Unions work to make a difference Members monitor polls, register voters

San Francisco Chronicle` ^ | 10/30/4 | James Sterngold

[SmithL]

In a tight election in which victory is expected to turn on which interest groups can get more of their supporters to the polls, few have more experience, money or manpower than trade unions. But union leaders say that, though they are making an unprecedented effort on behalf of Sen. John Kerry, they are nervous because of what they say is the aggressiveness of pro-Bush groups, particularly in the swing states.

The generally Democratic trade unions have always played a big role in modern campaigns, and leaders say they are committing more resources than ever before in key states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Florida to get out the vote, register new voters and monitor the polls. Especially in the final days of the campaign, the sheer numbers of workers they can muster can provide a crucial edge by deluging their millions of members with appeals.

Union officials are hopeful that a heavy labor turnout could prove to be a wild card, turning the vote in favor of Kerry in the states that will really matter.

[SmithL]

Thugs trying to steal an election.

[orangelobster]

"But union leaders say that, though they are making an unprecedented effort on behalf of Sen. John Kerry, they are nervous because of what they say is the aggressiveness of pro-Bush groups"

The english translation of this is: Marxist union leaders are surprised that rank and file workers are starting to fight back when they see their dues being funnelled to a corrupt DNC campaign on behalf of Kerry/Edwards. Instead of representing the interests of their members, union leaders prefer to suck up to Democratic Party candidates.

[King Prout]

Unions work to make a difference Members monitor polls, register voters

what's the classic line I need?
oh, yes... Juvenal, Satires, VI, 347-8:

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

[traviskicks]

We got this same story in Iowa, Gephart was going to win cuz of Union support... yadda yadda... The press just loves to talk about unions and to encourage their members to get out and do something (by making them think all union members are out there).

[Warrior_Queen]

Yeah, and what should make us all the more outraged is that public employees are conscripted into unions like the SEIU and AFSCME [Service Employees Intl. Union and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees]. It boils down to YOUR tax dollars pay public employees, their paychecks get grabbed, turned into union dues, which gets funnelled into the DemonRat/CommieCrat machine. Tax dollars fund Dems, like it or not. For your reference see Linda Chavez book BETRAYAL and her site http://www.stopunionpoliticalabuse.org
I work in a public library and I've received at least a dozen union-generated pieces of pro-sKerry mail, some tax-payer funded.

[martin_fierro]

[I'mPeach]

"Unions work to make a difference Members monitor polls, register voters"...

...make annoying phone calls & send pro-Kerry junk mail to NON-members, while claiming NON-PROFIT tax status!