[dragonwriter]

> The reason Democrats in particular are unwilling to touch the Jones Act is because the AFL-CIO lobbies for it very, very heavily.

Plenty of Democrats, especislly since Bill Clinton’s Presidency, have been on the side of corporations against the AFL-CIO and organized labor generally on lots of issues of central importance.

[chimeracoder]

> Plenty of Democrats, especislly since Bill Clinton’s Presidency, have been on the side of corporations against the AFL-CIO and organized labor generally on lots of issues of central importance.

First of all, the AFL-CIO is a corporation, so this isn't really a meaningful dichotomy.

But moreover, I'm not sure why this comment is at all relevant? Sure, sometimes Democrats might not always vote the way the AFL-CIO wants, but that doesn't change the fact that the AFL-CIO are major influencers of the Democratic party platform, and it's not at all debatable that the AFL-CIO has lobbied incredibly heavily in favor of the Jones Act.