NY unions join bid to boot Wis. gov

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/ny_unions_join_bid_to_boot_wis_gov_qKr9cTyTLgcLh6yazAoRuK?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=National

By S.A. MILLER

Last Updated: 1:42 AM, May 26, 2012

WASHINGTON — New York unions are lending muscle to Wisconsin’s recall election — sending cash, staff and other resources to help give Republican Gov. Scott Walker the boot, The Post has learned.

New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento yesterday said the state’s labor leaders were throwing “everything we can” into the fight to oust the union-busting Walker on June 5 and stop the anti-union movement from spreading to other states.

“It’s not just bodies,” said Cilento. “It’s phones, it’s printing, it’s contributions — it’s everything!”

The recall effort is seen nationally as a test of whether labor and the Democratic Party can beat back such Walker tactics as reducing benefits for teachers and other unionized government workers.

FULL story at link.

[gateley]

1. God love 'em!

[freshwest]

2. And they know the meaning of the word 'solidarity!'

[demgrrrll]

3. This is a great development.