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Why Did Seven House Republicans Vote With the NLRB Today?

As noted earlier, the US House passed a bill that, if it became law, would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board’s actions against Boeing and keep that board from taking similar action against other companies. Eight Democrats crossed party lines to vote in favor of the bill. But seven Republicans went the other way, and voted against it. These Republicans voted with the Big Labor-dominated NLRB, against a company’s right to relocate without government interference. They are:

1) Fitzpatrick – PA

2) Gibson – NY

3) Grimm – NY

4) La Tourette – OH

5) McKinley – WV

6) Meehan –PA

7) Young – AK

Follow the links for their web pages and contact info, if you happen to live in their districts.

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11 Comments, 9 Threads, 1 Trackbacks

1. Marc Malone

They voted with the NLRB, because they really wanted to be voted out by the Tea Party. Drink the Kool-Aid and die.

September 15, 2011 - 11:51 am Link to this Comment
2. Chris Bolts

I can understand NY, PA and OH, which are all big union states, but AK? I didn’t figure a congressman from one of the most red states would vote for this.

September 15, 2011 - 12:22 pm Link to this Comment
- slick willie
  
  Inbreeding clouds one’s judgement.
  
  September 15, 2011 - 12:25 pm Link to this Comment
3. Walt C

Alaska? Wow, I wonder who Sarah is going to endorse in the primary.

September 15, 2011 - 12:33 pm Link to this Comment
- urbanleftbehind
  
  But she has bragged about her/Todd’s union bonafides in the recent past (Labor Day speech), so I’m not sure she’s the one to spur a primary challenge or challenger. She has greater beef against environmental regulations.
  
  September 15, 2011 - 12:58 pm Link to this Comment
4. BillC

They did the chickensh!* err… I mean political thing. They knew it was going to pass, so they had the political cover to do it. I can be rather certain that they all had the blessings of party leadership. Not saying it’s right…saying it’s politics.

September 15, 2011 - 1:09 pm Link to this Comment
5. J.J. Sefton

I campaigned for Grimm. Disappointed but it’s understandable. Staten Island and Bay Ridge are blue collar and very union. But I did not see Bob Turner’s name. Did he vote today? NY-9 is not blue collar but it is NYC which is pro-union.
Good for him if he did!

September 15, 2011 - 2:41 pm Link to this Comment
6. pagar

Turner-NY is listed as a Yea.

I can not understand how any American can vote against this bill.

September 15, 2011 - 3:04 pm Link to this Comment
7. pagar

Turner -NY listed as a Yea!

I can not understand how Americans can vote to continue union slavery.

September 15, 2011 - 3:05 pm Link to this Comment
8. Mike R

How can you ignore the fact that Michele Bachmann DIDN’T VOTE on HR 2587. Is she channeling her inner Obama?

September 16, 2011 - 3:14 am Link to this Comment
9. rose

You’re wrong about Fitzpatrick in PA — I just called his office, and voted against the NLRB.

September 16, 2011 - 8:22 am Link to this Comment