Channel 11 continues to take an up-close look at the candidates that will appear on Pennsylvania ballots for the November election.
Our Lisa Sylvester sat down with Senator Bob Casey to hear where he stands on the issues. She did the same with Dave McCormick a few weeks ago.
>>> Channel 11 sits down with Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick
This Senate race could come down to jobs and the economy. Casey says he wants union members to know he’s in their corner — one of the key points of his platform is workers’ rights.
“I’m unabashed in taking the side of workers because workers are the reason we have strength in our economy,” Casey said.
Casey is asking the Federal Trade Commission to look into Anchor Hocking’s ownership of the Charleroi glass plant after the company announced plans to shutter the factory.
He also wants to block the sale of US Steel to Nippon Steel, and see changes in the tax code that would allow union members to write off union dues and worker expenses — provisions that were stripped away in a 2017 tax legislation.