Franken Announces New Labor Endorsements
Article by Kari Larson
July 14, 2008 — Today, the Al Franken for U.S. Senate campaign announced that four new labor organizations have joined its ever-growing coalition that’s fighting to send a senator to Washington who will stand with Minnesota’s middle class.
The endorsements come on the heels of a false negative ad produced by a Norm Coleman front group, attacking Al Franken for his support of the Employee Free Choice Act. Meanwhile, Republican Sen. Coleman continues to repeat publicly the lie that EFCA “eliminates the secret ballot” for workers.
Today’s new endorsements include:
* Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union
* Minnesota State Council of UNITE HERE!
* Minnesota Postal Workers Union
* Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Local Union 1
“Minnesotans need a senator who understands the needs of Minnesota families, and who won’t abandon them in a time of need,” declared Mark Froemke, education director of the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union, Local 167G.
“Norm Coleman had a chance to support the families of the Red River Valley on CAFTA and, instead, he supported President Bush,” Froemke noted. “Al Franken will stand with farmers and workers and Minnesotans, and that’s why we stand with him in this election.”
“Unlike Norm Coleman, Al Franken is a candidate who will never privatize social security and will continue to fight for the middle class and workers’ rights,” added Jim Lundquist, president and secretary-treasurer of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Local Union 1.
For a complete list of Franken’s endorsements, including elected officials, visit: ==> http://tinyurl.com/64v333
SOURCES: AFL-CIO, Al Franken for U.S. Senate, Wikipedia
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To learn more about Al Franken’s politics, check out his New York Times bestseller, “Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right”: ==> http://tinyurl.com/5koxlc