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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Monday, March 10, 2003 ::
Labor and the White House (washingtonpost.com) Robert D. Novak's account of Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao's visit with the AFL-CIO Executive Council [op-ed, March 3] offered more drama than fact.
Hardly a "fact" in Mr. Novak's column was right, from his description of the room to the length of the meeting to his rendition of the meeting's tone.
This administration is no friend to American workers. Mr. Novak failed to note that Ms. Chao said the administration opposes a minimum wage increase and wants to limit pension guarantees, especially for steelworkers. It also has slashed worker health and safety measures, stripped federal workers of the freedom to have a union, and plans attacks on the Family and Medical Leave Act and on overtime protections. Still, it is a shock to see the Labor Department squander for political purposes an opportunity for real dialogue with representatives of America's workers.
Allowing Mr. Novak to opine for the benefit of the right wing minus basic facts ill-serves The Post's readers.
JOHN J. SWEENEY
President AFL-CIO------------------------------------------- posted 10:21 PM :: reference link ::
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