll1emi)(:rs o f llle upper chamber in 199'1, in<:luding
Rod Gr::un" of j\'1inncsuia. "'pence: r Abraham of
i\lichig:tn. Rick S:tnlOrurn ot Pl'nn~ ylva nia and John
Ashcroft 01 tvli'isouri. h::I\'L' amas:.cd \ oling n:(:ords
Tile 1BEW helic\ e~ tll:11 it is tilll\:, If) retire lhe... <:
and other ~en:J(or ... \\ho h,jvC hl'eTl .It Ihc forefront
of anti-worker milia[ives in the "'vlla te. II j<, cqu::ll-
I} irnpo l"l:Ir11 10 till open scaL.. \\ Ilh lilt.: 1ll0fL' pro-
worker of lilt' ca ndidal c~.
TilL' following i" a look al tilt" kt'}' ra t·e .... llul \\ ill
decidt· \\ hether lilt.: ~l'nale \\ ilJ hi.. 1I1 working t:on-
11'0 1 o f ,\ majorily fa\orable l O lahur or cominu (; a::.
.1 hast ion ot pro-co rporate . . entlllh..'nt.

Delaware
Republican Sen. William Roth has a lifetime record of voting for workers and their
unions only 19 percent of the time, but no incumbent senator has been beaten in
Delaware since 1972. This time however, Roth faces a powerhouse of Delaware po~
itics, Gov. Tom Carper, who is also a farmer House member.
Gov. Tom Carper. Lifetime ]BEW record: 7S percent Right.
Tom Carper would use the federal budget surplus to shore up Medicare and Social
Security and was an original cosponsor in the House of the bill to ban the permanent
replacement of striking workers. Carper has a strong record on education as gover-
nor, working to reduce class size in the early grades and raise the standards for high
school graduation.
William Roth's 19 percent record on worker issues includes constant opposition
to Davis-Bacon prevailing wages and votes against the ban on the permanent
replacemen t of striking workers. He has voted to privatize Social Security, raise the
eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67, and against HMO reforms.
IBEW membership in Delaware: 1,800
Florida
Republican Connie Mock is retiring and lBEW has endorsed State Insurance
Commissioner and former Congressman Bill Nelson (D) agoinst Rep. Bill McCollum (R) .
Rep. McCollum, the floor manager of the Republican impeachment effort, supports
lBEW positions just 8 percent of the time.
Bill Nelson. Lifetime IBEW Record: 60 percent Right
Bill Nelson wonts to extend prescription drugs under Medicare and opposes "pri·
vatizing" Social Security funds and risking them in the stock market. He has voted
three times to increase the minimum wage and supported the Family and Medical
leave Act.
Bill McCollum has voted Right 8 percent during his time in Congress. He was co-
sponsor of the National Right to Wark Proposal, opposes the bon on the permanent
replacement of striking warkers and supported a federal version of the Paycheck
Deception Act.
IBEW membership in florida: 25,707
Michigan
Michigan's Senate race pits !'-No candidates who are close to direct opposites.
Senotor Spencer Abraham (R), who supports working families 10 percent of the time,
is opposed by Rep. Debbie Stabenow, who is 100 percent Right on the IBEW score-
card . Abraham is a former stoff aide to Vice President Don Quayle who won with 52
percenl in 1994 after Sen. Don Riegle retired.
Debbie Stabenow. Lifetime ISEW Record: 100 percent Right.
Debbie Stabenow hod 16 years of strong support for IBEW positions in the slate leg-
islature before she was elected to Congress, where she has compiled a perfect record
in support of IBEW positions. She has been a House leader in the fight for prescrip-
tion drug benefits for seniors and a steadfast supporter of increasing the minimum
wage and improving public schools.
Spencer Abraham is a Senate leader in the effort to expand the number 0/ visas (H-
I B) for foreign technology profeSSionals rather than train American workers for these
jobs. He also supports the Paycheck Deception Act, increasing the Medicare eligibili.
ty age to 67, and privatizing Social Security. He voted against the bon on the per-
manent replacement of striking workers.
IBEW membership in Michigan: 17,801
Minnesota
Republican Ron Grams has a 5 percent Right record on IBEW votes since coming
to the Senate in the Republican sweep of \ 994. This is the first chance to unseat him
and ISEW supports former state auditor Mark Dayton, who has worked a lifetime on
causes lBEW supports. Dayton cooperated closely with IBEW when he was the state's
economic development commissioner under Gov. Rudy Perpich.
Mark Dayton, endorsed by IBEW in Minnesota
Mark Dayton will oppose privatization of Social Security and work to expand edu-
cation funds to build and remodel schools. His close cooperation with IBEW-and
10 OCTOBER BAnLEGROUND 2000
support of workplace standards like Davis-Bacon and OSHA enforcement-is well
established from his previous campaigns and from his lengthy service in state govern-
ment.
Rod Grams has voted against the IBEW position 59 out of 61 chances in his one
term in the Senate . That record includes votes against the bon o n the permanent
replacemen t of striking workers, the Family ond Medica l l eave Act, severo I mini·
mum wage increases and even a vote against using tax-free construction bonds to
rebuild schools. His favorable rating among all Minnesota voters has sunk to 38
percent .
IBEW membership in Minnesota: 16,302
Missouri
Described by some observers as the closest Senate contest this year, the Missouri
race has developed into a slugfest between two of the state's political heavyweighl$-
Sen. John Ashcroft, a former governor, and current Gov. Mel Carnahan. Ashcroft has
a record of 2 percent Right on IBEW issues, and Carnahan says the election offers a
clear choice between him and the " radical, for-right views" of Ashcroft. Carnahan was
lieutenant governor under Ashcroft before succeeding him in 1992.
Gov. Mel Carnahan, endorsed by ]BEW in Missouri
Mel Carnahan has a solid record of support for workers and thei r unions os gover-
nor, but now cannot succeed himself. He pledge support for vital working family iSSlJes
like Medicare, prescription drugs for seniors and the Patients' Bill of Rights.
John Ashcroft has voted against the IBEW position 40 out of 4 1 times in his one
Senate term. He has supported the Paycheck Deception Act, opposed Davis-Bacon
every time and even voted against a 1996 minimum wage compromise endorsed by
Republican leaders.
]BEW me mbership in Missouri: 19,261
Montana
Republican Sen. Conrad Burns supports the IBEW 11 percent of the time and by run-
ning again this year, he is breaking his 1988 promise to Montana voters to serve only
two terms. His opponent is rancher Brion Schweitzer, a political newcomer who has
the some position on gun contral as Burns, taking that issue out of ploy to the delight
of IBEW members working on the campaign.
Brian Schweitzer, endorsed by ]BEW in Montano
Brian Schweitzer has impressed IBEW with his stand on tough la bor issues like job
safety and has proven it with his vigorous demands for the families of asbestos victims
in the state's libby case. He opposes any change in the federal sta ndard for overtime
pay and is a strong opponent of the Chino trade bill.
Conrad Surns has opposed the IBEW on Virtually every issue you can name-stort-
ing with support for a notional right-to-work low and the Paycheck Deception Ac! and
opposition to the bon on the permanent replacement of striking workers. His anti-IBEW
votes also indude health core reform, minimum wage, the eligibility age for Medicare
and investment in education.
IBEW membership in Montana: 3,577
Nebraska
ISEW members in Nebraska are losing a friend because Sen Robert Kerrey is retir-
ing, blJt has hopes to keep that vote for working families with former Gov. Ben Nelson,
who kept his door open to union members during his two terms as governor. His oppo-
nent is AHorney General Don Stenberg, who was the favorite in a J 996 GOP primary
but was upset by current Sen. Chuck Hagel.
Former Gov. Ben Nelson, endorsed by lBEW in Nebraska
Ben Nelson hod a solid working relationship with the ISEW and the Nebraska State
AFl-CIO when he was governor. He is commiHed to svpporting working families and
proved as governor he keeps his word, appointing a decidedly pro-union state labor
board.
Don Stenberg has said he will follow the lead of George W Bush and Hagel .
Following Hagel's lead would mean another vote against enforcement of wage lows,
job safety and health care reform .
IBEW membership in Nebraska: 7 ,808
New Jersey
Sen. Frank lautenberg (D) is retiring and Democrats have nominated a poli tical new-
comer, Jon Corzine, to hold the seat for the Democrats against Rep. Bob Franks, a for.
mer Republican slale party chairman.
Jon Corzine, endorsed by IBEW in New Jersey
Jon Corzi ne, despite his background in investment bonking, has framed his positions
much as AI Gore has in a commitment to Americo's working families. "Organized
labor is the best protector of the dignity, destiny and dreams of our working men and
wumel1 UI1J theil fUl1Iiiit:!s/ COI,£int:! :.uiJ. "ll.Jt:tit!vt!' ill trude, but fail hode. Arnel i(.(l11
companies should not hove 10 compete with the unsafe and unhealthy sweatshops
and child labor from beyond our borders . Similarly, he has vowed 10 support the
H Virginia
IBEW positions on healrh and education. Following the primary, Corzine received the
overwhelming endorsement of New Jersey labor.
Bob Franb has voted against the IBEW position 52 out of 71 chances in the House.
He has opposed the IBEW position on issues like trade relations with Chino, Medicare
and education .
IBEW membership in New Jersey: 32,792
New York
IBEW jumped in early and continues to make a major effort to help Hillary Rodham
Clinton hold the New York Senate seat of retiring Sen. Pat Moynihan for the Democrats
in the year's most visible Senate race The help she and the White House hovp. romi5-
ten~y given IBEW in the previous seven years earned that support. Her opponent is Rep.
Rick Lozio (RN.Y) who has only a 33 percent Right voting record on IBEW positions.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, endorsed by IBEW in New York
Hillary Rodhom Clinton has been a major player in on Administration with an envi·
able record on economic issues that improve the quality of life for working families.
She is ill I'!:H UWIl li!::!111 tilt:! lIutiun 's fOlemost advocate of health care reforms support·
ed by the IBEW.
Rick Lazio voled in favor of the N ewt Gingrich budget, cutting funds for Medicare
and Medicaid, and has voted for the IBEW position 24 limes out of 70 chances. He
has been wrong in his votes on the majar trode issues like NAFTA and trade rela tions
with Chino.
IBEW membership in New York: 73,353
Pennsylvania
Six·term Congressman Ron Klink (0) is challenging Republican Sen. Rick Sontorum,
and Klink is the clear-cut preference for IBEW because of his 97 percent Right valing
record vs. 19 percent Right for Santorum. Sontorum hod $3.5 million in campaign
fund s while Kink had a mortgage on his home from his primary campaign against six
opponents. His strong shOWing in that fOrA, r rimm ily in hi.~ home meo around
Pi ttsburgh, could be important to other candidates in Pennsylvania, a state the IBEW
judges as pivotal to the overa ll success of the 2000 eleelions.
Ron Klink. lifetime 'BEW Record: 97 percent Right_
Rnn Klink hm. supported IBEW on two of the mml importanl Iobor voles of his time
in Congress, voling to beat the Paycheck Deception Act and to bon the permanent
replacemen t of striking workers. He has also been rock solid for the IBEW on increas-
ing the minimum wage, opposing the privatization of Social Security and reforming
health core.
Rick Santorum has opposed minimum wage increases all six times he has voted on
them and has come out strongly against unions, voting for the Paycheck Deception Act
and against the ban on the permanent replacemen t of striking workers. He has been
Wrong on 60 out of 87 votes on the JBEW record .
IBEW me mbership in Pennsylvonia: 39,911
U.S. Senator Chuck Robb (D) has a good IBEW record and a bod lime gelling re-
elected. After a laugh fight beating Ollie North in 1994, he's now up against a for·
mer governor, George Allen, a darling of the righl wing who uses Robb's support of
labor causes in this conservative state against him. Democrats soy Robb may be their
most endangered incumbent because of another massing of notional Republican
money against him .
Chuck Robb. Lifetime ISEW Record: 80 pe rcent Right.
Chuck Robb has cost six votes to defend Davis·Bacon wage protections in the Senate
and is a consistent opponent of a notional righ t.ta-work low and the Paycheck
Deception Act. He is also a strong supporter of IBEW positions on prescription drugs
for seniors, investment in education and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
George Alip.n, whp.n in the House in 1992, helped Rep. Tom Delay devise on early
version of the Paycheck Deception Ael. As governor, he nol only touted the right-ta-
work low as the best weapon to attract new business but also bragged thot employers
could save mo ney from Virginia's low standards for workers' compensation.
IBEW membership in Virginia: 7,494
Washington
Washington State has 0 strong labor tradition and this year could finish the job of
recovering from the success enjoyed by anti·worker politicians in the post lobor has
o chance to unseat Slade Gorton, originally a product of Ihe Reagan sweep of 1980
who lost in 1986 then come bock to win in 1988 and 1994. [8EW has endorsed
Democratic nominee Mono Cantwell, who lost her House seat In 1994 and has been
working in the Internet industry since that time.
Mario Cantwell. Lifetime IBEW Record: 90 perce nt Rig ht.
Mario Cantwell has the state's IBEW members excited because "she'lI be another
Patty Murray," according to one IBEW official in Washington. M urray IS the state's
other senator and has a sparkling IBEW.cOPE voting record. Cantwell supports IBEW
positions on prevailing wage lows, health care reform, keeping Social Security funds
safe and improving job safety. She supported the lBEW with 98 percent of her votes
in the state legislature before her service in Congress.
Slade Gorton has been 15 percent Right on the IBEW scorecard, supporting the
Paycheck Deception Act and voting to risk 25 percent of the Social Security Trust Fund
in the stock market. He has 0150 opposed IBEW positions on health care, the eligibili.
ty age for Medicare and school construction bonds
IBEW me mbership in Washington: 20/339 •

