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AFL-CIO Teacher Who Volunteers for Endorsed Labor’S Political Campaigns Every Year
(ISSN 0023-6667) Labor working for election wins Tuesday In this last week before Romney? What do you think not worked as promised, they election day, area labor is labor’s prospects would be did not produce good paying focused on getting out the vote under that administration. jobs, but they did help the rich for its endorsed candidates Especially if he has a get richer,” said Kuitu. “The from the presidential top of the Republican-controlled House wealthy, banks, and corpora- ticket to school board races and Senate to destroy the mid- tions are literally sitting on tril- near the bottom. After many dle class and unions. lions of dollars in cash. The months of work, and in spite of Somehow conservative richest 400 Americans have the wide difference between interests have wormed their more wealth now than the candidates, no one is willing to way into the thinking of even An Injury to One is an Injury to All! See Labor works...page 2 WEDNESDAY VOL. 119 place bets on who the winners middle class trade unionists. will be in many big contests. “I can’t believe some of the OCTOBER 31, 2012 NO. 9 Think of it. President phone calls I’ve had,” said Mary Jo Connolly, a retired AFL-CIO teacher who volunteers for Endorsed labor’s political campaigns every year. Too many union Candidates members don’t understand that www.mnaflcio.org Republican elected officials www.wisaflcio.org don’t want to protect the mid- dle class, they want to destroy U.S. President it to help their friends. -
Statistics Congressional Election
STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 2, 2010 SHOWING THE VOTE CAST FOR EACH NOMINEE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR, REPRESENTATIVE, AND DELEGATE TO THE ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS, TOGETHER WITH A RECAPITULATION THEREOF COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES BY KAREN L. HAAS CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES http://clerk.house.gov (Corrected to June 3, 2011) WASHINGTON : 2011 STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 2, 2010 (Number which precedes name of candidate designates Congressional District.) ALABAMA FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR Richard C. Shelby, Republican ................................................................. 968,181 William G. Barnes, Democrat ................................................................... 515,619 Write-in ....................................................................................................... 1,699 FOR UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE 1. Jo Bonner, Republican .............................................................................. 129,063 David Walter, Constitution Party of Alabama ........................................ 26,357 Write-in ....................................................................................................... 861 2. Martha Roby, Republican .......................................................................... 111,645 Bobby Bright, Democrat ............................................................................ 106,865 Write-in ...................................................................................................... -
Vote for a Healthy Environment This Fall
ELECTION ISSUE • FALL 2010 Minnesota currents vote for a healthy environment this fall The stakes are incredibly high in Strong leadership in Washington and There are candidates out there who the elections this November. in St. Paul could fix these problems. understand that protecting our air But big companies, particularly Big and water means protecting people’s The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico Oil companies, are spending billions health and livelihoods, and that a shows what can happen when you of dollars to make sure that doesn’t clean water-clean energy future will combine Big Oil companies’ flagrant happen. They are buying ads in the create good jobs here in Minnesota disregard for environmental laws with media every day and bankrolling and across the U.S. These are the Americans’ addiction to oil. The U.S. candidates who will further weaken candidates who have earned Clean Senate’s failure to approve climate protections for clean air and clean Water Action’s endorsement. Many change legislation, even in the face water. If they have their way, our food, of them are true environmental of the hottest summer on record our drinking water and even the air we champions. All of them deserve your in the US, means millions of green breathe will continue to make us, and support, and Clean Water Action is jobs may now go to China instead of our children, sick. working hard to get them elected, developing in the U.S. Two million knocking on doors and talking with The candidates we select people in Boston were thousands of voters like you every day. -
Governor's Budget Falls Short Critics Say by Barb Kucera, Editor, Association
(ISSN 0023-6667) Governor's budget falls short critics say By Barb Kucera, editor, Association. Schaubach. "However, because www.workdayminnesota.org "People still have health care of proposed changes in how ST. PAUL – Governor Tim needs," said MNA President state funding is calculated, it is Pawlenty's plan to balance the Monica Vollmuth. "Without unclear whether individual state's books over the next two health coverage they'll wind up school districts will ultimately years falls short in several areas, using the emergency rooms at see increases or decreases in including education, child care 10 times the costs." The expense overall funding. and health care, labor leaders is simply passed onto Minne- "Additionally, the governor’s and others say. sota taxpayers through higher proposal did not address restora- Pawlenty's almost $30 bil- premiums, longer emergency tion of $185 million in funding An Injury To One Is An Injury To All! lion budget depends on revenue room visits and more uncom- cuts that hit our schools this Published by and for Duluth AFL-CIO Central Labor Body Affiliated Unions from a state-licensed casino and pensated care to hospitals, she year. Those cuts affected critical WEDNESDAY VOL. 110 cuts in the state-run Minnesota- said. programs, including many that Care health plan. The cuts mean low-income helped at-risk kids. The budget FEBRUARY 2, 2005 NO. 16 "It's clear that, in times of Minnesotans will bear the brunt plan appears to fall short of limited resources, you can't do of balancing the state budget, keeping our schools on pace everything, and certainly can't said Tarryl Clark of the with inflation. -
NRA-PVF CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS 2006 MINNESOTA VOTE Tim Pawlenty VOTE Mark Kennedy for Governor for U.S
NRA-PVF CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS 2006 MINNESOTA VOTE Tim Pawlenty VOTE Mark Kennedy for Governor for U.S. Senate Tim Pawlenty has earned an “A” Since being elected to Congress, rating from NRA-PVF based on Mark Kennedy has consistently his record as Governor and his been one of our most dependable pro-gun responses to our state allies, earning an “A” rating and candidate questionnaire. As your endorsement by the NRA-Political Governor, Tim Pawlenty has Victory Fund (NRA-PVF). In this signed several critical measures Congress, he supported several into law, including: twice signing critical bills impacting law-abiding legislation giving law-abiding gun owners, including: the citizens the right to carry a Protection of Lawful Commerce in firearm for defense of themselves Arms Act, which blocks reckless and their families, signing range lawsuits intended to bankrupt protection legislation in 2005 to protect Minnesota’s ranges from being firearms manufacturers by holding them responsible for the acts of shut down due to noise complaints or expanding suburbs and signing criminals, the Federal Right to Carry Reciprocity bill, and the Disaster legislation to allow dove hunting for the first time in nearly 60 years. Recovery Personal Protection Act. His opponent, Amy Klobuchar, is no Vote Tim Pawlenty for Governor. friend to gun owners. She would require all gun purchasers to buy trigger locks for their guns, and she opposes Right-to-Carry legislation. The choice is clear. Vote Mark Kennedy for U.S. Senate. FEDERAL CANDIDATES U.S. Senate (R) Mark