Sat, Jun 18, 2011
Union Representing Boeing Workers Says The Senator Interfered
With Law Enforcement
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers (IAM) released a letter Friday which has been sent to
the Senate Select Committee on Ethics. The letter calls for an
investigation into South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey
Graham’s conduct and statements regarding the National Labor
Relations Board’s (NLRB) pending complaint against the Boeing
Company.
The IAM letter cites potentially unethical efforts by Sen.
Graham and others to pressure NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe
Solomon to drop the law enforcement proceeding against Boeing.
“I believe that prior to the issuance of the Boeing
complaint on April 20th, Senator Lindsey Graham communicated with
NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon in one or more attempts to
pressure him not to do so,” said IAM General Counsel Chris
Corson. “I also believe that these communications included
threats that the Senator would seek to defund or otherwise
adversely affect the funding of the NLRB if the Boeing complaint
were pursued.”
The IAM letter also cites a letter from Sen. Graham (pictured,
below) to President Obama, in which Graham declares he will pursue
sanctions against Solomon and the NLRB even if it turns out that
the NLRB’s law enforcement action against Boeing is
upheld.
“I don’t believe that a Senator or any other
politician should be trying to interfere with and prevent a law
enforcement trial,” said Corson, who cited possible violation
of Senate Rule 43. “Americans expect law enforcement to be
there for them when they are victimized by discrimination or other
unlawful behavior. When politicians intervene on behalf of a rich
businessman or corporation in order to stop law enforcement from
doing its job, our Constitution and rule of law are put in
jeopardy.”
The IAM represents more than 25,000 Boeing workers.
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