Texas IBEW Members (The follOWing is reprinted by permission from the Me/ro De/roil Lobor News.)

Talk About Bush Prof's Top 10 Jabs Bus h

By Metro Detroit labor News Staff
CiillliIIlWdjiwll/IlIW' -

p;h~ed h~ pl'O·I~lho r I11t·ll1lwr... oj 111~'

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HB 160 \\·ould 11;1\ t· lft·,l!~·d ,Ill
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W ayne State University labor studies professor Steve Babson,
keynote speaker at this year's Labor Day Mobilization
Luncheon on Aug . 24, released this gem of Top 10 reasons G eorge
,lpprt·1l11(~·~lrip lL linm1{ ,I(h- i~IH) I\ork~'r pTotl'l1iflll~ lor \\d!.lfl" rl'dp, w. Bush doesn't want union families to vote .
l"I)mnllll~'t·. dlll~ ~Hl'nglhl'IlHlg tht' It·nt~ ,lnLl pnllo;:"llt·d (UrTl'l1t \\f)rkl·r~
Reason 10 : If union families don't vote, George W . can lurn hi s
;lppr\.·Il[ln'~hip .... y~[t'lll Tilt' bill from 1<"'l1g Ih\.·Ir Job. . h\:l·;l lI~l.· of LI, . .
inauguration parade into the Millionaires March.
';li!l·d Ihrough ho[h hnll~t'~ \\ lthou[ pl,ll·l.·nll"l1t h~ w.lt·mlllen! ... tll)~i
.1 :'lingll· \\111· oj oppo.,,>ition 1X:('IU~t' dw.:u 1.·l11pl{)~
l11t.:lll. It \\ .I~ dcel11<.:u
Reason 9: If union fam ilies don', Yote, G eorge W. con gel back
II \\;1' .lIl .(g.-n·d to hill hl:[\\ ('l'l1 ;In umt..:rt1l1ning ot ';1 pr()gr~lI11 to the Whi te House and find that stash he len when
Ldmr ,Inti Ih~' Uu ml wr ot \\ hidl hdp~ \\ dLl1v r<.:tipit·nb g.ti n his father was presidenl.
(;tJl11IlltTlt' \;ll!uhl<.: joh l·'l.pl'r i l"llll·~ Jiltl \l o rk Rea son 8: If union fa milies don't vote, George W . con promise
HB S83 \\( Hlld 11;I\l' \.(u li Lltl·d ,killo,; Ihrough \ olul1lL"t'r \\"flrk .. Dan Quayle a cabinet post if 01' Dan can spell
).:rl'.lll'r p :lrvllLti 111\ o l\ l'111t'l11 III puh SB 20-\\(luld h;l\"<.' IT\·.I\l"d I ':; I1l·l\
"com-pass-shin-il. "
li( nll((:!luHl and lrL·:llt·d :1 ~;Ilvr ',I,ltt· dio,;lrit·t (·OllL1' .mllind 11ll' ~l,l(t·
k·arnUlg t·rH l i"tllllllt'l1[ III , b "fC)()I1h 1h;1I I\oltld h;tll· rdi .. ·\\·d Irt·ml·n
Reason 7: If union famil ies don't vote, George W. can appoint
HB 768 For no nnli hk rt·;I~OIl. dOl1~Jy Ih~· o\t·nro\\llmg in our Fronk Vega ' head of the Deportment of Labor, and
Ihl~ll \d(lt·d 1111"> \\ t)r/..t·l~ (:IJlt il l I I 1\(1 b. \\ hid I h,t~ l ,111 .....·d ~igllif il ,111\ Reason 6: He can rename the Deparlment of labor the
hilL deb\ III "'~·l"/"i n g iu . . lllt· Department of Involuntary Servitude.
HB 1453 n il"> hIli \\ollld h;i\t· SB 211 - \\ ou ILl h~l\l" :Iddl"d luI! .t Reason 5 : If union families don't vote, George W . can fit us all
~ t n:nglllt·m·d II'l· l~l\\~ a)-:,1111'1 1111110n doltlr~ III feder.11 fum" for
for RICO suits.
<.:mpltl\llIl"nl dbHlnurUlltJll chi ld Cl re "'t.'(\i(·t·~
HB 2 7 5 0-T hi ~ hill would II1t·rt·h SB 823--lhl' hill wOllld h.l\ t· pt'rnlll Reason 4 : If union fami lies don', vole, George W . con prove
1t,I\t· p ..:rl11illt·d .Ind JlIII 1l1.ll1d.llt·d It·t! p~l)roll dUt·~ dl'duction tor union thai, in A merica, even a C-minus student ca n be
hilingu.I ] pay ~[i)lI.:I1lI.~ tor politt· ~lnd dllt'~ jor 11111llicip:Li \\ 0 1kl'r~ tl \\ .I~ president if his daddy sends him to Yale and gives
lirdiglll l·r..... tl \\.l~ dl'<.:l1lnl ,111 il1l[)o l iL't·l11l'd lHml'Ll·,.,.~.lr) .ll1d ··COI1Ir:II)" him an oil company.
,ilion III .11l lI11nl·l"l'.... ..,.H) .1Ilt! untund to Iht· prin(ipk~ of right 1\1 \\ork " Rea son 3 : If union fami lies don', vote, George W . can put
cd m;llllblc on 11l1lIli(ipalitll·~ \X ~· h;l\c Irit.·d 10 gilt· \ Ill! .1 h: l~i~·
America's ed ucation on a par wi th Texas.
HB 291 S I"IIi.... hill wfluld lun' Idl';1 0 \ \\Iul \ ·(lU could l'XIX'('1 it Bu~h
a"ur...·d pn\.lli/l·d ~1.lIl· \\IJI/" ...· .., IJl'(__ ;lnK· Prl",ilkm.
Reason 2: If union families don', vote, George W . con move
l"Il1np.II".Ihk· P,I\ and h\.'ndll~ 10 tll .. ·1( I I1k";1 ]x·r,on h;1 (JIll" l"Ut· \tI\l'" the government printing office to Mexico.
I urr\·nt . . 1.Ll .. · luh It \\. I ~ tkt·l11~·d .Ill orlt· ,hOllld dlll<.l~l· .1 P r,,·'ldt·m ,In I Ill· And the No. 1 reason George W . Bush doesn't want union fam-
Intnl~l(lllln 11ll' prl\.ltt· ~l'l·tl!f nur/..t·t h;l~i~ ot ho\\ mlllh YOll .Igrt·l· 1\ 1111 hllll. ilies to vote: If we do, he loses!
11) .lI1l'1I1ptlll).: 10 td l PI'l\,lll· lomp" nOI ho\\ mudl ~ou di~.lgTl·t· \\ilh hun
~Edj/o"5 nole: Fronk Vega is CEO of Delroit N ewspaper Inc.
nit'~ I1m\ to f un 1/11'11 hll:o,im·:o,.">t·..., .11111 UlOll.'>l' \\ bdy. for Iht.:rl: i~ a 10 1 .11 .~I;I/.. ...· ,
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 •

