[lbo-talk] good news for unions?

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Thu Oct 16 10:28:52 PDT 2008


On Thu, 16 Oct 2008, Steven L. Robinson wrote:


> Well, the Dems had a similar - may be larger- majority after the LBJ
> landslide but no repeal of Taft Hartley was forthcoming, despite
> repeated promises. Similar situations prevailed in the mid 1970s when
> the Dems had a dreaded (by the Repugs that is) "veto proof" Congress.

There's no comparison -- the Dem majority then including Southern Dems, which were always more conservative on these issues than Northern Democrats. Now those Southern reps are Republicans and this would be a majority that doesn't include them.

Michael



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