Re: Why NYC's Unions endorse a Republican Mayor

1997-10-31 Thread MScoleman
I think most of the union leadership are supporting Giuliani simply because the leaders tend to be much more conservative than their membership -- AND -- members won't vote because they simply don't see Messenger as a viable alternative to Giuliani's conservatism. maggie coleman [EMAIL

Why NYC's Unions endorse a Republican Mayor

1997-10-29 Thread Louis Proyect
Sleeping with the Enemy: Why New York's Unions Backed the Most Antilabor Mayor in History by Bob Fitch With only a few days left in the race, in a city with over 500 union locals, the Democratic nominee, Ruth Messinger, who's walked more picket lines than all but the most veteran labor