A Labor Leader for Labor Secretary? (Stern is out)

[Omaha Steve]

Source: NY Times

By Steven Greenhouse

Andy Stern has an answer for those who are floating his name at the top of a list of potential labor secretaries: Thanks, but no thanks.

Mr. Stern, perhaps the nation’s most visible labor leader, is president of the Service Employees International Union, one of the largest and fastest growing unions, with 1.8 million members.

With its vast army, budget and political action committee, the service employees union threw more resources into electing Barack Obama than any other labor organization. It mobilized thousands of its members in Florida, Virginia, Ohio and other states.


Andy Stern of the Service Employees International Union (Photo: Bill Crandall for The New York Times)

So it is hardly surprising that Mr. Stern’s name crops up as Mr. Obama’s possible choice for labor secretary. Also on the list are former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, former House Democratic Whip David Bonior, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, and George Miller, the California Democrat who heads the House Education and Labor Committee.


Read more: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/a-labor-leader-for-labor-secretary/

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I posted last night that Bonior is out too.

[amdezurik]

1. good, he is a dick

[Myrina]

2. Dennis Kucinich !!!

:applause:

[doc03]

3. I'll nominate Richard Trumka n/t