ilt: Ilou-"e of Representatives is the caul-
e·ro
THE HOUSE
hold", 223 Il oll~l' ~t.:at~ to tht, Dl.'mocr;l(~; 210, expert:.. Even among tho .... \! t)o. 1110",1 r.tce.'"
:md two Illl'mlx'r:-. ~lrc independent.s (on .... 1e:1Il tow:II'd one pan)" or Ih\! other due to tra-
lIS11~llly \'OleS with the J)CIllOcr:U ... , Iht' other dition;t\ \"()11I1g pattern", or the pcr-.,on:tI
with the Republican!'», That means Ih:lI Ihe
appeal or :111 incumbent. Only .thOll! t\\·o
Republican.., only h:ln: working control of Ih<:.'
do%.cn races are lnlly compL'tili\ L'.
Iiollse when :111 of tlldr members vote in uni-
son, or Ih<.:y gel ;1 :-;igniricml number of Lbted below are 20 k('y 11ol!.-.,l: r:tCL'-" [h.1l :Il
Democratic ddtx\Of!'>. Un fortumtely, tht.: pre ........ timl: Wl:rt: r:lled :1.-" to ........ u[1,-.,. NUl ",ur[1ris-
leadership or
tht: I louse HepubliclI1s- inl-dy. many are in . . t:lle,-., whL'rL' Ihe
including many committee chairmen-are Pre:.identia l contC!">l i.-., abo compel iti\ t.:, .1 fac-
firmly ent renched in IhL' party right wing. lor Ih~ll . . hould drive up \'oll'r turnout ThL'
which is \'chl'mently anti-union :lnd general- vole:. or union memher,> in genL·r;iI . •lIld

T dron of democracy al the fL'deral Jc.:vd.

l ndel" thL' Con..,lillltion. all ..,pending
hills must originat<.: in the I louse. The Ilous<:
b u..,u:tlly \\ here key legisblion i:. . . hared
[l1ro ugll rigorolls debate.
The IIOllse no\\' has one or the do:.e-.,I rar-
tl-.,an dh kk:-., in recenl hislOl)'. The GOP now
ly ad\':tll<.:cs ;:! corporall' agenda on hread-
and-butter j:.,,,,UCS. SO Ihe issue of who COI1-
tfols the [louse i:- nOI academic to working
f:lmilies: il Ins:1 m:l jof imp:lci on the prospect
for pro-working f:lmily legisl:llion.
Of till: -1.1') 1low,e sell:.. only aboul 90 are
at :dl cOlll[x:li tive , an:ording to most roliticd
IBE\X! memher:. in particular. G in .trgu.lhly
.')wing the halance of powl'r III thL' 'Iou-.,e if
labor turnout is high in the",L' di-.,trk"t..... For
morL' inronn:l1ion on other r~tce-., tl1:11 :lrL'
c[o:-.(', rk'~ISL' \·i. . it \\'\\,\\,.ibL'\\,.org right up to
Election Da y.

California 15th
Incumbent Rep. Tom Campbell (R) is leaving this seat to run for the Senate against Sen.
Dianne Feinstein. This distrid covers much of Silicon Volley and features a very competi-
~ve race between state Assembly members Mike Hondo {D) and Jim Cunneen {R).
Mike Honda, endorsed by ISEW in California's 15th District
Mike Honda amassed a 90 percent pra-Iabor record in the Assembly and received
early and strong support from local unions.
Jim Cunneen is stressing his similarily to Campbell, which is unfortunate for working
families since CampbeU has voted for labor's position only 12 percent of the time.
IBEW has 1,509 members in California 's 15th District
California 27th
Adam Schiff is a highly respected state senator and friend to the ISEW who provides
a strong chance to defeat incumbent Republican Rep. James E. Rogon, who trailed
Schiff in California's open primary earlier this year. Rogan has supported the ISEW on
4 percent of his votes. He was a floor manager on presidential impeachment, but
Schiff says the race is about Rogan's poor service to his suburban Los Angeles district.
Adam Schiff, endorsed by IBEW in California 's 27th District
Adam Schiff pushed in the state legi slature to give patients the right to appeal if
on HMO denies treatment recommended by a doclor. He is also a strong advocate
of construction projects to modernize schools and secure financing for Social
Security and Medicare.
Jim Rogan sponsored a notional right.ta-work low, opposed a $1 increase in the min-
imum wage bill and three times voted to weaken job safety with cuts in OSHA.
IBEW has 1, 113 members in California's 27th District
California 36th
Jane Horman is back on the bollot for this House seat, and Ihal's good news for the
IBEW. Incumbent one-term Republican Steven T. Kuykendall won the seat in 1998 while
Harman was running for governor. Harmon has voted with the IBEW position on 74
percent of her House votes while Kuykendall hasn't cast a Single vote for ISEW mem-
bers on any issue.
Jane Harman. Lifetime IBEW Record: 74 percent Right.
Jane Harman has voted to support the patient's bill of rights and a prescription drug
plan under Medicare and would use the federal budget surplus to shore up Social
Security rather than give it away in tax cuts to the rich.
Steve Kuykendall opposed the Patients' Bill of Rights to the extreme of voting ogainsl
a watered down biportisan compromise in 1999 and has opposed coverage of pre-
scription drugs under Medicare.
IBEW has 861 members in California's 36th District
Connecticut 5th
Democratic Rep. Jim Moloney won in 1998 with 52 percent of the vote over State
Sen. Mark Nielsen and now they have a rematch, with each candidate saying he will
be helped by the bigger turnout of a presidential election year.
Re p. Jim Maloney. Lifetime IBEW Record: 80 percent Right.
Jim Maloney stuck with the IBEW position on Chino trade, social security and the
minimum wage, so much sa thaI his Republican opponent Nielsen tries to ridicule him
by colling him a " Labor Democrat."
Mark Nielsen supports privatizing Social Security, voted for the Chino trade bill and
opposed a state minimum wage increase. He opposed the 1SEW position on on HMO
bill of rights in fovor of a Republican version that denied potients the right 10 hold
HMOs accountable in court.
IBEW has 1,377 members in Connecticut's 5th District
Florida 8th
County Clerk Linda Chapin gives Democrats their best chance in years in this
Orlando area district that has 21.000 more Republicans than Democrats. Rcpuhlicon
Bill McCollum won 10 terms in this district before running for the U.S Senate this year.
Linda Chapin, endorsed by ISEW in Florida's 8th District
linda Chopin soys she is concerned about Hthe growing gop between the wages of
ordinary working people and high-poid executives." She supports a minimum wage
increase, a prescription drug benefit under Medicare and holding HMOs accountable.
Her opponent was to be chosen in on October primary between state Rep. Bill
Sublelle and allorney Ric Keller, two Republicans trying to be the most like McCollum-
and McCollum supported the IBEW only 8 percent of the time in his long House tenure.
The runoff results will be reported on the ISEW web site www.ibew.org .
IBEW has 1, 781 members in Florida 's 8th District
Florida 22nd
State Rep. Elaine Sioom, highly touted by House Democrats, faces a tough challenge
in her race against 100term Republican incumbent Rep. E. Clay Shaw, who has a life-
time favorable voting record of only 12 percent according to Ihe IBEW's scorecard.
Elaine Bloom, endorsed by IBEW in Florida's 22nd District
Elaine Bloom has supported working family issues os a state representative. She sup-
ports a guaranteed prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients and worked to
expand health care coverage to uninsured children.
E. Clay Shaw, with a 12 percent Right ISEW voting record, has voted against work-
ing families 214 out of 243 limes. He opposed the Family and Medical leave Act and
the Patients' Sill of Rights. He voted to slash Medicare and supports privatization of
Social Security.
IBEW has 674 members in Florida's 22nd District
Illinois 10th
IBEW-endorsed state Rep. lauren Seth Gosh {OJ is a formidable candidate in her
race against Republican Mark Kirk for the suburban Chicago seat being vacated by
Rep. John Porter (R) . Kirk was Porter's former chief of staff. Unlike Kirk, Gosh has on
electoral base.
State Rep. Lauren Beth Gosh, endorsed by IBEW in Illinois's 10th District
Lauren Beth Gash votes for Iobor.supported issues. She supports a guaranteed pre-
scription drug benefit for Medicare recipients; opposes privatizing Social Security and
supports using the budget surplus to shore up Social Security; and supports federal
efforts to rebuild crumbling schools.
Mark Kirk favors privotization of Socia) Security. He does not support a guaranteed
prescription drug benefit for every Medicare recipien t, but instead backed the
Congressional GOP plan.
IBEW has 2,605 members in Illinois' 10th District
Indiana 8th
Democratic challenger Dr Paul Perry, a surgeon, is in a race to unseat three-term
Republican incumbent Rep . John Hostelller. The IBEW voting scorecard shows that

