Milwaukee Union Members Rally as McCain Rakes in Big Money

[Omaha Steve]

http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/05/30/milwaukee-union-members-rally-as-mccain-rakes-in-big-money/

by Seth Michaels, May 30, 2008

Sen. John McCain came to Milwaukee yesterday, and Wisconsin union members were there to greet him and get out the message about McCain’s record and his plans for our country.

Despite pouring rain, more than 100 people attended the rally, including some in costume, dressed as McCain, Bush and their millionaire allies.



McCain himself didn’t come out to meet the workers—he was attending a $10,000-a-person fundraiser, instead.

Union members held “Turn Around America” signs and kept the focus on the core economic issues that will be critical in this battleground state.


While the real John McCain was holding a fundraiser with wealthy supporters, this ‘John McCain’ joined union members at a rally.


Greg Hinds, a member of the United Steelworkers (USW), said McCain needed to pay attention to the effects of trade agreements on jobs.

Through the years, the costs of our plant have not been able to stay competitive with international firms. We talk about free trade and fair trade, but what we need is something like a balanced trade.

http://www.aflcio.org/issues/politics/mccain.cfm?source=mccainrevealed

Who is McCain listening to on jobs and trade? Well, one of his campaign’s top funders is a lobbyist pushing for the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement and another is the founder of a company that outsources U.S. jobs overseas.

McCain needs to support a trade policy that protects workers both here and abroad, rather than supporting a bad trade deal with Colombia (the most dangerous country in the world for workers trying to form unions).

[blue sky at night]

1. the hell with trying to change mcsame....

we need to just flat out stay away from him and vote for Dems across the board, but it is nice to see people holding up signs that aren't being hustled away to detention by the SS.