Labor Still In Charge of NE Dems
From the Beacon Journal…
“what’s going on in the gerrymandered 13th U.S. House District in Northeast Ohio should erase any confusion about who is in charge of the Democratic Party in Ohio. It’s organized labor. Rather than force adherence to religious orthodoxy, union leaders embrace an economic orthodoxy that permits no deviance on the issue of free trade. Just look at what’s happening to Tom Sawyer.
Sawyer, a former state legislator, was mayor of Akron before he was elected to the U.S. House in 1986. He was forced to confront the reality that Akron’s tire industry was dead and that the city had to move on, to adapt to a new economy.
In the old 14th U.S. House District in Summit and Portage counties, this worked reasonably well. After Sawyer decided (following the usual long and agonized soul-searching) to vote for the North American Free Trade Agreement in November 1993, he was able to win re-election. During a post-NAFTA press conference, Sawyer was all smiles as President Clinton just happened to call to say thanks.”
We can only hope labor continues to be in charge, they’ve done such a great job with the Democrats in Ohio. Speaking of labor look at this year’s Christmas season, it was great for the economy. Yet in the realm of organized labor, this year wasn’t so rosy. The future doesn’t look so bright for labor especially when you read this blog post.
Joe C. said,
Wrote on December 28, 2005 @ 10:23 pm
I didn’t know that there was any question.