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Rich Cordray,
Candidate for Governor, Receives Support from Area Union
Leaders
Sojourner’s Truth Staff
Calling the event “Labor Day for Cordray”, a very
enthusiastic and energized group of over 100 union members
welcomed candidate for governor, Rich Cordray, last Friday
to Laborers Local 500.
The event was organized and moderated by Local 500’s leader
and Business Manager David Fleetwood. Fleetwood said
“Because it had been rumored in some circles that the
northwest Ohio union labor force was somewhat divided or
undecided as to who they were endorsing for governor, we
wanted to make it perfectly clear by our presence and
verbal confessions that although there maybe one or two
local unions that have for whatever reason chosen to abandon
the solidarity of our ranks, the overwhelming majority of
union labor in northwest Ohio stands with the only candidate
that we believe stands with us.”
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Al Jones, David Fleetwood, Rich Cordray, and Kevin Dalton
Baldemar Velasquez, founder of FLOC, addresses the audience |
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Prior to the event, Toledo Federation of Teacher’s President
Kevin Dalton stated: “The Toledo Federation of Teachers has
endorsed Rich Cordray because he cares about public
education. He is committed to holding charter schools
accountable while addressing issues that have become
obstacles to the educational process”
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur introduced Rich Cordray who then
spoke to the opiate crisis, healthcare, and restoring
economic health to our local communities in Ohio. Cordray
reassured the unions that Ohio will never be a right to work
state “…. If I have anything to say about it”. Union
Leadership sat attentively and then all participated in what
they called “Roll Call.” Each Union Leader along with NWO’s
AFL-CIO’s Executive Secretary-Treasurer George Tucker touted
the thousands of members they represent and why they were
standing with Cordray/Sutton for Governor.
“Labor” Day for Cordray was celebrated by AFSCME Ohio
Council 8, Boilermakers Local 85, Communication Workers of
America Local 4319, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Greater
Northwest Ohio AFL-CIO,
IBEW Local 8, Insulators Local 45, Laborers Local 500,
Ironworkers Local 55, Teamsters Local 20, Toledo Federation
of Teachers, Toledo Firefighters Local 92, UA Local 50
Plumbers-Steamfitters-Service Mechanics, United Auto Workers
Region 2-B, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 75,
United Steel Workers Local 1-346.
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