Monday, February 27, 2012

AFSCME | Romney Likes Firing People – and Unions, Too

As Mitt Romney seeks victory in his native state's primary, he has made organized labor enemy No. 1. He has railed against union "stooges" and "bosses," arguing that their demands nearly killed the auto industry and gravely wounded America's competitiveness. … It's a circumstance born of necessity — Romney, despite being a native son and the son of a popular three-term Michigan governor, is locked in a tight battle with rival Rick Santorum and needs every vote he can get. But in a state where 18.3% of the employed were members of a union in 2011, more than in all but four other states, a starkly antilabor message carries risk.

AFSCME Romney Likes Firing People – and Unions, Too

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