Machinists GOTV Campaign Underway in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio
National Desk
October 26, 2008
WASHINGTON - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) began a three-state tour today in Calvert City, KY, to educate union members about the Bush administration's $700 billion bailout for banks and investment firms.
With a 40-foot-long banner that declared: "Wall Street Got the Gold Mine - We Got the Shaft!" as a backdrop, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger urged union members to hold elected officials accountable, not only for their vote on the bailout, but for their silence while Wall Street ran wild.
"For the last eight years, the Wizards of Wall Street have operated an international Ponzi scheme," declared Buffenbarger in a fiery speech to union members in Calvert City. "They created a blizzard of worthless paper and made billions in profits for their firms and millions in bonuses for themselves."
Local union leaders, elected officials and candidates will join Buffenbarger on the tour. Among those expected to take part in the Calvert City event are Marshall County Judge Mike Miller and Kentucky State Representatives Will Coursey, Fred Nesler, Melvin Henley and Mike Cherry.
The four-day tour will include events in Henderson, KY, Louisville, KY, Cincinnati, OH, Middletown, OH, Toledo, OH, Cleveland, OH and Erie, PA before concluding with a rally in Pittsburgh, PA on October 29, 2008.
With a 40-foot-long banner that declared: "Wall Street Got the Gold Mine - We Got the Shaft!" as a backdrop, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger urged union members to hold elected officials accountable, not only for their vote on the bailout, but for their silence while Wall Street ran wild.
"For the last eight years, the Wizards of Wall Street have operated an international Ponzi scheme," declared Buffenbarger in a fiery speech to union members in Calvert City. "They created a blizzard of worthless paper and made billions in profits for their firms and millions in bonuses for themselves."
Local union leaders, elected officials and candidates will join Buffenbarger on the tour. Among those expected to take part in the Calvert City event are Marshall County Judge Mike Miller and Kentucky State Representatives Will Coursey, Fred Nesler, Melvin Henley and Mike Cherry.
The four-day tour will include events in Henderson, KY, Louisville, KY, Cincinnati, OH, Middletown, OH, Toledo, OH, Cleveland, OH and Erie, PA before concluding with a rally in Pittsburgh, PA on October 29, 2008.
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