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TV Ads Promote
Employee Free Choice Act
By: James Parks Copyright AFL-CIO.org
On Labor Day the worker's advocacy group American Rights at Work
launched a national TV ad campaign to inform the public about the critical
issues facing America's struggling middle class. The ads build on the broad
public support of the Employee Free Choice Act, which would level the
playing field and allow workers to freely decide how to choose unions so
they can bargain for a better life. The ads are part of a huge, new
coordinated effort among worker's rights advocates, progressives and the
the union movement to make passage of the legislation , a major issue in the
2008 election.
DAnti-Union TV
Commercials
Ruffle some Feathers
s lIn a video interview, which aired July 30th 2008 on Louisville TV
station WHAS 11, Kentucky State AFL-CIO President Bill Londrigan
" speaks out " , on the newest group of " Union Facts " commercials
that have been airing throughout the week. Watch Video , click below
http://www.whas11.com/video/index.html?nvid=268397&shu=1
WHAS Video On-Demand Story Copyright 2008 whas.com/ BELO Corp.
Ky. State AFL-CIO.org Copyright 2008
COPE
Committee on
Political Education
Our goal, as a group of volunteer members of Local 761, is to research
the voting records of candidates for political office. We separate the
candidates' slick commercials from what they are really doing for working
class families or against working class families.
John McCain wants you to think he is not a George Bush clone. McCain
commercials depict him as a "Maverick", a person who goes out on their own.
It is simply not true !
The Congressional Quarterly reported that McCain voted with George
Bush's policies 95 percent of the time last year, the most of any senator.
Is this a Maverick Independent thinker ?
Most recently McCain attempted to steer a 35 billion dollar Air Force
contract away from the Washington state-based Boeing to AirBus, a European
aircraft company.....a deal that would have cost more than 44,000 new and
existing jobs. The decision to award AirBus the contract, was reversed by the
Government Accountability Office in June. (Source: IBEW Journal, Summer
2008).
McCain voted for Bush's Social Security Privatization Plan and says the
only solution to fixing Social Security, is through private accounts, telling
The Wall Street Journal in April," As part of Social Security reform, I believe
that private savings accounts are part of it...along the lines that President Bush
proposed." ( Source : AFL-CIO ) McCain also voted to raise the eligibility
age for Medicare and against a measure to provide temporary health insurance
assistance to retirees of Bankrupt steel companies.
John McCain has a record of not being good for Working families. McCain
is a threat to the medical care of our families or the care they may need in the
future. McCain will be for sending our jobs to other countries. Our families
depend on that paycheck. McCain has a record that shows he will support
allowing companies to use our pensions for risky investing and privatization
of our Social Security.
Based on the performance and voting record, IUE/CWA recommends to our
members a " NO " vote when considering John McCain....
Fraternally, Fraternally,
Steve Troutman, Chairman Steven A. Wimsatt, Co-Chairman
COPE Committee COPE Committee
Local 761, IUE-CWA Local 761, IUE-CWA
Why was Granny intimidated
by the Big Guy ?
( As illustrated in a recent Anti-Union television commercial )
We think it is because they don't want to show the face of the"Anti Union"
Fat Cats like Wal-Mart and Mitch McConnell. We tried to find all the money
contributors, but they won't divulge the secret.... They are just too sneaky and
ashamed.
Anti Union Commercials are meant to trick the viewer. We usually call
this tactic " A wolf in sheep's clothing ". Dishonesty about the intentions of
the advertisement, is really what the commercials are about, by trying to
trick you into thinking a group of Union members made the commercial ,
That is a Lie ! What a Dirty Trick ! The dirty tricks are paid for, in part, by
companies like Wal-Mart and the Associated Builders & Contractors, all low
wage companies, and Mitch McConnell's friends and supporters.
Let's be straight about what is being said here..........IUE-CWA Local 761
supports the FREE CHOICE ACT and fully supports Bruce Lunsford,
candidate for the United States Senate,and in his effort to help us, the working
people.
If anti-union wealthy organizations are willing to spend millions to trick
you, just think what it must be worth to you to have the right to choose a
Union.
More than half of the people who don't have a union, say," They would
join one tomorrow if given the chance. After all, people who belong to Unions
earn 30% more than people without unions, and are much more likely to have
HealthCare & Pensions. We need to help those who want to be union, by
supporting Bruce Lunsford and the Employee Free Choice Act......
Mitch McConnell .....( SHAME ON YOU ) . Retired Senator Wendell Ford
Our most popular United States Senator ever, once said," " When you run
against Mitch McConnell, everyone will know who you are, because Mitch
will FRAME YOU before you ever have a chance to speak. " Mitch and the
anti-union bosses want you to think badly of Bruce Lunsford for helping you
and others get better wages.
BRUCE LUNSFORD is a Pro-labor candidate, running against Mitch
McConnell, and Mitch is running scared. Bruce Lunsford will make a good
choice for us, the working people. That is why voting Bruce Lunsford for
United States Senator , is important. DITCH MITCH in November....
Do It For Granny !!
Fraternally,
Steve Troutman, Chairman Steve Wimsatt Co-Chairman
COPE Committee COPE Committee
Local 761, IUE-CWA Local 761, IUE-CWA
Employee Free Choice Act
* Make It the Law *
IUE-CWA is spearheading the challenge to have it's locals pledge to
gather cards from 15% of it's members including hopefully, many with
photos to demonstrate to congress that Union members are behind the
Employee Free Choice Act....
Copyright 2008 YouTube & AFL-CIO
Steven A. Wimsatt
( Member in Good Standing )
The following was an "unprepared" speech to the Membership
on the Employee Free Choice Act , by Mr. Wimsatt at the
August Regular Membership meeting.
Employee Free Choice Act
" This is the Most Important Legislation to come down to Middle
Class America since the Depression ". Being a bit of a Historian,
the Middle Class became of age with the Wagner Act around Franklin
Delano Roosevelt's time. This is the most important legislation that
has come about since then. The Unions make up 8% of the workforce
in America today, down from a one time high of 35%. If we get
four more years of a Republican Administration that is Anti-Union,
it will no longer be 8%, it will be done !
These guys came in with a mission to destroy Labor Unions and
they have done a good job. With what you see on television, ( the
Anti-Union commercials ), out of everything, there's a good thing,
and what I think about this is, It's the "Most Exposure" Unions have
had in years. It's an opportunity, because people are saying, " What's
this about ? Are you Union people crazy ? This being your chance to
say," This is what it's about ". Tell your friends to tell their families.
There is only one way this is going to happen, One person at a time,
the person you are talking to. I think when they know the truth,
they'll be sick.....
I was at the Nelson County, Kentucky Democratic Committee
meeting about 2 weeks ago. I brought up a prior Mitch McConnell
visit at a COPE Committee Meeting, which I wasn't in the room
when somebody said something about him driving a foreign car.
McConnell said," I don't care what you think ! They said,"
You don't care about our vote ? He said," Your people don't vote !
" I don't care " . He left saying , " People who make less than
$50,000 a year don't vote ! I was appalled, They were appalled !
I'm telling you it's , "One Person at a Time". It's not insufficient
that each one of you tell your Brother, your Sister, your Cousin,
your friends...IT'S IMPORTANT ! THAT'S HOW YOU'LL WIN !
Steven A. Wimsatt
Member in Good Standing
Regular Membership Meeting (speech)
Local 761, IUE-CWA
August 10, 2008
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Sergeant-at-Arms
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Election Day
Date : Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 , 5:00am to 5:00pm
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