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Hostettler voted Wrong on working family issues on 43 of 50 key votes and has a life-
time favorable voting record of only 9 percent.
Dr. Paul Perry, endorsed by IBEW in Indiana.
Paul Perry supports the right of workers to organize and opposes repeal of the Dovis
Bocon Act. He supports increasing the minimum wage, workplace safety and a slrong
OSHA. He opposes Paycheck Deception legislation .
John Hostettler has consistently opposed raising the minimum wage, supported the
Paycheck Deception Act, and voted to slash OSHA funding. He opposed a Polients'
Bill of Rights, opposed funds for renovating crumbling schools, voted to cut Medicore
funding and opposed 0 guaranteed prescription drug benefit under Medicare.
IBEW has 5, 134 members in Indiana's 8th District
Kentu<ky 6th
Former Rep. Scotty Baesler !D) , endorsed by the ISEW, hopes to relake the House
seat he held for three terms prior to on unsuccessful Senate bid in 199B The incum-
bent, Republican Rep. Ernest lee Fletcher, voted Wrong on 0119 votes in 1999 and has
a favorable lifetime labor voting record of 0 percent.
Former Rep. Scotty Baesler. Lifetime IBEW Record: 71 percent Right.
Scotty Baesler voted pro-labor on 45 of 62 votes and supported a real HMO
Patients' Bin of Rights. He supported school construction and lavors a guaranteed pre-
scription drug benefit provided through Medicare.
Ernest Fletcher voted against labor on every vote he cost in 1999 according to the
IBEW scorecard, and has opposed a bipartisan HMO Potients' Bill of Rights and a
guaranteed prescription drug benefit through Medicare.
IBEW has 1,618 members in Kentucky's 6th District
Mi<higan 8th
State Sens. Dionne Byrum !D) and Mike Rogers !R) are competing in a hard·fought
race to fill the open seat vacated by Democratic incumbent Rep. Debbie Stabenow,
who is running for the Senate.
State Sen. Dianne Byrum, endorsed by IBEW in Michigan 's 8th District
Dianne Byrum replaced Rep. Stabenow in both her state legislative seats. In the state
Senate, Byrum has a favorable labor voting record and supports school modernization
and construction. She supports a guaranleed prescription drug benefil for all Medicare
recipients and wants to use the budget surplus to shore up Medicare and Social
Security
Republican state Sen. Mike Rogers supports privatizing Social Security and oppos-
es a guaranteed prescription drug benefit for all Medicare recipients.
IBEW has 1,770 members in Michigan 's 8th District
Missouri 6th
This baltleground slale fealures one of Ihe nalion's closest House contests in the suh-
urban Kansas City/rural swing district. Incumbent Pat Donner !D) announced her retire-
ment earlier th is yeor, and her son, former State Senator Steve Donner, is seeking 10
replace her. He faces a stiff challenge from state Senator Sam Groves.
Steve Danner, endorsed by IBEW in Missouri 's 6th District
Sieve Donner amassed a solid recard on labor issues during his tenure as a state
representative from 1983-87 and senator from 1990-94. Unions in the Kansas City
and SI . Joseph areas have rallied to his campaign . Donner has stressed the Democratic
themes of protecting Social Security and Medicare and education.
Sam Groves is out of the conservative rural tradition in the state and would be anoth-
er vote for the House Republican leadership'S anti-worker ogenda .
IBEW has 2 , 161 members in Missouri's 6th District
Montana !At.Large)
Democrat Nancy Keenon and Republican Dennis Rehberg are in a race to fill the
open seat being vacated by incumbent Rep. Rick Hill (R).
Nancy Keenan, endorsed by lBEW in Montana
Nancy Keenan has been a union member since age 16. The state superintendent of
public instruction and a former state Representative, she has supported raising the min-
imum wage and favors a strong Potients' Bill of Rights and a guaranteed prescription
drug benefit under Medicare.
Dennis Rehberg blamed unions for jobs lost in Montana, citing on alliance between
labor and "environmental extremists." During his 1996 run for office, Rehberg sup-
ported oltempts to eliminate the Department of Education. He favors privatizing Social
Security.
IBEW has 3 ,577 members in Montana
New Jersey 12th
With endorsement from the IBEW in 1998, Rep. Rush Holt scored one of the biggest
upsets in the notion and he proceeded to vote with IBEW 95 percent of the lime in his
first term . But now he's up against Dick Zimmer, who held this House seat lor Ihree terms
before giving it up for on unsuccessful Senate bid.
Rep. Rush Holt. Lifetime IBEW Record: 95 percent Right.
Rush Holt voles consistently with IBEW on vilal workpkx::e issues and on protecting Social
Security, eXfXlnding fv\edicore coverage 10 prescription drugs and 00 education issues.
Dick Zimmer has voted for IBEW only 30 percent of the time; his record includes
votes to cut Medicare benefits.
IBEW has 2 ,748 members in New Jersey's 12th District
North Carolina 8th
Attorney Mike Taylor, a decorated military veteran , challeng es millionaire
Republican incumbent Rep . Robin Hayes. In a 1998 open-seat Ho use race, the heov.
ily favored Hayes edged Taylor by a narrow 3'point margin after outspending Taylor
nearly 4·to- l . Unlike 1998, Taylor is enjoying strong notional party attention this
year.
Mike Taylor, endorsed by IBEW in North Carolina's 8th District
Mike Taylor supports working family issues . He favors federal legislation to reduce
closs size and rebuild crumbling schools, a guaranteed prescription drug benefit for
seniors and a strong Patient's Bill of Rights.
Robin Hayes, heir to the Connon textile fortune, has a 0 percent favorable voting •
record according to the IBEW scorecard . He opposed a real Patients' Bill of Rights,
opposed a guaranteed prescription drug benefit for all Medicare recipients, and
opposed federal efforts to reduce class size in 1999. •
IBEW has 240 members in North Carolina's 8th District
Oklahoma 2nd
Incumbent Rep. Tom Co burn !R) was swept into office in the Republican tide of 1994
and is leaVing to honor his pledge to serve no more than three terms. This is the most
Democratic district in the slate, with a sizable union presence. Attorney Brad Corson
is seeking to regain the seat for the Democrats, while Republican cor dealer Andy
Ewing is compiling a massive war cheslto hold the seat
Brad Carson, endorsed by IBEW in Oklahoma 's 2nd District
Brad Corson represents a good chance to bring this district back II) line with the
views of the working families in it.
Andy Ewing is among Oklahoma Republicans who are highly unsympathetic to the •
issues important to working families. He has the enthusiastic endorsement of Coburn ,
which is telling, as Coburn had a 13 percent labor voting record in hi' three terms.
IBEW has 919 members in Oklahoma's 2nd District
Pennsylvania 4th
The IBEW is counting on state Rep. Terry Von Horne to hold the seat Rep. Ron Klink
gave up to run for the Senate. His Republican opponent is another state legislator,
Melisso Hart.
Terry Van Horne, endorsed by IBEW in Pennsylvania's 4th District
Terry Von Horne has worked for construction of more Pennsylvania education facili -
ties, including public colleges as well as other schools. He supports a patient's rights
to hold HMOs accountable for poor medical decisions and a prescription drug plan
under Medicare .
Melissa Hart opposes more federal funds for school construction and also opposes
holding HMOs accountable. She favors prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries
below a certain income level, not everyone, and advocates privatizing Soc ial Security.
IBEW has 3 ,280 members in Pennsylvania 's 4th District
Pennsylvania 10th
IBEW-endorsed Democrat Pot Cosey has a rematch of his 5 15·vote lass in 1998 to Rep.
Don Sherwood, who voted against the IBEW position 70 percent of the time in his one
term. Democrats think Cosey will be helped by the bigger turnout of a presidential year.
Pat Casey, endorsed by IBEW in Pennsylvania 's 10th Distrid
Pat Cosey wonts every senior citizen assured of a prescription drug prog ram under
Medicare and would use the budget surplus to provide future funding for Social
Security and Medicare.
Don Sherwood voted against the lSEW on six of his nine chances, putting tax cuts
ahead of solvency for Social Security and Medicare and opposing a prescription drug
plan under Medicare.
IBEW has 2 ,959 members in Pennsylvania 's 10th District
Pennsylvania 13th
This is one of the most volatile districts in the nation, having changed hands three
times in the last eight years. Incumbent Joe Hoeffel (D) won narrowly In 1998 and
faces a difficult race this yeor.
Joe Hoeffel, endorsed by IBEW in Pennsylvania's 13th District
Joe Hoeffel has voted with IBEW 95 percent 01 the time He is a co-sponsor of the bill ,
to build or repoir 6,000 schools under prevailing wage and supports us on major issues.
Stewart Greenleaf, billed as a moderate, would be under pressure to support Ihe
House leadership if elected.
IBEW has 1,253 members in Pennsylvania's 13th District •
Utah 2nd
Jim Matheson, a business consultant and son of former Gov. Scott Matheson,
•
worked closely with IBEW when he was campaign chairman in a 1998 Senale race
and now seeks a House seat in a district he soys is " hard for Democrats His oppo-
nent Derek Smith defeated incumbent Rep. Merrill Cook in the GOP pnmary.
Jim Matheson, endorsed by IBEW in Utah 's 2nd District
Jim Matheson favors more construction proiects to rebuild crumbling schools and also
supports the IBEW on lowering the price of prescription drugs and usi ng the budget sur-
plus to " shore up Social Security and Medicare to assure their long·term solvency"
Derek Smith opposes Davis-Bacon prevailing wage protections, saying contractors
should be allowed " 10 pay reasonable rates." He also supports privati zing Social •
Security and opposes the IBEW position on health core reform, saying that " free mar-
kel principles" should govern health care.
IBEW has 1,365 members in Utah 's 2nd District •
Washington 2nd
This is a historically Democratic district that wos captured by Republican Jock Metcalf in
1994. Metca!f, who was considered a moderate, compiled a 37 percent labor voting
record . He is leaVing to fulfill a term-limit pledge. This is expected to be a very close race.
Rick Larsen, endorsed by IBEW in Washington's 2nd District
Rick Larsen is a county council chairman who has local unions united behind him
because he supports labor on school construction . Social Security and other issues.
John Kosier !R) emerged in from a tough September primary. With lew exceptions,
Washington Republicans have not supported labor issues, and Koster would not be
expected to break the mold .
IBEW has 4 , 130 members in Washington 's 2nd District
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'(JIIlf'tIIllIR TIlthl Ix: UOlll', hut the rdoml
priX 1..'' ' ' htll-!" d(J\\1l (1Il ut'Ltil...
"onw propont'TlI'> of "rt'form~
<l(h;IIlLL' IIW;hUfe" thai would "ll'englh-
l'n thl'IT IXLrtl ...;m :Lllu..•.... whill' limiting
Ihl' "Iwndlll).: 01 ~roliP" nOfmally
oppo.. ill).: tllL"ir p;lrt} TILl' i''>Lil' of
LI1ILJlI;I).:1L "1X-lLdill).: .1' ;1 forlll uf frt:"\:"
"I"XT< h h,l" aho Ix·..:n mi ....:d A .. Ill..:
ddl.lll·" r:1).:l·, \\orklll).: bmilll.''> in till'
t nlll.·d ">I.H~' .. h.I\I,.· .1 .. Irong 1I11I.'rt"...,t III
till' {Iutnnll":. ;Lnd Ihl' I.lhor mo\ement
ha .. \\ l·i).!hl'll III \\ 1111 II-. 0\\ n prolX)..,;d ..
Proposals lor Campaign
Finance Reform
finanCl'd. l1\Ulll,.'roll" ~.';I111p[l"o of C:'I01-
IXli).!n fumlr:u"lI1).! .lIld ~pl:ndlllg .. h..:n:1I1i-
wm .. ;Lhound. 10'1<.'.ld of f()(u ..in~ 011 the
prohkm::-. thou~h. \\l' ",Inl to 1'0(,"1,1-. on
Ihl;' prop0:-';Ib for (';lInpaign finalln'
fl:fonn lx-in).: Uffl·ft-<..I h} [hI:' ,\FI.-CIO.
'1111.' IBn\ con<.ur. III Ihl·'>(.' propos;lls
"111<''': Ihey f"l.'OecI tlw .... lllll· pnnciplt-.., and
goab of ,il-Illocran Ih..: Brotherho(xl
Il(;'lil'\'l'" in .IIlU ~-<"'b for it.', Illl:.'lIlhei"-
Briel History 01 Campaign
Finance Reform
Camp;l i).:n Iin;lIl<'l' fdorm is Ilot :I
11..:\\ l'ClIlU:pt '>t.Lnlllg l;u..: III thl.· 19th
l<.·ntury. (,(lIlc..:m gfl'\\ Ihat Iht.· largl:.'
l·ontrihutlon .. nl.ld..: hy -r.L1 Glt'- \Yefe
(Omlpling p:lrtil· .... Intl ,·.lIluidale.... not to
rnl"nlion Iho.'>t.· who ;llrl.·.ld~ held office.
Tilt.· TiIIllun \\.1 01 I\)()- \\,:1 .. o nl:' of Ih<,
liN .l11l·lIlpl" 10 rq:ul.ue pn\,:Ul" mon~\'
III dl.'~li()n .. , II prohihill'(l corporAtiOn.,
for prl".,itkntul Glll)p;lign.. Follo\\,lIlg
lhl" \\ ;I\~rg; l1 l" "<:.md:ll, Conwe.,., pa .. '>Cd
Ihe 11)"', FEG\ ;un..:ndntl"l1h which.
.Imollg olhl.'r thing... .,l·1 limll.., tor ct.'rt;Lin
polilicI1 nmlrihUlion:-. ;Im l neat(-"(I the
Fetlt'r:11 FIl-<"'Ii<lIl C<llllmj .... j<lIl CFECI to
;ldmini<;l~r ump:ugn 1.1\\ In IQ-(l. Ihl.'
l."> !'Iuprellll.' Coun rull'(l. in p;tn. Ih:"
ll"rt.lin m.lnd.lt(lry .. Pt.'ndl llg ilmiL'"
impo:«.1 hy tht' pr f ;lIlwnUnlt:'I1I·. vin
bt<.· frt.·l· "llI..·l·(h f,tu.lr:llll..:..: .. CHmkk\ \
\';dl.'o) \l1ll·mhll..:nh to 1'1(, \ in IIF9
ill<.I<.\I:-'l"d ll.·lt.1I11 I.tll)[llhutlllll limit....
r.II .....·d cenain n,.:portlll,.: Ihrl",>hold.. fOf
conlrihulif)n~, amI .llIm'l·d ,1:11(' :IllU
I(K.I I pohllul p:lnll'" til prol1101<.· fl·dt:.'~1 1
cand id;I1t.''> h\ "pl"ndin,.: unlimitl'd
,1I110um" on <..unpaif,tTl m;u<"riah ,lilt!
oth..:r effon,
In 1991: the "en;ltl' j,libJ to ml.'rritle ;L
\cto b) i'rc"ldent Bu:-h of ;t bill tbat
would h.l\t.' PI't)\lllt:.'u pani;!1 public
gt:.'nl'rallfl';I"UI)' monl')' ;1" <;o"cllled
~ "(Ift mont.'~ for the purpo'>e:-. o f
campaiRn cOnlribulion'" 10 ;my e m·
didate or pollti(al p;m~ \\'t.' u:-e
fund'> \ o lunl:lrily cOl1lril>Uled by
o ur ml"mher. or 10(:;11 1I1l1()1l~ fOf
Ihe; ,IS \\ I,ll •
financing fLlr (,'(lI)gr~·",'iLlI);ll ~.lll\htl;Jte ..
who \oiullt.lflly .Ihidl· 1)\ lund (.II ..ing
cdling.,. ;Lntl \\(luld 11,I\l' 11.lrrt.·d
<,t)ft .. mont."y cOI,lrihllllolh 10 prc'l,k'ntl.11
Gliluidlll''', 'l1uougholll IIIl' ft: ..t lit Ihe
1990... thl' Ikpllhhl.lIl ·n lmnllk-<..1 (:L.n.l.!I\.·''''
CO/lUlllil-U to hind... imil.lr hill .. til rdorm
~';Imrxlign fund-r.u"lIlg pr:1l11Il'" TI)('Li}.
....... \ I.'r:t! bill.. to tio ......· :-,o/t !)lOlll'\ loop-
h(lk, ;Ind fl.' ..lflll 1.....111.'·<lrll·ll!l·\1 T\
;IU\I.·rtL...mg 1,'xp<"n,lJlllfl"" allll In).: LIIlwr
prm 1...lon ... g,nhl'r dll'>! III Ill\' It.tll, of
Congft""... , •

