Straight Facts About Our Candidates
Missouri U.S. Senate
CLAIRE McCASKILL WILL FIGHT FOR WORKING FAMILIES
Advocates for Workers’ Freedom to Form Unions. Claire McCaskill supports the Employee Free Choice Act, which would help workers seeking to form unions. McCaskill has stood with striking workers in support of their organizing campaign. (McCaskill Campaign, Kansas City Star, 1/13/00)
Fought to Protect Prevailing Wage Laws. As a county prosecutor, McCaskill fought for workers’ rights by indicting a contractor for labor violations and violations
of prevailing wage laws. (Kansas City Star, 9/8/94)
Improved Missouri’s Job Training Program. In 2003, McCaskill’s office released an audit of Missouri’s New Jobs Training Program with measures to improve the program’s quality and success. (Associated Press, 4/9/03)
JIM TALENT HAS FAILED WORKING FAMILIES
Consistently Votes Against Workers’ Rights. Jim Talent voted to eliminate bargaining rights for transit employees, to silence workers with a “paycheck deception”
bill and twice for a bill that allows employers to discriminate against union members. He
does not support the Employee Free Choice Act. (H.R. 2002, 7/25/95, Roll Call #567; AP, 7/25/95; H.R. 2608, 3/30/98, #83; H.R. 3246, 03/26/98, #76, #78)
Opposes Raising the Minimum Wage. Talent has voted against raising the minimum wage six times and to exempt workers from minimum wage and overtime laws. He also supported reducing wages for low-income workers by cutting their overtime. (S. 256, 3/7/05, Roll Call #128; Keystone Research Center; H.R. 3846, 3/9/00, #45, #43; H.R. 2888, 6/11/98,
#228; H.R. 1227, 5/23/96, #195, #192; H.R. 3448, 8/2/96, #398)
Voted Against Job Training Programs. Talent voted twice in 2003 against funding for the Workforce Investment Act, which funds job training programs. (HJ Res 2, 1/23/03, Roll Call #24; S Con Res 23, 3/25/03, #102)
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