Posted on 02/22/2014 8:44:48 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
HOUSTON, TX – The nation’s leading labor union will plan to spend $300 million in 2014 trying to unseat Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and four other Republican Governors.
More: AFL-CIO to Target Walker, Other Governors
People’s World reported that the AFL-CIO announced on Thursday morning during a press conference in Houston that they would spend money trying to unseat Governor Walker. Other Governors that the labor organization is targeting are John Kasich (R-Ohio), Tom Corbett (R-Pennsylvania), Rick Snyder (R-Michigan), and Rick Scott (R-Florida).
The American Federation of Teachers backed the AFL-CIO’s plan. President Randi Weingarten said: “In many ways it is difficult to get anything done in Washington. In states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Florida a war is being waged against the people and their standard of living. The states are where the people live and we want to focus on where the people are.”
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said that the main issue of the campaign is relating to raising worker’s wages. This was reflected in a poll conducted February 8th to the 11th by Hart Research in the States of Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Three out of five voters surveyed in the poll said that they are dissatisfied with the direction of the economy. Guy Molyneux of Hart Research confirmed to Wisconsin Election Watch that a poll was conducted in the State of Wisconsin during the period of February 8th to the 11th.
Extra: Learn More About Governor Scott Walker
On Friday morning, the campaign of Governor Scott Walker issued a fundraising e-mail asking for donations linking the People’s World Article. In the e-mail, Campaign Manager Stephan Thompson said: “While Governor Walker has been focused on moving Wisconsin forward and turning a $3.6 billion deficit into nearly a $1 billion surplus, the big-government unions have been focused on taking the state back to the days where they reigned supreme – the days where taxes and unemployment were skyrocketing.”
According to the last Marquette University Law School Poll conducted on January 27th, Walker had a 51 percent approval rating.
The Unions obviously are not interested in helping the union employees that are sworn and paid to protect and defend. Maybe they should be investigated by the IRS?
I wonder if union members who support those Republican governors can get their dues REFUNDED? I know the answer...
Yes, and one may metaphorically ask was Obamacare a gift to them to "off-load" their Medical Legacy Cost so that they can least live another day? If their Pensions are to collapse, what will Obama do to save them? Their are so many attempts to get a Camels Nose under the tent, i.e. MYRA etc etc discussed here on FR that we should say no to as well...
Oddly enough, a story just today outlines an infusion of more than $300 million from obama to Chicago.
And next the NRLB will approve NCAA football players to unionize.
When was the last time either of those two creeps ever stood in a classroom and faced 25 little curious minds?
In Randi Weingarten’s case, the answer seems to be “Never”. She’s a full-time, career “activist”. She’s also insane: she’s a bulldyke, but also claims to be a religious Jew.
Dennis Van Roekel at least had a career as a math teacher, but he has since become a full-time socialist troublemaker.
A pox on the both of them.
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