SEIU888 MEMBERS: TODAY IS ELECTION DAY PLEASE VOTE!
Coakley and Brown on Working Family Issues: |
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You've probably heard a lot of hype about this race in the main stream media. They've got their agenda; one which usually doesn't reflect the concerns of working families.
SEIU 888's job is to inform and represent our members on issues that affect working people.
We've identified the candidate's positions on four key issues that don't seem to get a lot coverage in the media, but which we believe all 888 members should know.
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| Workplace Health and Safety |
BrownVoted against extending benefits for public workers who got cancer from on the job exposure to asbestos and toxic chemicals.1 |
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Coakley As State Attorney and Attorney General she vigorously pursued employer health and safety violations, recovering millions of dollars for Massachusetts workers.6
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| Funding for Education and Public Services |
BrownBrown promises to vote against any further federal aid to the states.
At a Needham Town Hall meeting last summer, Brown said that the federal aid which saved jobs and services in his own district was "bad" because it meant that "we may not make those tough cuts" to schools and public services that he thinks are needed.2
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CoakleyCoakley has repeatedly stated her willingness to support further federal aid to the states if needed to save public sector jobs and preserve essential public services.
Coakley says that without the federal aid to the states, "We would have been in a depression worse than the Great Depression. . . .[it] prevented the loss of jobs." 7
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| Employer Provided Health Insurance |
Brown Voted against the law that requires large Massachusetts employers, like WalMart, to pay their "fair share" or provide health insurance to their employees.3 |
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CoakleySpent the past 3 years enforcing the state's laws cracking down on employers cheat their workers out of benefits by misclassifying them as "out-side contractors." 8 |
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| Corporate Accountability |
BrownSays Brown: "I've always felt we have plenty of regulations.4
If elected Brown promises to oppose new regulations on Banks and Corporations to prevent another financial meltdown.5
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CoakleyAs Attorney General, she has recovered over $135 million dollars from Wall Street firms, including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and UBS, on behalf of working families in Massachusetts.9
If elected, Coakley promises to hold "the largest Wall Street firms accountable for their abuses" and "recover the hard earned taxpayer dollars of the middle class."10
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