Labor's Proposals for a Fair and Open System

hl.' AFl.·ClO ha... repc-.ltt.'d iL<; call for rcfonn of
lht..· fe-dt.'ral carnp:.lign fin.'mce s}"ll:.'m, whkh, It
Il(;'liew<;.. unf.lirl}' rt.'wartb rorpor.lle and weallhy
t"t)lltrii:lutOT"'t while- hampering t.he parti(..;IX"ion of ordi·
nll)' dti7cn.. in their country's eleclion proce,'\,~.
AFl·ClO Pn:,.... idenl John Sweener Xlid. ~\'\c mu.,t ftll1'
<lamentally rl.'fonn Iht' :-.)·,<;tcl11 <:0 thai wt:.':llih no longer
yleld<; d!-.proponiol1<ul.' influence. Wbrking f;llllilil.':-.
mll'ol 1)(,' ahle to makl" Iheir voices helrd reg:.m:lles''' of
h()\\ [llw,: h monl'Y they bring to bt:.'-.lr on the Pn:X·l.......
The.' '\I'I.·CIO Executive Council. al lIS Illl-'('llng em
\by j, 2.000, "I,lled;
U ori.!il'Rfi"1lilies ill}lul!lIa! dec/ions by m(/kill~ t/Jell'
• 'tli('(~ IX"(lrrl on amdi(/ales (IIul issues. l'O!tIll/t.'I.""I1R
11t,'/r 11Il/('. (/11(1 ett!I'CiSillg tbeir righl 10 l'Ole, \t:UI'kittg
jt/llllli('!i /J(1I11u/'Klle 11/ puNic; affairs mosl ejJc.'CliH'{V
uhell/h£')'/Oilllop,etitel; Ihmllp,h Iheir IIII;OIlS. 10 rc.'1·U'U·
• III(' fl'(;(ln/.s tllIf//XJ.W/ifJ/lS (if awciit/ales (II/(/ mobifi::f..'
ji.Jr 1){,/ilic(I/ am/feJ.!,M(IIiI¥! action '/1l{'ir (fcli('b'''' L.\ (I
/'KlleW CCllllllell{'('i~bl 10 tbe power oj muney,
l/ell/III'I/ilt', I/I/ioll mellllx'l-:i who Il'isb fa C{J//II'ihlllt!
fl"/(L. tlin'i lit' In Jll"frll'rlI-i.'J'r rlllIdil'ia/{!:> do .\0 hy ('()l/I-
RELATED TERMS
1)cction 5:27 j.troups--F'I.lhli~JII.:d llnd~'r ...... rti.1Il
;~- "I Ih~' Inll'flul I{l·\I.·lllR· Co(k·. Ilw ......· .11'.: 11l~k-.
• PAC,>, "'(rong POliTical partics :m.' e.'......nl i.ll to .1
I",.. ndl·nl. 1,1\ ~'\~'llIpl. '...oft (lUIIWI polili ••11 1Ifj.!.ml
",L1II'lh 11t,1I ~'\I'I rrun:lfIly \0 I!lnll~'nn< ~·k'·II"lh.
"ldlLlILi l·xprl· ..."h .IUHIt.;lllllj.t .1 partlntl;lr I,mtll
(LlLl" del 111m <>1' dell-;Il
• tht" dT{''Clivl'll!;,ss of a public i1nanciug "y:-.lI..'III).
"i"fl Money-In 111l' hrn.ld ,eilW, Ihl~ i, mon\.')
IiI.H ("111\" 1111" 111\, pollll('.11 prOLe ....' \\lthOlIL 1ll'1Ilj.t
~llb!l'( I 10 1q.:ILI.IlLOIl 11\ IIII.' FIT "oil 1110(1<'1 1\ Pl'
l:lll, lOIllI." lilmllj.th '1;1Il" 'Of le(k·r..iI p.<I'1y (011111111
1\'1.". un itlll'. Inl('f~"1 j.tmllp~. ,·orpnr.l lion,. or
Wt.:.lllhy IIltIL\'Idll.lh
liard MunC)'-Thl' I' llIolIl.·\ ......'nl direlth 10 r.lmh
d.lIl.·' III 1)o1r!1 e"ll1l1lilll't." tnnll IIldilidll.1t, .1Ilt! POIIlI'
l .• 1.11 111111 I Ollllllllll 't.'~ 11.11\1 I11Lllll.<Y l'Lllllriilliliol1" .Ifl'
Inllllnllw I.L\\ .l11d nHI~1 lit., I'vpon\''lilo Ihl' I,Fe
Imllllg ;nclwidltal cunll1buliOl/S of fJ1)kall)' .\lnall
tlllI()lI1lls il1 labor polilical tlL/ioli COI/IIIIIII{'{'!> 11)(11
lImp/ify mul focus Iheir modesl md;ltidua/ f'f.',H!IIft:(':I
CamIX"gn finance refonn mu..,1 hI.' rolnprdll'n-
!,ivc, "incc picccmC:ll re\'i.sion<; ha .. e onl)" (,·ncour·
'Iged hig Tll(lney 10 search f()f nl:\\ loopholes,
C()mpreht.'I"~i\e rdonn mU'>1 indudc 31 11::1.,1 the fol·
100'otng prO\ blol1.'>;
Provide PubUc Fi nancing
Primary and gcner.L1 elect.ion, congre."ion;11 :Jnd
pre.,id..:ntial c3l1lpJ.igns <;llC)uld be r>llhlidy
finann,'d. " Ioot.><;t, limltt.'<.l tnUl\'ldllJI ;111(1 polllH.:al
action committee (PAC) rontrihution .. would 1)(,'
all()wed unly -.0 th<ll :1 Gl1ldi(ille could 1n1.'C(.1 qua l~
ifrin~ Ihre'>hold 10 ra"C.1\·e public fumb Indudl' a
<,pe<bl pm\,j.~ion for clildicbll:'''' facing \\c;.lllh}
0pponenL'" who o;elf~fin:uKe Iheir c llup.lign....
Ilmlt Individual CQntributions
M.l intllin nf reduce currenl limit:-. on indi\'idual
c:nntriilUlion'> 10 fedcr3\ candidall"" :md p~ln ie,>. To
Ii1crl!a-.c the limits would t!xp;lnd the already dh..
proponionale influence of pri\"lIc \\ l':1I111,
Rc.... trlct MSoft Mon ey" I)on alion.'i
Prohibil lhe .. "oft moneyH (unregulatc.'d fun<b) Ihal
t1(m~ t(lIXlrtic<; and p::llty .. and tandidtte·contrnl1cxl
\ibr.L1lI dcmucr:.IC)'. bUI Ih<.:) '>lIould Ix: .Ible 10 r.li,>t'
l"llough fllnd~ from indh'klU31 donor. <lnd PAu.. 10
l1laintlin tlll:'ir dk(tivcm:...." (\\ith limit., In ~·n:.llre
Req ui re I~ bl.k Ol"Closu r e b y
I ndependent ~ Soft. Moncy~
l'o lillcaJ CQuunilt('"es
S{)-calh:d "&"("\ioll 527 ~mup .. " :-.hould 1")(' rl"qu il'l.'d
10 itlo..:nlify thdr .~pon~I!'~hip or::lll puhlk ('Om lll ll ~
nication:-, ;Lnd thei r principal contribulor,>. "1111:.'' 1..'
"'01{ tl101l<:Y" group'" should he :-uhj..:l'I 10 .,II'Ol1g
regi~tra ti ()n and reponing I'l' qllirellll"nh like IltO'>l'
• impmed hy federa l J.Jw 011 "hard mOlley· polil ic;t1
(..·ommill<.:e,>, While rl·~f)l.'cting Fil':'it Amendm..:nl
principle", refoml ....houkl :11:-'(J fl"quire di-.<.·lcNlrl..'
of the sponsoN and funding ..ourcl.... 01 olh..:r
group" ~sof( money· politiGl1 <"lm1ll1Inilalilln~ . II
is appropriate for Ihe Aml"ri<.·.lll dl'ltOr:W..' 10 kn(l\\
what group(~) Illa} be funding Ihc polillul ;Id\ I.·r·
liscmenL'i Ihe~ st'e, read or he;!r.
(On July I. 2000, Pr<:,>ident (Jillion ..iWwcl
11110 1.1\.... a bill tlut will ohlig;lIl' group.. org.lni/..:d
Ul1dt.'1 Sclliu]\ '52-' of the- Intern.11 Revenue C(xie
to di<;clo~ lheir poliliul ;Iui\ 1[ll· ... 111<.' nt.·\\ ];IW
