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Omaha Steve

(99,662 posts) Fri Jun 10, 2016, 07:58 PM Jun 2016

AFL-CIO to endorse Hillary Clinton; CWA, nurses union staying with Sanders

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AFL-CIO to endorse Hillary Clinton; CWA, nurses union staying with Sanders (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jun 2016 OP

CWA has gone downhill ever since Morty Bahr retired Gman Jun 2016 #1

Well the AFL-CIO never asked the membership. RoccoR5955 Jun 2016 #2

Gman

(24,780 posts)

1. CWA has gone downhill ever since Morty Bahr retired

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jun 10, 2016, 08:47 PM

Jun 2016

Larry Cohen was/is a weasel who never worked for the phone company. Never liked him even when he was COPE director.

This is just more bullshit that does nothing to help the union. Idealistic bullshit.

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)

2. Well the AFL-CIO never asked the membership.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jun 10, 2016, 10:08 PM

Jun 2016

It was the higher ups there that made the decision, unlike CWA and the Nurses.

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