NewsNovember 7, 2001
Senate kills collective bargaining bill
WASHINGTON -- The Senate killed a Democratic-led effort Tuesday to let tens of thousands of firefighters, police and emergency workers across the country bargain collectively. By a mostly party-line 56-44 vote, supporters fell just short of the 60 votes they needed to halt GOP delaying tactics aimed at killing the collective bargaining proposal...
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The Senate killed a Democratic-led effort Tuesday to let tens of thousands of firefighters, police and emergency workers across the country bargain collectively.
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By a mostly party-line 56-44 vote, supporters fell just short of the 60 votes they needed to halt GOP delaying tactics aimed at killing the collective bargaining proposal.
The International Association of Fire Fighters, which represents 250,000 fire fighters nationwide, said the measure was its top legislative priority for the year.
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