permalink | all links |Labor 2007’s mobilization to elect Beshear, along with lieutenant governor candidate state Sen. Daniel Mongiardo, is picking up speed as local unions around the Bluegrass State gear up to toss out the incumbent Fletcher. During his tenure, he has worked with his corporate cronies to try to slash wages by attempting to gut prevailing wage laws and attacked workers’ rights through his campaign to outlaw union security clauses and turn Kentucky into a “right to work” for less state.
The AFL-CIO's blog introduces us to three of their KY organizers -- Tim Smith, Jeff Wiggins, and Mike Donta. As with a number of other national organizations, it looks like the AFL is going to use KY's 07 races to test out new programs for 08, a development that should benefit Beshear. The fact that Fletcher has such a terrible record on labor issues is just icing on the cake.
