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Florida State Council of Machinists News  LEGISLATIVE UPDATE5/12/2008A Special Thank You from the United Labor Lobby Regarding the CSX Victory Some members of the press, especially the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board are claiming that CSX was stopped by greedy trail lawyers who simply wanted the chance to file frivolous lawsuits. This strategy is designed to cloud the issue and keep people from realizing that there were a myriad of reasons to oppose the CSX deal and a wide range of people and groups working to keep it from happening. Here are some of the individuals and groups that worked together to stop this horrible travesty of public policy. ♦ The Downtown Lakeland Partnership (Julie Townsend) ♦ The Florida Justice Association ♦ The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (Gus Demott & John Gaige) ♦ Senators Paula Dockery and Senator Alex Villalobos who led the fight in the Senate. ♦ Senator Tony Hill who withstood immense pressure to stand by Labor. ♦ Senator Larcenia Bullard who refused to let CSX backers hijack one of her bills in the final hours of session, she did so with the full understanding that one of her legislative priorities would be jeopardized. ♦ Senator Jim King, the Rules Chair who faithfully executed his duties and held the Senate to their own rules. ♦ Senators Gwen Margolis, Mike Bennett, Charlie Dean, Steve Oelrich, Dave Aronberg, Ted Deutch and Al Lawson. An Extra Special Thank You to the almost 400 Union Members who participated in our E Activist campaign and sent letters to their Senators encouraging them to oppose this bad deal. |
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