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Miami HeraldPosted on Thursday, 12.04.08
Union officials don't want Miami mayor in Obama Cabinet
Miami Mayor Manny Diaz is facing criticism he doesn't care about the common worker -- criticism he disputes, but that could hurt his chances for a Cabinet post.
BY MICHAEL VASQUEZ
mrvasquez@MiamiHerald.com
Miami Mayor Manny Diaz's potential ascent to a Cabinet post in the Obama administration -- a possibility buzzed about for weeks -- is being challenged by a coalition of labor and activist groups who argue he has not done enough for working people.
The coalition includes, most prominently, the nation's largest federation of labor unions, the AFL-CIO.
''Manny Diaz's track record is he's ignored the middle class,'' said Fred Frost, president of the South Florida AFL-CIO. ``The Obama election signified that working people were going to be respected, and he's shown no respect for working people.''
Union support played a key role in Obama's election, making the AFL-CIO's stance noteworthy. Frost recently put his objections in writing to the national AFL-CIO office in Washington, which vowed to pass them along to the Obama transition team.
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