Today at D.C. 47 headquarters. The union represents 3,500 white collar municipal employees.
(ETA: I just got the press release from the endorsement; it's here.)
In the press release, Fattah says:
"Unions are the backbone of Philadelphia, and to receive support from one as influential as AFSCME D.C. 47 is an honor," Fattah said.
Comments (6)
The unions, like Fattah, are lazy and don't want to work!
Posted by Anonymous | April 19, 2007 3:19 PM
lol... you just brought a tear to this Republican's eye.
Posted by GOP man | April 19, 2007 3:40 PM
FFR215 has an interesting post on what the candidates have said about union negotiations.
http://fightforroom215.typepad.com/room215/2007/04/with_the_third_.html
For the record, I would hesitate to back a candidate with significant union support such a short time before union contract negotiations are set to take place that could make or brake the city's budget.
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April 19, 2007 3:43 PM
Why am I hearing from people that AFSCME 47 leadership did not even consult with its membership about this?
Posted by Jill | April 19, 2007 5:12 PM
This is more than just an ordinary union endorsement- This is the city's white collar's union. The real strory here is what promeses about wages, pensions & benefits did Fattah make in a hopefull exchange for voted.
Be warned that if Fattah gets in office he will be indebted to this union and negotiations will not be made on behalf of the taxpayers of Philly, but on behalf of this union.
If you want to see the disasterous results of this, see the Rizzo administration- who exchanged pension promises for votes back in the 70's.
Posted by Liz | April 20, 2007 11:07 AM
Right on Liz! And don;t you love his "target" audience with his commercial. He needs to join Imus - let's fire this bum!
Posted by Anonymous | April 20, 2007 5:36 PM