r..:qlllrt:" Ihe..,c groups 10 nOlify' tht..· m~ \lilhin 1.1
hour. of organizing ,Ind to nk r,",.'riodk rl.'J'Klrt:-,
di,>dosing lheir contribulion" .lllU t.'xpc..'ndituf": .. ,)
Provide Cand id.'u es F N ,!C ACCbS
to Means o f C..omm unicatio ns
The Internel i ... becomin,.: tUOTl" inJlul·nli.11 in polil-
ical <,'ommunicalion, but prinl ;Ind hro;ldl.l<.,[
media and mail renl:liTl import;lnt 1\)l".II1:-. of t'!11l1 ..
Olunicatlon for working and m iddk··d .I ... "
Amcri<."<!O'. Candidlte,> "houlu rcc(;'i\'l' frcl' TV .Ind
r:Jdio time ::Ind r~duc(.'(l po"I:I~C Tille". proviSion.,
which would (."tmlrol c:lmpaign c'o..,1-. .LIld prO\ ide
roh u:-.I ;1Od widl" deb:!te about politicil i.......lIe'>
Protcct Issue Advoc:lcy
Ide:!." and policy choice,> ;Ire th..: heart of polilK;il
campaign:.; and Ihe Fi r<;1 Amendml'nt prok'l'h 111t.'
righl to engage fredy in puhlic i ..... ul· at!vol...ICY
(i.~ .. the dj..,lribulion of informalion ahoul idl·.IS.
i<;sll~:-' :md policie:-.). Leg;11 rl'~Ir:.lInt:-. on :-IX'l'(h
(t!i."guI:-.t:u a:-. "\.;ltHp:1it.:11 f"in.II1":c r{'f()r!ll~) .Irt'
unwi!'e, pOIcntiaily u!l(.'(IINitulion;jl and ~1lL.)ukl
lx' re'>iswd.
Enable Citize ns to VOl e More E:LSily
llnlk·(:l"... sary oh:-.t;H.:le ... exi.,[ 10 dti.~l'n.,· ..:\efd'lIl,Lt
th!;'ir fundallll.'lll:tI right ;In<.l ohJig,lIion to \01..:, To
remo\'e tht.·'>l" Ob,l:ldt::.. ,.,impliry \'()\I.·r l'l"gi,\r:llion
lint! permil il at any liml" (intil1din).: on EIl"uIIl1l
Day); and t'xp:md I'oling 111lll"." (for c·xampll'. \\ IIh
2 1-hour \'oting period.,. \\'l.'ekl"nd \'lIlmg and ;1
holiday for Ek'clion Day). •

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prohlems faced by Social 01 Iht' ,(l:-.Ie \\ l'r, ,Ilccl·...... ful in
'>""(lIrily ,Inti ho\\ to ,lrlictul"l" pR·\ ....nling Ilw I'll '... i(k-nl In 1111
p!"opo:-'l.'d PCf'(lll:11 ;ICt'C1u nt" ).\;lIning "f;I~1 11.1 \ k ,11111101'il) III
into tllL' l'xhling ~)~tl.'lll. "pel·t! Ir:ldl' hills through
fltnlicm: 11.1:-. ;1\'0 IWtll.'fitcd ( :, 1I1,1-i1\'~'" \\ 111 11 lilt .I IIIL·nd Illt'nl
trolll thl.' stronj.: economy And lIt1ilrn~ 11.1\\' .d,,,o tllI.·u ......·d
helpin).( Ihl' ~y.. tt'1II rl.'l11:11n on .11I<.:l11io11 on '\\\"ll:-.ho]1 ('omli-
~otid fin~I!Ki.d jOOll11g. TilL' Ilon:-. OVl·rst';! .. , 11()\\l·\l·r.;1
n\\ )d~'1 ",/;<1" ,n \ II i\kdll.11 L: hip,l!1i:-',111 conwn'>ll:-' t< ll rrl'l'
through Ihl' ;lddl1iIJl) oj;r prl' Inldt' (urrl'nlh ,· xist:-. . ;md
'cription drug b('!l1l.'fil- (ltg.lnl/.L·t! I:il)l )l \\!l1 11l'l'd to do
dl'l'1\1t'd Illlporunl b",'(':IUSt' (If Il\(lR' work to I It,mgL' llut In
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UTILITY
HEALTH CARE DEREGU LATION
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de:'>_ Tht' llvalnll'nt fJi p;llll·nl:-. llJ(ln.... y for polillcd purp<hl'S po,... t' kglsL!lIon th;lI \\'I~uld LI1r.: .. 20 hlilion in "dl0ol ('()n~ 1\iL-;lnwllliL-. \\!Irf.. t{Jr(l' nll~
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:!(te" to ~)I.... tFdi:-.t~ .rnd iUlld _~.i "'1;lle~ III II!tid) tlrey Ill·r..- hl'l'n rL'1x';IIL'dh hlll(ked JI1 Iioust· IkpuiJlicm k':ldl'f" h;I\,~' 1.11'. bUI \\ill , t11 1l1l~1 ,vf1;lmly 1x.·.1 •
Ilro.lOs ;KcllulllahlL-" inlroduced or PUI on lhl: hallol (;()!lgll""~ 11lr()u).\h ;I IllL'ndl1ll'll!~ rciust'd 10 :-.dll'duk- a l'Ot ...· on 1ll'1I0i' j"u(.! in tlr .... I1('XI COl1gl~'~'"
III ItJ)H Thi,~ bill \\'ould illl[)(N' to ()~II /\ " Illldgd tldl..'llng lunt! I I Il j()!)-l Thl' IBF\,\· il:.l ~ I" I"~hl Ii)r ;md
UNION RIGHTS r<.:."lriltlolb 011 lIni(ln~ tll:11 IIlg rfll' till' l111pk'Illl'IlLIIIOn 01 \\ill ('{ l!ltlllill' I( I 1'1I~ h \\ (Ill er
'linn.' 11)l)1. sl·riol1'" 1lIr.::I' \\()uld nOI .I])p!y to \ 'irtu;ill y ;lI1} thh 1\1IL- 10 pr()I\,~·t 1\'(1I1l'f'o, TRADE ;1Il...! nm"'lll11l'r JlI"tV( li'lIb ;lIlel
lIrl· ... h;IVl' hL'l'!1 illlroc..lu(L·d in olhel' kind of org,miL;ltio!l. It Ld~Il' lu~
lung \;Ikt'n IIl~ rdi:lhiliT} ~1.1I1,1.1I.1' 111 .111\ ~udl
C(}ngrl'~:-' to l\1,d, ...· right -Io work \\,IS- ,lnJ i~-a Ihinl y di:-.gui:-.t'J PREVAILING po:-.ilion !lut inlcrn:llir)ll;ti tI~llk hill 'I'll d;lIl' th"IL' ll;i~ unh
:1 n;lliollal 1;1\\ HIgllt to work ,lttl'11lPt 10 :-.iiL-r)(l,:' tIll' polilicli WAGE/SCHOOL Ix: dl'ldu)x:d 10 lilt lilt· ... 1;1Il IX'L'1l \ 11)\' rl"{ "nll'(1 volt' 111 .1
nor k·~.~) i:-. ;1 'y.~t .... 11l \\ht'reh} \Ilill' lJl working Ltm il ie, CONSTRUCTION dard oj lillIl).( lor I\orf..vr" I InU"'l' :-.ul ll·(lI 11!l\(tl\'C Tit ..... LKk
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I/l·d lInil do !lol h;I\, .... 10 loin HEALTH AND
Tire 1),!li"ltlnl1l An I' tlw
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Ix'coming a 1:lll' 10 't'L' \\ hiLi I
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... hop fL'e l'Vl'n Ihlll1gJr Ihl' '>in~(' ]1)1) I. ri).\lll I\in).( llIell)- IX'llloflh .tnd 1.r1)()!' ~l.lIld:rrd... ,m \\agl'. In,):'>t tI;lngl'n)lI~ ,Ind m;ldc il diftinlh I,) '.\llIgl· \\ he('l'
union h:l~ ,m ohlig;lIiOl1 10 bar' - IX:I.... 01 COllgrl~:-':-' h:I\L' IX'''''n krlel~ll nm:-.lr\l(li,ul !llflll·t'! ... , rn, )... t .Inti-uni! II) \\llrf..il1,t.: l'n\ i kgi ... I,llw.... ~t,lI1d L'1l tlli ... i~"!h' I

