Cheney Says Bush Administration, Not Unions, Is Defender of Workers' Rights

About a week ago we urged you to do what you can to help support the Employeer Free Choice Act, legislation that would strenghten workers' rights and allow them to form unions without interference from management.

The good news: Wednesday, the Democratic-controlled House Education and Labor Committee voted to approve the bill. Approval is expected in the House, although passage in the Senate, where the Republican minority is stronger, is less certain.

The bad news: VP Shooter Cheney says that Bush will veto the bill if it gets through Congress. Why? "Our administration rejects any attempt to short-circuit the rights of workers," he told the (ironically) business-friendly National Association of Manufacturers.

So, according to Shooter, the AFL-CIO and the worker-friendly Democratic Party don't support the rights of workers. No no no. It's the Bush Adminstriation that does. Um, right?