Labor Activists Invade Bush's Campaign Sites

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By ELLEN GEDALIUS and WILLIAM MARCH The Tampa Tribune
Published: Oct 6, 2004

TAMPA - Labor activists stormed President Bush's campaign headquarters in Tampa on Tuesday, part of an orchestrated event nationwide involving thousands of people protesting his policies on overtime pay.

No one was injured or arrested in Tampa, police said. Miami and Orlando also were among the 17 cities in swing- voting states where the AFL-CIO organized such events.

Protesters, including construction and hospital workers, were armed with postcards and petitions expressing their disapproval of Bush's overtime policies. Some held signs reading: ``Don't Take Away Our Overtime.''
http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBF1XMUYZD.html

[54anickel]

1. "Invaded" "Armed" with postcards and petitions! Sheesh, nice headline.

edit to add:

Gotta love this line:

Joseph Agostini, spokesman for the state GOP, complained that just hours before Tuesday night's vice presidential debate, ``a forum for civil discussion of issues, we have these organized labor thugs using terror tactics in America.''

[mbperrin]

2. Now THIS does my heart some good!

This is how a UNION is supposed to act! They're supposed to be loud and heard!

As a member of the Texas Federation of Teachers (AFL-CIO), THANKS!

[Moderator]

3. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=886329&mesg_id=886329