Labor & Employment Law

Senate Candidate Brown Refused Unions? Invite to Discuss the Issues

By Mike Hall

Just what does Scott Brown think of Massachusetts working families and their unions? Not much, and apparently he wants to keep it secret, too.

According to Massachusetts AFL-CIO President Robert Haynes,  Brown?unlike Martha Coakley, who is battling Brown for the Bay State’s U.S. Senate seat in today’s special election?wouldn’t even talk to Massachusetts unions as they were deciding last year whom to support.

Haynes reports that Brown

refused to fill out the AFL-CIO questionnaire or appear at the AFL-CIO candidates’ forum to tell workers directly what he stands for. As a candidate, Martha Coakley filled out our questionnaire and appeared at our candidates’ forum to speak directly to us about where she stands.

Voters still have few hours to get the polls, which close at 8 p.m. 

Haynes says Coakley has

demonstrated her strong support for unions, our families and all workers throughout her career. As attorney general, Martha Coakley stood up to Wall Street, insurance companies, utility companies and employers who broke the rules.

While Brown, says Haynes:

supports the continuation of the George Bush tax cuts for the very wealthiest, does not believe Wall Street needs to be reformed and would prefer to leave big business executives to their own devices.

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Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on January 19, 2010 (boomark / email).