After Years Of Supporting Their Left-Wing Agenda On Capitol Hill Barbara Boxer Gets Payback With Some Needed Help From Her Union Allies VIDEO

Big Love for Boxer, After Years Of Supporting Their Left-Wing Agenda On Capitol Hill, Boxer Gets Payback With Some Needed Help From Her Union Allies.

Today, Barbara Boxer Will Join With AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka For A Rally In Los Angeles:

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Will Campaign With Boxer One Day After A New Poll Emerged That Confirmed Boxer’s Shrinking Support. "A new poll shows Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) falling further behind Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina. The SurveyUSA poll has Fiorina leading Boxer 47 percent to 42, compared to a July survey for the same San Francisco CBS affiliate that showed Fiorina ahead of Boxer by just a couple points. The poll's release comes as AFL-CIO chief Richard Trumka is set to hit Fiorina as a ‘clueless’ CEO in a speech in Los Angeles on Friday." (Sean J. Miller, "Fiorina's Lead Over Sen. Boxer Widens As Help Arrives," The Hill’s "Ballot Box" Blog, thehill.com, (8/13/10)

During Her Congressional Career, Boxer Has Marched In Lockstep With Big Labor’s Agenda:

Boxer Is A Co-Sponsor Of The Card Check Legislation Introduced In This Congress. (S. 560, Introduced 3/10/09)

* Boxer Called Card Check Legislation "Long Overdue." "The Senate recently voted on whether to end debate and call for a vote on the Employee Free Choice Act. While the majority of Senators supported this action, the vote was not sufficient to allow us to move forward. This was deeply disappointing to me because I believe that this bill, already passed by the House, is long overdue for America’s workers. I am pleased to share with you my comments on the Employee Free Choice Act and why it should become law. You can count on me to continue to work for the nation’s workers." (Sen. Barbara Boxer, "Senator Boxer On The Employee Free Choice Act," Press Release, 7/27/07)

* NOTE: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Has Said She Would Seek Less Divisive Legislation, And Said She Hoped To Find "Common Ground" Between Business And Labor."Whether you label it the ‘card check’ bill or the Employee Free Choice Act, you can also call it something else -- in deep trouble. Key senators this week appeared to cripple prospects for passing the highly polarizing measure, the labor movement’s top priority in Congress, which is aimed at making it easier for workers to join unions. The latest hurdle came Friday, when Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said she would seek alternative legislation that was less divisive. Feinstein, a past sponsor of the act, cited the flailing economy as a reason; other critics of the bill have said it would drive up operating costs for businesses at a perilous time. ‘This is an extraordinarily difficult economy, and feelings are very strong on both sides of the issue,’ Feinstein said in a statement. ‘I would hope there is some way to find common ground that would be agreeable to both business and labor.’ Feinstein’s words came days after Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) declared that he would not support the bill."(James Oliphant, "Pro-Union Bill Loses Key Supporters," Los Angeles Times, 3/28/09)

Boxer Joined With The AFL-CIO In Opposing A Guest Worker Program As Part Of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. "But opposition is intensifying to a proposed guest worker program that would allow hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers to take jobs in the U.S. The AFL-CIO labor union and some Democrats -- including U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer of California and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota -- have allied with conservative immigration hawks led by Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen on this issue. They take a dim view of a guest worker program." (Mike Sunnucks, "Groups Still At Odds Over Guest Worker Proposal,"Phoenix Business Journal, 6/4/07)

Boxer Opposed At Least Eight Major Free Trade Agreements, Including NAFTA And DR-CAFTA. (H.R. 3045, CQ Vote #209: Passed (thus cleared for the president) 55-45: R 43-12; D 11-33; I 1-0, 7/28/05, Boxer Voted Nay and Feinstein Voted Yea; S. 1307, CQ Vote # 170: Passed 54-45: R 43-12; D 10-33; I 1-0, 6/30/05, Boxer Voted Nay and Feinstein Voted Yea; H.R. 2738, CQ Vote #319: Passed 65-32: R 43-7; D 22-24; I 0-1, 7/31/03, Boxer Voted Nay; H.R. 2739, CQ Vote #318: Passed 66-32: R 44-7; D 22-24; I 0-1, 7/31/03, Boxer Voted Nay; H.R. 3009, CQ Vote #207: Adopted 64-34: R 43-5; D 20-29; I 1-0, 8/1/02, Boxer Voted Nay and Feinstein Voted Yea; H.R. 3450, CQ Vote #395: Passed 61-38: R 34-10; D 27-28, 11/20/93, Boxer Voted Nay; H.R. 434, CQ Vote #353: Passed 76-19: R 46-6; D 30-13, 11/3/99, Boxer Voted Nay and Feinstein Voted Yea)

Boxer Has Received High Ratings From The AFL-CIO And Millions In Campaign Contributions From Labor Unions:

The AFL-CIO Gave Boxer A Lifetime Ranking Of 96 Percent. (American Federation Of Labor And Congress Of Industrial Organizations Website, www.aflcio.org, Accessed 7/11/10)

During Her Career, Boxer Has Received At Least $1,635,841 In Contributions From Organized Labor, Including At Least $270,350 In Contributions To Her 2010 Campaign. (Center For Responsive Politics Website, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 7/11/10) ###

VIDEO CREDIT: CRPTV

TEXT CREDIT: California Republican Party