Spoiled Labor Unions

As if getting practically everything they asked for from the Democratic leadership in the last legislative session wasn’t enough. Oh no, the Oregon AFL-CIO now shows they are still thirsty for more power and dominance by creating a new “method” of forcing legislators to sing solidarity at every possible whim.

They claim it is a “new and more complicated methodology to rate legislators” providing a “full picture of support” for the labor movement. Rather than the usual voting record scorecard, they give “points” to those legislators who tow the labor line with sponsorships, committee hearings, testimony and even walking the picket line. It appears they will deduct points from a legislator for not only voting against the labor agenda, but for also looking at them funny. So, basically if you don’t lay down on the tracks whenever union chief Tom Chamberlain snaps his fingers, you get points deducted. And naturally, none of the breakdowns on each legislator is made available to the public.

There is really no rhyme or reason to their new “methodology.” It’s appears to be just another opportunity for labor to punish any legislator for bringing common sense to the bargaining table.