Florida Senate Race

Incumbent:	Senator Bill Nelson (D)
	Bill Nelson has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 87 percent of the time.
	Go to Bill Nelson’s campaign website.
Challenger(s):	LeRoy Collins Jr. (R)
	Peter Monroe (R)
	William "Will" McBride (R)
	Katherine Harris (R)
	Katherine Harris has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 88 percent of the time.
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BILL NELSON WILL FIGHT FOR WORKING FAMILIES

Supports Our Freedom to Form Unions. Nelson co-sponsored the Employee Free Choice Act and was targeted by an anti-union group for refusing to support “Right-to-Work-for-Less” legislation designed to destroy unions. (St. Petersburg Times, 10/30/00; NRTW Newsletter, 5/06)

Protected Our Wages and Overtime Pay. Nelson voted against weakening wage and overtime protections for millions of workers. (S. 256, S.Amdt. 128, Vote #27, 3/7/05)

Opposed Privatizing Government Jobs. Nelson voted to stop the federal government from privatizing jobs and outsourcing contracts. (S.1637, Vote #32, 3/4/04; H.R.4567, Vote #168, 9/8/04)

 

KATHERINE HARRIS HAS FAILED WORKING FAMILIES

Co-Sponsored Anti-Worker ‘Right-to-Work-for-Less’ Law. Harris is a co-sponsor of a bill designed to restrict our freedom to form unions and lower our wages and benefits. (H.R. 500, 3/17/05)

Voted to Weaken Workers’ Overtime Pay Protections. Harris supported new rules that would have eliminated overtime pay for millions of workers. (H.R. 5006, Vote #434, 9/9/04)

Supported Privatizing Government Jobs. Harris supported allowing the use of federal money to help agencies privatize federal jobs. (H.R. 5025, Vote #457, 9/21/04; H.R. 3058, Vote #357, 6/39/05)

VOTE Nov. 7

How you vote is a personal decision. Whatever you decide, please vote.

 

 

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