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PADUCAH, Ky. — Republican Rand Paul and Democrat Jack Conway took opposite stands on employee unionization during a U.S. Senate debate Thursday in western Kentucky, a region made up predominantly of conservative Democrats.
They are vying for the job of retiring Sen. Jim Bunning.
Paul positioned himself as a staunch opponent of the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, a federal initiative that would allow workers to join unions simply by filling out a card. Conway said he believes employees should be able to form a union if 50 percent of workers want one.
The debate exposed their differences on term limits, federal spending, immigration and environmental legislation.
The Associated Press
