Hey Republicans, Thanks for Throwing American Workers Under the Bus

September 03, 2010

Just in time for Labor Day, AFSCME has released a new video reminding voters of the critical choice they face in the November elections.

You see, this summer Congress handed American workers a huge victory by passing a bill to save hundreds of thousands of jobs without adding a cent to the deficit. After months of delay, Democrats finally overcame a GOP filibuster in the Senate and passed a jobs bill that to help states deal with with budget shortfalls and save both public and private sector jobs.

But only four Republicans in Congress voted for the important bill. You guessed it, while Democrats voted to save our struggling economy and protect jobs, virtually every Republican chose to play politics with the lives and jobs of American workers.

Republicans threw American workers and their families under the bus. We’ll remember that.