Katie Packer, the executive director of the Workforce Fairness Institute, has more:
Florida, like many other states, is hurting in a very challenging economic time. The state's unemployment rate is 12 percent, and foreclosures have hit Florida hard. People are looking for work and trying to make ends meet. Small businesses — the backbone of Florida's economy — are struggling to keep the lights on and doors open, not to mention meet payroll each week. While the reasonable expectation isn't that government would create jobs, citizens and employers do believe that elected officials and those seeking public office should refuse to support policies that will result in additional job loss and increased unemployment.Yes indeed it is.
Unfortunately, something as simple as saying no to job-killing legislation can become complicated when politics gets in the way. This appears to be the case for Florida's governor and Senate candidate, Charlie Crist.
Recently, as Mr. Crist addressed the AFL-CIO, headlines emerged in Florida papers reading, "Crist: Open Ear About Employee Free Choice Act."
Crist stated he would be "open" to a bill that would put 600,000 jobs at risk? The notion is disturbing, to say the least.
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