Claim: In the Arkansas Democratic Senate primary, an ad from Sen. Blanche Lincoln claims that "she saved 1,700 Cooper Tire employees from losing their jobs to Chinese imports." But a labor union supporting her more liberal opponent countered with an ad in which a Cooper Tire worker says: "We saved our own jobs and we had to take big pay cuts to do it." We find the labor claim to be true, and Lincoln's to be a bit of an exaggeration.
Fact-check: Labor, More So Than Lincoln, Saved Arkansas Jobs - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in the arkansas democratic senate primary, an ad from sen. blanche lincoln claims that "she saved 1,700 cooper tire employees from losing their jobs to chinese imports." but a labor union supporting her more liberal opponent countered with an ad in which a cooper tire worker says: "we saved our own jobs and we had to take big pay cuts to do it." we find the labor claim to be true, and lincoln's to be a bit of an exaggeration.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2010-05-06T21:59:04