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• MEMBERS C;PFA~
IBEW Members Express Their Views on the Elections
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r.: .m: willing to keep our dcadbc,u t-:{)\crn or fo r :!Il()[hcr few ycar~ It It

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E[eCl ion tiOlt;' i .. fasl appro;H.:hing. ,md \\e are probably weary 0 1 all tht' pnitlir-aI
will keep him OUI of \X'a~hmgl{ln! P[C;I'>t.' lJ,',e Ihh \0 inform other lUEW rh ~!Ortc by now. \'('t> should all rcnll'mlx:r to \·ote fo r candid:IlCs with OUI pay-
• mcmbcr,> throughout the n,UUl!l 1h,Il \\ ba1c\"Cr their view,> Tn:lY bt.' on {'"hecks in mind, and ~lI p port cantilcLitcs who :-'ll ppOrt us in fL'lurn (,VI H')~I' \\.
;thonlorl. /-tun nmtrol. cIC .. that if Blt"h Wlll~. only the n)rpOrait' ;tgt'mb will nUl lIu ... h OPp()~c" Iht" D;[\'j.;-B;t("on A(I, which \\;1" p:h~nl in 19 .~1 to prL'H'!l1 till" ft'(!-
leI J)otH \\ri[l' 1'c\,[,> olT Gon: h:l.., ,[ lrclllcndou" amount o f ... uppOrt in Oll!' "'t,HI;' t.'r.d ~o\ernmen1 Irom driying down \\.I}(~·'" .Intl hendi! ... tn 10t,II ~OItUllLllllli...:" For
;1'. J knO\\ hI;' doc\ throughout the IBF\X' ,lilt! the (:ountry. l"Iln,>lnKIIOIl trade,> \\nr\..er.... Int! Ihelr 1;1111111...: .... \)<\\I,,-I3<1con m...::tn'> ~Iahilit}, 'L',lI
Jerry D. Ashford Jr., Business Manager fil\ .tnd ~I (kcelll ,>1;lIldard of [Inng AI Gore h a~ fought au\..·mph to rL·IX'.11 Ihe
local 20, Dallas-ForI Worth, Texas 1).1\ls-l3acon Act and ila'i prornhcd 10 \'(:10 any !o.:gl."I:Hlon Ih;1I lImkn:tu ... l"1I1II11U-
nily-wage <;1.lndards
• Tilt: w()rkin~ men .1Ilt! \\OnK'n Il/ \menl.l Ill'l'lI to '>lel"" up ;lnd eleCllho<;t" who \\11I I.t'.-... \·Ott· for AmL'ric.l\ workmg t.lmilu.;' ..
n:prl''l'nt our 11l!t;'rt;"-b \\;lgt·... lk'ndil_ "', ,lilt! working conditions will do morl' [0 I,'il:- Wendy J. Cordts, Press Secretary
\ .lIl' Ilw ..,1.UII'" of middl ... AmeriC;,1 !h.1Il ;lny other ;"',.,ue V(){e. or you don-t ('OW)! l oca l 150, Waukegan, Illinois
Jim Corbin, President
locol 1116, Tucson, A r izona
L.1bor Da}'. ill an d ...dion \e~lr. mark-. tIll: h...:ginning I,f the fin.1I "'lrt'lth III .1 Iltllll-

