Senate Republicans are dismayed that a daughter of working class immigrants who respects the dignity of work may be the next Labor Secretary. Some conservative lawmakers are vowing to hold up a vote on Rep. Hilda Solis’ (D-Calif.) confirmation as labor secretary because of their opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act, which she supports.
Solis, who comes from a union family, has been a champion of workers for more than 15 years combined in Congress and the California legislature, where she was the first Latina elected to the state Senate.
Solis backers have created two Facebook groups in support of her nomination: ”Americans for Hilda Solis as Secretary of Labor,” and “1,000,000 Strong For Hilda Solis as Secretary of Labor“. The groups give information on how to contact senators to urge that Solis be confirmed.
"During the Bush administration, working women were left to fend for themselves; but under Solis, that will change because she understands the challenges personally as well as professionally," said SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger in an article featured in today's Women's ENews.
Solis comes from a union family and has never forgotten her roots in her public service career. "As a member of the California Legislature, Solis pushed for pay equity legislation," says Burger. "She also marched with our union in Los Angeles to support low-income workers, many of them women, because she wanted them to have the same opportunities she has had."
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney also praised Solis’ nomination, saying:
“We’re confident that she will return to the Labor Department one of its core missions—to defend workers’ basic rights in our nation’s workplaces.
She’s proven to be a passionate leader and advocate for all working families. In fact, she’s voted with working men and women 97 percent of the time.”
WAAAA... The GOP (aka God's Own Party, in their minds) still sticking to their posture even after being rejected by the majority of American voters. This also continues to highlight that the GOP does not really give a damn about the little-guy.
They just refuse to even think that their core beliefs just may be wrong or NOT what Americans truly support.
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