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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhich Side Are You On, Hillary?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/opinion/campaign-stops/which-side-are-you-on-hillary.htmlWeve got to stand up for unions, Hillary Clinton declared in her closing statement during the Democratic debate in Milwaukee last month. The line offered the labor-friendly audience a comforting rebuke to Gov. Scott Walkers relentless attacks on Wisconsins unions. It generated passionate applause.
But Mrs. Clintons show of support contrasted with her long indifference to the concerns of organized labor. The results of Michigans primary last week highlighted this problem; exit polls showed that Mrs. Clinton narrowly lost union households to Senator Bernie Sanders. Over all, nearly 60 percent of Democratic voters thought free-trade agreements, which Mrs. Clinton has generally supported, caused job losses. Mr. Sanders won a majority of those voters, too, which raises the possibility of further upsets on Tuesday in primaries in Illinois and Ohio, where opposition to free-trade pacts is strong.
Mrs. Clintons troubles with labor began before she arrived in Washington. From 1986 to 1992, as a corporate lawyer in Arkansas, she served on the board of Walmart. By then, Sam Walton, the companys founder, was notorious for his anti-union fervor; in the early 1970s, Mr. Walton hired an attorney named John E. Tate to break up an organizing campaign at two Missouri Walmart stores. For decades afterward, Mr. Tate drove Walmarts successful anti-union strategy. In 1988, Mr. Tate joined Walmarts board, where he served alongside Mrs. Clinton.
During Mrs. Clintons first presidential run, a former Walmart board member told ABC News that he could not recall her ever defending unions during more than 20 private board meetings. She was not a dissenter, Donald G. Soderquist, the vice chairman of the board during Mrs. Clintons tenure, told The Los Angeles Times in 2007. She was a part of those decisions.
But Mrs. Clintons show of support contrasted with her long indifference to the concerns of organized labor. The results of Michigans primary last week highlighted this problem; exit polls showed that Mrs. Clinton narrowly lost union households to Senator Bernie Sanders. Over all, nearly 60 percent of Democratic voters thought free-trade agreements, which Mrs. Clinton has generally supported, caused job losses. Mr. Sanders won a majority of those voters, too, which raises the possibility of further upsets on Tuesday in primaries in Illinois and Ohio, where opposition to free-trade pacts is strong.
Mrs. Clintons troubles with labor began before she arrived in Washington. From 1986 to 1992, as a corporate lawyer in Arkansas, she served on the board of Walmart. By then, Sam Walton, the companys founder, was notorious for his anti-union fervor; in the early 1970s, Mr. Walton hired an attorney named John E. Tate to break up an organizing campaign at two Missouri Walmart stores. For decades afterward, Mr. Tate drove Walmarts successful anti-union strategy. In 1988, Mr. Tate joined Walmarts board, where he served alongside Mrs. Clinton.
During Mrs. Clintons first presidential run, a former Walmart board member told ABC News that he could not recall her ever defending unions during more than 20 private board meetings. She was not a dissenter, Donald G. Soderquist, the vice chairman of the board during Mrs. Clintons tenure, told The Los Angeles Times in 2007. She was a part of those decisions.
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Which Side Are You On, Hillary? (Original Post)
KamaAina
Mar 2016
OP
It's pretty clear which side she's on - the corporatists. It's just some would like to stay deluded.
highprincipleswork
Mar 2016
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hobbit709
(41,694 posts)1. She's on the side of those that own her.
Which is not "We The People"
ljm2002
(10,751 posts)8. Best pro-union song ever...
...and people wonder why some of us still like so-called "folk music".
This is why, folks. It conveys a clear message and we can all sing along.
Wish I could K&R this post.
revbones
(3,660 posts)2. Which audience is she speaking to at the time? nt
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)4. Reminds me of an old joke about NY State politics
"Where do you stand on the water issue?"
"That depends. Are we upstate or downstate?"
ljm2002
(10,751 posts)9. Funny -- that one would work well for California too! n/t
Punkingal
(9,522 posts)3. Truly disgusting.
highprincipleswork
(3,111 posts)5. It's pretty clear which side she's on - the corporatists. It's just some would like to stay deluded.
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SamKnause
(13,088 posts)7. Wall Street.