- 11 ... lIIl)\.· to dri\L·.1 ... uk"'lhrou~h Ih... Ill';li1 of lllL' ,lIlti-w{)rkl,'f mO\·('lll~·nt T hi., dL'(:
lion \\1' (an pn)\L' th;lt \\t: ("Ill work tOHL'thL'r ,Ind Will
bt.T of highly impOrl,I111 Gl11lp;lIgn." On ... of tho:-.e C1ntp~lIgns I'" till' r;l'l' lor
H<xklord' ... ('ongrcs,"lolul ...... al Dt·mOtr.l\ Clurle ... I !t.'ndrit'k ...otl I'" Ih...· ('.lnliilt.lIl' \\ 110
\\ ill 1)(;''''1 SC.:'rye labor IklllL'lllher 10 gL·t out ;lnd ... upporl hllll
Unsigned 'l1k' national ",polligill L'> Oil tIll' pn.. .,itlL"mial Gunpaign. \\ Ilh till' \\ InnL'r it;\, 111).: Iht,
likdy po:-..,ihility 01 ,IPPOlillinj.l. lour
rhl'" L·k·llion i., proh:thlv Iht.' InO..1 ....uprt'll1e Coun .\U"'II("'·" 111 ..10tiully.
illlpon.lnt OIW in my thildrC'n:-.. ~r:tnd­ the Coun ha,> prmt'n \0 ht, lm, 1;1 1 III
dtiltlfl.:rf ... ;Inc! In, lifetime. En'l) Ihing This is what the Republican Party means to mel upholding llllpon:lnl !:L1)(lr It-gi ... LuitJ!l
Ih.11 \\t· ;IIKI,III our hrothe" .lntl ... htL'..... \'(\..> hopt' \\'e will fX·f'>l.'\I.·re h\ ..I:nding
hdllrt' II'" h.I\'t· worked ;Ind ... tnlAAIt·d R Regressive on Worker's Rights. Gt'OTgt' Bu.. h h:l/.:k hOlllt· to IL·,.I'" ,lI)d
Ie., cln he,;' L'ra"'t·d \\ilhin .1 llUller of I! To Exploit the American Worker. eb1ing blxlr·fn... ndl} Al Gorl' \II Iht·
\\ t't·k ... h\ thl' .Inti-union h.·am ot Hu<,h- P Punitive to Worker's Health and Well Being. \\-hite I lou .....:
Lht'Ill'\ TIll're i... f.:On"l:-.tenl e\idell('t.' U Uncaring , You can live on $5.15 on Hour. Ray Pendzinskl,
Ih.1\ Ihh ~",up lu,> no d ... ~ire \0 help or B Busting Unions, they won! URight to work" , Wrong. Press Secretary
pr01ll0lt' working f.lmil)' issuC':-' \\e L lives wilhout Hope, No OSHA, No NlRB. l oca l 364, Rockford, Illinois
I1lU ...1 umct·ntr:.IIL· Oil turning out our I Intolerant, of Worker's and Union Rights.
tnt'mlx'r'" .Inu tilt'lr Lumllt·,> to \'otL'_ [I C Cost Efficienl, " You don't like it, the P.R. of Chino will .n I 'nion lllL'mlx·r... ,lnd tht'lr blllll1e ...
I" \ Ita I to our Iulure, A Americo with Family Values, Nothing ot $5 . 15 on Hour. must IJt:' rcgl"'lered to \Olt' \"(HI' for
Rebekah Friend H Nothing will stop Ihem, From having a "right to work u USA. YOllr paycbl.'tk, \'O'lF lor ...,11<.-1 IlIh-
l ocal 387, Phoenix, Arizono sires_ VOTE for hellrb""Il'_ \UTI 10
P Pay Check Protectio n, Not for US the Workers, " the company. U ..a\·e Soc;lIl SeuII10'_ VOlT 10 It.· .....<;(;'n
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11(1\\ d.lrl' \"flU ",ugge"t in tht' 1:11(:,,1 A Annual Income, They soy We make Too Much Now, " the company. U the gap l>el\\,\..-'t.·\l Iht· rKh ;1Ilt! \'1'11
/JU:'U ,1uurnal th.11 \\c;,' ... upport "'01111.' R Retirement, with 0 Smaller Pension, our Republican Congress is trying. William T. Col e 1I1 ~
Ollt" \\ho I'" trylllg 10 wkl.· ;I\\;t\ our , Take Harne Pay, Overtime or comp time, feed your family on Camp . Press Secretary
"'I.·tond ;tlllt.'ndml'nt nglth TIll .... '" all Y Your Future, the Above is Not Fic tion, Remember in NOVEMBER l ocol 488, Bridgeport Connecticut'
• mdl\ idu.II-.. ck'ci~l()n ;lntl I rC:-'L'nt plllr
Irying 10 ... \\.t~ IBr\\ member" H)It'~.
Stephen F. Kislock III
local 201 , Beaver, PA Don't forg"'l to Hltl.- union m 111\- \'(IIU-
Unsigned ing t'k.'(·lllllh Core ""P I ~ In .. thL· I ):t\l~-
Bacon An .Iml linton prOll'(1 Lihor
Ikml'rJllX:1 to \-otl' in the '\"o\'t'mt)l'r l'lL'Ulon,> 'l1w politit.:.tl picture is pJlIlltxl hy ;IWI.·L'!l)t'Il\S; the: 0Plx)siUon doe... nOI. Will not. ami will ">I:t'k to dc ... tro, .111 \\\. 11;1\\"
... 111.\\ ill~ tll);1\ IIIL' pI.)[t.... Gt:l )11lI1 Ltlilil} 111\:IIIIJoI.:I'" III ~uIJIJUlt tllll:>~' ....llldld.lh.,.... 111 •• 1 ~tll.AAk·J f\ll DOElt let the AOO(llu1l(~" lull ),Ollio <;let.·p. l 'niled Wt' st;Lnd- ...dd ~ ·;HL·d,
\\ III prt'''t'rl! .1 I"'XNli\-t: allilud.... to Ihl' working family Do not h,: ,Irraid to ClI!. write. 011 our knees.
or I.' tn,lll your rt·pre ...C'nt;t1i\ ...... to t!i ...ul"'s I ... '>W..... . or tell them how YOll f ...·t·1 ,.hmll Torrey R. Newton, Press Secretary
hO\\ IhL'\' nM\ h;l\t· \'OI\;'d. I>ont kid \,our ...dr IntO Ihl11klllg 1t'\lC'r \\flllIlg d(lI.· .. n'l local 684 , M odesto, Coliforn ia
Ill,II\L'r- -lhL' rk:opk' \\ htl would Il'ar tlm\ n your \\ <1\ of lift' l-en.linh do Ollll.ld
lh...·, ...· 1"kIIIlKI.ln'> t rtTL'ntl}' read th ... Illllo\\iIl/-: IIt';rdltnL' [rolll "(be Btly Clfl' "1""/(',\ IW\\"'p.llwr
Kathy Devlin, Press Secretary "(;0 1' l'ye .. 1'00\er .... \\L'ep LikL' J);t}'''' 01 Ikt;'_' Tilt;' :lfIicl<.- sl.lln!. '\01 "Inu' I\h5-
local 58, Detroi l, Michigan. 19';1 wllL'n D\\ighID FiscnhO\It;'r \\ ;1'" prc ... ident lun.' the IkpllhhclI1~ twld Iht;'
\Vhllt' Ih)usl.· and the m'ljnfille ... III Congrt·'>.....lIld hefort' 111.11. \lilt' 1I.ld 10 go
• 111lI1Il I.lhnr LKL'''' ~I hig f.:halkngt' thi ... 'on: mller. ;1 dlallengl' to dt'(1 frit'nd ... of hal\.. to 11).,\ J-19_:r2, the );1 ... 1 t\\'o reM" of Ikrlwrt 1100\t·( ... prt',>idt'!l( \. It ' lind
[~.h{)r (, ... orgL· Bu ... h h~t ... nude;1 priority ot \\e.l\"ening union .. :lnd !x...... ing _I nation- \'OIL'rs \\ ho t;'ntru'ill'd the Ikpuhlilan ... wilh control of the \\·l1ltt· 1I0l1"\' .1I1U
.d'ri~ht to\\ork" 1.1\\ _lIld h~t~ "'I)(lkt.'n ;lhOlit rqlCaling lilt' Da\i:-.-I3;I("()l1 p rt·\.ulint-: Congrt''':-'' w
\\ ,Ige .IU I I<.- 11 .. ,> !lUclL' il dl.'.tr lit' j-. nil InL'ml of 1.lbnr \\\..' urge ~III l1lemlwr... and A'> union memher'> \\t: h;l\ll' had enollHh of Iloo\'\:~r .Ind -Thl' (;rl.';11 IkprL'''.'lIl.
• 11\\'lr brnilil'~ m forgt;'1 Ihe fring\..· b ... ul.· .... Ind \Ok for lho...e \\lto \\ill put l ill.' food ;1I)d Fi.,enho\\o:r and tilt' long unelllpl0}lllL'nt liI1l.'~. wilh a "'G.rlit) Ilf loh .. I ('lIlnot
nn dl\' I,.hk· rL'ctli ~lIly _.nidL''' ... hem Ill/-: .1 IkpuhliGIll's ,>upport for union 1.11"k)( in .U1\ \\ ;IY.
\\ .... 1t.IH· Iud grC::1( "'l!CU'""",':-, in hdplIlg fnL'ndly politiCIan, get d\·UL·d III th ... .. hape or form. Th ... rd·Ofl'. \\t' .. llClulu kt.'l.·p II t'lllph:IIU: ami vote Iknllx.r,rtll
1),1"1 \\1.' \\ert· ~I clming 10r(:L' bt.'hindJim ~k(;rt.'t'\·Y-'" unclL'rdog bid 111 the dO"l· .. t Thomas S. Oslund, Press Secretary
Wtlx'rn;l\llfLII r,lIl' t;'\t'r :In(l \\Ith ...Olll\' !'Ilnrt \\1' 1;111 1ll;lkl~: 1 <liftl'r"lll'" local 6 9 2 , Bay City, Michigon
Joe HiHi, & Lee Couturier, Press Secretaries
l ocal 102, Paterson, N ew Jersey. ]{e"pilll ...ihie union OlL·mlX:'l':-. \\.'ill rt..'~l~lt;'r 10 vole _iIlU \ OIl' for I.lhor (;lntltd,I1I..''' Our
1(X.".4[ h.I" lX.'nefitl.-x\ froOl ha\inA .1 DL'n1(l(.·r.Ili< pn:"iuem in orn('e \'('ilo (,1\1 trlf}(d Ih...
Our politlct[ ... flon .. arL' in high gL·ar. ;tnd \\ L' 11;1\ t' dl:-.tributL-"(1 Ihe information rt'(L'I\ed l1nemploymenl Jnti J\tlrkd R....u)\ ... ry Agrt:'t'rnt:m under Ikpublicln prl."~idl."m:-. H, JIlald
• Irolll hOlh (ht.' hfth [)i~lrict .tnd tht' An ·ClO_ \\t: plan 10 '>Ignificantly IIlCft.';I ... t· our Ik;tJ.(al1 anu George H ll~h fll'it ;t fo:\\ }'L':lr'o ago! ~l:Lny lllL'llIllCr'" lo'>t (hl'lr \ 1"L'<.ltl,
1·,hK,lIion,d dlon.~. One on 0111.' l·ollllxln.;on ht'l\\"l'l'll AI GOI't' and ('L'Ofgt' Bu,>h I~ 1t()1l1t:~ and autollloiJill.'::'. while some j{hl thL'ir f:l!nilie> lx:c:\u:-,e 01 Ihl.! ~trt">!,ful t'UlIl
trt:mt'nl!ou ..ly enlighlL'ning. Llhur· .. \01 ... CUI 11l.lkt· ,. dtltt'rt'IK\;, A Ii ..t of LrnditLIII.·~ ol11Y ,1I1t1 f.:onllition .. ,
t'ndo .....L,d hy [;II)(Jr elll he found on our weh .,ile.:.!\ 1/'/1'/1' il>eIl'J08U1"R ~ 1 ;IIlY of our young 1l11'mhers do Ilot rl'lllemlwr th\;' dreadful t"lJIldilion .. under
• Doug Bowden, Iteccrding Secretary He;t/-:;11l :IIlU Bush. I urAL' you to put iI'>idt· gU ll u)lIlrol .11Il1 (ltllt'l i:-.~m·" llil.·
l ocal 10 8 member, Tampa , Florida Ikpllhlicln con~erv;rtivl.''> l1~e 10 dividt, U~ III rt;'aching our m~111l (}hlL'UI\L'~ in Iht'
labor 1ll0vt;'ment. .~uch ;( '> hi/-:hl.·r \\'a/-:e~. improved working L(lndllion~ ,Inti Ilr).:.. n-
In.!/ll /'/f- ;I!tL'r li~tL'ning 10 IIlL' IkpuhlicHi(ln Cot)n:ntion. and aft~'r he;lnn/-: Itow i71llg all workl'rs III the dl.:tln~-al mduslr} 'Ole respnn~ibly for your Llillih ;Inti
t·oll1pa ..... ion;uL· till.' "'new" IkpubliC:ln's ~l fe. II :-.url.:' doe:-. remind me of 19HO when yel ll r.~df
lilt· I-.:md .Intl c.nin~" [{on~dd Ik;I/-::II) \\;1~ runn i n~ for prt;'sident. Daniel "Dan" Lord, Business Manager
(,f) 11Ilt! ;! PArco member ;Ind ;hk tilL'nt h()l\ \..ind .l1ld ~;l1"Ing Ihey I\\'r\' Ire,1I Local 7 16, Houston, Te xas
eli It \\L' don'l know ou r hi .. tory, \\ ..... tr ... doollll'd tu rt'p\;,;tl il!" [ per~on.dly do

- nDI \\,lnt 10 rdive tht· ['JXlh \\',Igl' (:ll .... , pb n t d()~tngs, I.·t,-, . It \\~I'; nOI fun
(it'orgt· \'(' lIu .. h h:h O\er <;90 million. WilerI.' did he /-:el all hi~ lllonL'Y? II dicl-
11'1 U)[lIe InJlll anyol1l.' \\'ho work ... fc)!' ;1 li\i ng.
\X\' ~'nc()ur:l,ge .. II Ollr Brotht..'r... ;In<l Sislt;'r.. to VOTE, If l h\;'re j-. "Otll"':IIIW in your
family wilo is not rq.:i ... lt·!'L·d tn VOll', pleast;' ;Issisl them in rt:w~tt:rll1g Thl~ I~ ,I \1.'1)'
nuda ] election y\..·ar for;lll working pl'opk,
Joseph N. Marley, Press Secretary Kitty Prouse, Press Secretary
l ocal 146, Decatur, Ill inois loc al 2 286 , Bea umo nt, Texa s