Saturday, September 10, 2011

Mitt Romney to give a Policy Speech on Labor

H/T Joe

According to South Carolina's Post and Courier, Mitt Romney will give policy speech on labor after he visits the Boeing plant in Charleston, South Carolina.
 Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, will tour the facility in advance of the presidential debate in Tampa, Fla., later that day. Romney said at a GOP presidential forum in Columbia on Labor Day that union is not a bad word in itself, but the powerful labor organizations need to be kept in check.
Romney’s campaign provided The Post and Courier with details about the plan the presidential candidate will unveil next week:
  • Romney’s labor policy will focus on free enterprise, free choice and free speech.
  • Labor laws must be carried out even-handedly to provide businesses with the certainty they need to grow and thrive.
  • The law must be clear: Any company is free to invest anywhere it wants.
  • Workers have a right to vote on whether to unionize by secret ballot. That is a position that South Carolinians overwhelmingly support. In November, 86 percent of state voters approved a constitutional amendment that requires union elections to be conducted by secret ballot.
  • Romney opposes so-called snap elections, or ambush elections, for votes on whether a company should unionize. He wants to build in protections that will ensure employers have time to protect their legal rights and talk to workers about the downsides of unions.
  • Unions should raise cash for political contributions the same way any other business or supporter would, by asking for donations, not using paycheck dues to fund donations.

The full story is HERE.


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5 comments:

Crystalf said...

I liked what Gov. Nikki Haley had to say about Romney coming to speak: “We appreciate not just the talk but the action Governor Romney has taken to understand and highlight the challenges NLRB has brought upon Boeing,” Haley said in a statement Friday. “It is a strong sign to the people of our state that he is focused on our jobs.”

craigs said...

I would be surprised if Haley did not support Romney with an early endorsement. DeMint may go for Perry. 50-50

CraigS

Anonymous said...

no way demint will go for perry.

Massachusetts Conservative said...

DeMint is "Senator Tea Party" - but really, he's always been a Conservative Intellectual. People like him are more concerned with winning general elections by articulating Conservative ideals in a friendly and cohesive manner than poking College students, calling the president an abject liar, and attacking Social Security's very existence.

In other words, DeMint is probably closer friends with someone like Paul Ryan than someone like Joe Miller.

Anonymous said...

DeMint tried to get a bill passed for the construction of a double fence at the border. Perry wants no fence. Romney wants a fence.