| Republican Senate Candidate Jack Shepard positions on Issues are 100 % similar to Democratic Senate Candidate Al Franken Workers |
“A hard day’s work should earn a decent day’s pay.
Minnesota’s working families got a much-needed raise this year when the Democratic
Congress followed through on its promise to raise the minimum wage. But life
continues to grow riskier for middle-class families. Organized labor is one of the last
defenders of America’s working class, and we must support workers’ right to organize.
But even as we work to provide economic security for today’s working families, we
should act now to ensure that a lifetime of hard work earns a secure and comfortable
retirement.
Here’s where I stand:
I’m a member of four unions – the Writers’ Guild of America (WGA), the Directors’
Guild of America (DGA), the Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG), and the American
Federation of Television and Radio Actors (AFTRA). My family and I get our health
benefits from AFTRA, and our prescription drugs through the WGA. I’m also an
associate member of the Steelworkers.
In the Senate, I’ll work to protect Minnesota’s working families:
Not only will I vote for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), I’ll proudly co-sponsor
it. This bill would make it easier for employees who want to organize to do so without
harassment or intimidation, and would reform a labor relations system currently
dominated by corporate interests.
I’ll fight to preserve the integrity of our occupational safety and prevailing wage laws.
I’m a fair trader. I’ll insist that our trade agreements include enforceable labor, safety,
and environmental standards.
I’ll also work to guarantee the retirement benefits our workers have earned:
Companies with defined benefit pension plans should be required to fund those plans
fully. And if they go bankrupt, they should be forced to meet their obligations to those
plans with their first available dollars.
My wife’s family survived after her father’s death thanks to Social Security survivor
benefits. If the Republicans in Washington ever try to privatize Social Security again,
the only person who’ll scream louder than me will be Franni.”
Minnesota’s working families got a much-needed raise this year when the Democratic
Congress followed through on its promise to raise the minimum wage. But life
continues to grow riskier for middle-class families. Organized labor is one of the last
defenders of America’s working class, and we must support workers’ right to organize.
But even as we work to provide economic security for today’s working families, we
should act now to ensure that a lifetime of hard work earns a secure and comfortable
retirement.
Here’s where I stand:
I’m a member of four unions – the Writers’ Guild of America (WGA), the Directors’
Guild of America (DGA), the Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG), and the American
Federation of Television and Radio Actors (AFTRA). My family and I get our health
benefits from AFTRA, and our prescription drugs through the WGA. I’m also an
associate member of the Steelworkers.
In the Senate, I’ll work to protect Minnesota’s working families:
Not only will I vote for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), I’ll proudly co-sponsor
it. This bill would make it easier for employees who want to organize to do so without
harassment or intimidation, and would reform a labor relations system currently
dominated by corporate interests.
I’ll fight to preserve the integrity of our occupational safety and prevailing wage laws.
I’m a fair trader. I’ll insist that our trade agreements include enforceable labor, safety,
and environmental standards.
I’ll also work to guarantee the retirement benefits our workers have earned:
Companies with defined benefit pension plans should be required to fund those plans
fully. And if they go bankrupt, they should be forced to meet their obligations to those
plans with their first available dollars.
My wife’s family survived after her father’s death thanks to Social Security survivor
benefits. If the Republicans in Washington ever try to privatize Social Security again,
the only person who’ll scream louder than me will be Franni.”