Senator Ben Nelson (NE) issued a clear statement aimed at secretly-funded advertisements running in Nebraska that attack the Employee Free Choice Act.
"Sleazy and intentionally confusing" ... "Unfair" ... "Demeaning and misleading" ... "Smear tactics that insult me and my fellow Nebraskans."
Local 226 President, Suzy Anderson, in Omaha, Nebraska commented,
Corporate America has shown just how out of touch they are with America's economic problems. They believe that the problem with our economy is that workers are paid too much and that their wages should be cut. For working families already struggling to make ends meet, that's the last thing they should have to worry about.
"This attack against working people from a business-funded front group is a desperate attempt to distract from what really matters," says SEIU National Political Director Jon Youngdahl, faulting the ad. "America's families need change that works to rebuild the middle class with the free choice to join unions for better wages, benefits, and retirement security. That's why we need the Employee Free Choice Act."
SEIU calls on "Americans for Job Security" to engage in an honest conversation with Nebraskans about their positions rather than trying to mislead Nebraskans.
Bullying Senator Nelson or other Members of Congress simply won't work, which the Senator made clear in his statement about the ads:
"These folks shot themselves in the foot. While aiming."
For more information:
- Read Senator Nelson's full statement.
- SEIU dismantled the ads as "out of touch" distractions and lists the myths of the ad.
