Blog Entries tagged 'Card Check'

Leading The Fight To Stop Card Check

stan.olshefski+jestaff@gmail.com — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported yesterday that Senator Ensign "refuses to get complacent" and is continuing to lead the fight against card check:

The Employee Free Choice Act has lost several key congressional advocates, but Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., refuses to get complacent.

Ensign, who opposes the bill, said Tuesday that he believes it still enjoys solid prospects for passage.

"It definitely has lost support, but there's a caveat," Ensign [...]

Small Businesses Hurt By Card Check

stan.olshefski+jestaff@gmail.com — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Senator Ensign met with smmall business owners across the state of Nevada over the past week to discuss the Employee "No" Choice Act.

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From KLAS, CBS 8, in Las Vegas:

Brent Husson is the owner of a small landscape shop in south Las Vegas. He has fears of closing down all because of the proposed bill. According to Brent, the bill makes it easier for workers to unionize and with his small shop of 50 workers, he s [...]

Tax Day Budget Talk

stan.olshefski+jestaff@gmail.com — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Senator Ensign met with community leaders, Chamber of Commerce members and business owners at a breakfast in Carson City where he discussed the economy yesterday. More from the Nevada Appeal.

Sen. John Ensign decried the huge projected deficits in the budget bill working its way through the U.S. Congress before a breakfast crowd at the Carson Nugget Wednesday morning.

"If you look at the budget bill as it stands, and take all of the debt built up from George Washington t [...]

The Ed Morrissey Show Interview

stan.olshefski+jestaff@gmail.com — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Senator Ensign was interviewed by Captain Ed Morrissey of Hot Air and The Ed Morrissey Show on the issues of the Employee "No" Choice Act, the Democrats' planned energy tax and more.

Here's a preview:

Some quick takeaways:

Ensign thinks that a business-Democrat alliance on health care may be overstated, and only temporary. The unions may opt for incrementalism on Card Check in order to get around the lack of support at the moment in the Senate, but they're not [...]

Big Labor Not Giving Up On Card Check

stan.olshefski+jestaff@gmail.com — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Yesterday, Senator Ensign discussed the issue of card check and the Employee "No" Choice Act with Human Events:

Republican leaders continued their campaign against the Democrats' "Employee Free Choice Act" -- their Orwellian name for legislation that will deny free elections in union organizing -- yesterday. Their aim is to kill off the legislation for at least this year. But before we breathe a sigh of relief and add Big Labor to the long and growing list of supp [...]

Video: The Ed Morrissey Show Today

stan.olshefski+jestaff@gmail.com — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Senator Ensign appeared on the Ed Morrissey to discuss the Employee "No" Choice Act and the binding arbitration rules included in the act. Captain Ed and Senator Ensign also discussed securing energy independence.

Also, help Senator Ensign stop the Employee "No" Choice Act by joining the Protect The Secret Ballot Facebook group.

Please listen and leave your thoughts in the comments.

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Video: Employee "No" Choice Act

johnensignonline@gmail.com — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

I will not stop until card check is dead.

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Help me stop the Employee "No" Choice Act by joining the Protect The Secret Ballot Facebook group.