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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 03:53 PM
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Kucinich supporters - Does Dennis have a list of picket lines he joined
Edited on Thu Nov-06-03 03:55 PM by blm
and marched in with the workers? I know he did it many times in Cleveland, but am wondering how many labor unions are aware of Dennis' ACTIONS over the years and not just the speeches of an election year candidate?

Who joined picket lines or stood with labor? Dennis should compile all the times he marched with the strikers.
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 04:01 PM
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1. I know DK marched with UFCW Local 538 in Jefferson, WI
http://www.tysonfamiliesstandup.org/
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genius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 04:06 PM
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2. He also marched with the strikers in Venice, California
Edited on Thu Nov-06-03 04:06 PM by genius
That's in the L.A. area. He brought Ed Asner and Mime Kennedy along with him to march with the strikers.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 04:13 PM
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3. He's also the only candidate...
who is a card-carrying UNION MEMBER, too! This is another sorely neglected fact the media (and other union chiefs) like to overlook.

Union endorsements are fine, but oftentimes the endorsee is the one picked by the union leadership, not the rank and file.

After all, don't forget that the Teamsters endorsed Reagan for president-- TWICE.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 05:59 PM
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4. yes, but, in this case I think it's the MEDIA perception pushing
Edited on Thu Nov-06-03 06:01 PM by blm
the unions and their members for who they want to see as the Dem nominee.

But, I really think it would be helpful and eye-opening if the list was made of DK's LIFETIME support for union members.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 06:02 PM
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5. I would love to help you find your answer blm
but I dont know and also thanks for asking. He seems to be very popular with the Steelworkers, :D I have a bit of steelworker blood but its mostly miners. Still go DK, continue to march with the unsung heroes that are organized labor.
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Catbert Donating Member (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-07-03 03:05 AM
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8. So was Jesse Venture in Minnesota...
(Screen Actors Guild I believe). So was he the better canidate since neither Skip Humphrey nor Norm Coleman were "card carrying union members"?

Being a union member doesn't push him above other canidates or me.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-07-03 12:16 PM
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11. As was Reagan
Reagan was president of SAG. So was Ed Asner, who endorsed Kucinich.

I still stand by the fact that somebody who has actually been a union member and walked the line will bring a better voice to the campaign than any labor lawyer or relative ever will.

It's the difference between experiencing it yourself, or watching it happen to somebody else.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-07-03 02:02 PM
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12. That would matter, if the topic were who HAS a union card.
The topic is - who MARCHES with the union WORKERS?

Who?

KUCINICH! :7
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-07-03 02:05 PM
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13. Thanks for addressing the topic.
i want to see LIFETIME records and actions, not election year stunts.
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goodhue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-07-03 07:26 PM
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14. haven't found a list
But DK has been marching on pickets lines for decades. Thanks for the question. If I discover anything I'll post it. Cheers.
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Mairead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 06:17 PM
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6. AFAIK, he was the only congresscritter in Seattle
standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the union guys.
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Tinoire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-07-03 12:44 AM
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7. He marched with the striking janitors in San Francisco in May 03
He's the favorite of the ILWU here.
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raysr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-07-03 10:58 AM
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9. DK
Heading off to see DK right now, 8am PST. Bellingham, WA
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-07-03 11:05 AM
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10. Lucky you! n/t
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