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Obama's Labor Problem: Charlotte Union Chief Shuns Democratic Convention
The Street ^ | 8/21/12 | Ted Reed

Posted on 08/26/2012 4:09:20 AM PDT by Libloather

Obama's Labor Problem: Charlotte Union Chief Shuns Democratic Convention
By Ted Reed
08/21/12 - 06:31 AM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- (TheStreet) -- Bill Wise is an influential labor leader in the Carolinas, president of a Charlotte local that represents 2,000 US Airways (LCC_) workers, and a committed Barack Obama voter in the coming presidential election.

Yet Wise wants nothing at all to do with the Democratic National Convention that begins Sept. 3 in Charlotte.

In fact, Wise is so committed to avoiding the convention that he has not returned recent calls from two Democratic National Committee members. "I don't have anything to do with that," he says. "I have a prior commitment and I'm not going to go through a sales pitch in the eleventh hour."

**SNIP**

Frequently, IAM members are delegates to the Democratic convention. Since the 1948 convention, the union has averaged about 100 delegates at each Democratic convention. This year, it will have four. "Unlike in 2008, there is a lack of interest this year," Buffenbarger says.

(Excerpt) Read more at thestreet.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: charlotte; convention; democratic; union
That's a shame.
1 posted on 08/26/2012 4:09:35 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Ahhh the freaken unionista got his feelings hurt.


2 posted on 08/26/2012 4:13:58 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) Hey Mitt, F-you too pal)
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To: Libloather

Maybe it is because Obamas team bussed in the labor.


3 posted on 08/26/2012 4:16:06 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (ABO 2012)
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To: Libloather

If the unions had their way, there would still be buggy whip companies and the unionized employees would all have swimming pools in their backyards.


4 posted on 08/26/2012 4:16:47 AM PDT by 2nd Bn, 11th Mar (The "p" in Democrat stands for patriotism.)
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To: Libloather

There will be an offer he can’t refuse. He’ll be there with his goons.


5 posted on 08/26/2012 4:37:42 AM PDT by raybbr (People who still support Obama are either a Marxist or a moron.)
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To: Libloather

There is a parallel between the union rank and file and their leadership and the rest of the American people and thier leadership. We are tired of being used, lied to and bullsh##ted. The commie takeover needs ot be squashed


6 posted on 08/26/2012 4:38:33 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (bb)
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