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Teamster Jeff

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Tue Apr 9, 2013, 01:53 PM Apr 2013

4 anti-worker Governors in political trouble, polls say

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Four of the worst governors who've given working people grief since 2011 are in political trouble, a top pollster (Nate Silver) tells us.

-In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker caused an uprising when he tried to destroy collective bargaining rights for public service workers (much of the law has been stayed by the courts).

-In Florida, Gov. Rick Scott tried (and failed) to kill 5,000 Teamster jobs by privatizing prisons. Now he wants to take away pension benefits for state workers.

-In Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Corbett is trying to kill good Teamster jobs by privatizing liquor distribution.

-And in Maine, Gov. Paul LePage kicked off his anti-worker jihad by removing a mural depicting labor history from the Maine Labor Department -- "because it sent the wrong message."
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http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/04/4-anti-worker-guvs-in-political-trouble.html

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/which-governors-are-most-vulnerable-in-2014/


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4 anti-worker Governors in political trouble, polls say (Original Post) Teamster Jeff Apr 2013 OP
Good. nt PETRUS Apr 2013 #1
Expect defeating Scott will be my main focus in 2014. hay rick Apr 2013 #2
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