Labor union leaders aim to aid Tim Canova's challenge to Wasserman Schultz

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-tim-canova-sanders-labor-20160608-story.html

By Anthony Man

Leaders of several labor union locals, a key Democratic Party constituency, said Wednesday they've lost confidence in U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and want to see her defeated in the August primary.

They said they're supporting her challenger, Tim Canova, on the grounds that he'd better represent the interests of working people. Wasserman Schultz, they said, caters too much to the interests of her corporate political donors.

"This is something that's been a slow progression to the negative," said Don Abicht, president of Communications Workers of America local 3122. He said Wasserman Schultz excels at making herself look good. "She's good at baking cakes for her constituents, but she's not good at getting the job done."

The central criticism from the labor leaders who appeared with Canova at his storefront campaign office in Hollywood was Wasserman Schultz's support of legislation that creates an expedited approval process for President Barack Obama's Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

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[tonyt53]

1. One local union leader.

[midnight]

2. One local union leader is a start...

[Omaha Steve]

3. ONE?

Apparently the only good unions are the ones that endorse your candidates.

From the OP.

"This is something that's been a slow progression to the negative," said Don Abicht, president of Communications Workers of America local 3122. He said Wasserman Schultz excels at making herself look good. "She's good at baking cakes for her constituents, but she's not good at getting the job done."

Dan Brennan, chairman of the grievance and political action committees for Transport Workers Union Local 568, transport workers' grievance and political action committees, said TPP is bad for workers.

John Moctezuma, president of CWA Local 3120

Moctezuma, who lives in Hollywood, and Brennan, who lives in Pembroke Pines, said they've voted for Wasserman Schultz in the past. As their dissatisfaction has grown, especially after her support of the trade agreement, they said they'd vote and work for Canova in the Aug. 30 Democratic primary.

On Tuesday night in South Florida, the United Association Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Pipefitters Local 725 endorsed Canova. Previously he's gotten support from the transport workers, from CWA locals and nationally, and from National Nurses United.

The Broward/Miami-Dade county district is overwhelmingly Democratic, and the primary winner is virtually certain to win the November election. Wasserman Schultz is seeking a seventh term.


Republican White House hopefuls pushing for union support at firefighters conference: http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2015/03/10/republicans-push-for-union-support

Firefighters union leans toward supporting Jeb Bush: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-tim-canova-sanders-labor-20160608-story.html

Firefighters tend to vote Republican. Get my point?

To be fair from the OP: Three hours after Canova's event, the Wasserman Schultz campaign said she was endorsed Wednesday by the Broward County Council of Professional Fire Fighters, which includes eight locals of the International Association of Fire Fighters.

"We deeply appreciate Debbie's hard work for fire fighters and other first responders here in Broward and across the nation. Debbie's always been there for us and we're there for her," Walter Dix, the Broward fire fighters union president, said in a statement. "She is no Johnny come lately. Debbie has been a reliable friend of fire fighters for years."