John Edwards - Introduced by Steve Skvara at USW UMWA (9/3/07)

[Sapphire Blue]

Run time: 03:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46UyndYoNsU   Posted on YouTube: September 03, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: September 04, 2007 By DU Member: Sapphire Blue Views on DU: 962

 
Edited to add the link to the video of Steve Skvara's question asked at the AFL-CIO Presidential Candidates Forum at Soldier Field in Chicago on August 7, 2007: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUzdDORJwu4

[bettync]

1. Great to see Mr Skvara again!

Mr. Skvara's question at the AFL-CIO Candidates forum was very touching. It is good to see him speaking out for Labor and for John Edwards! The AFL-CIO blog reports that Skvara will speak later this week at a congressional hearing on corporate bankruptcy and its impact on workers and retirees. He has certainly become an important voice for labor and also for retired Americans.

[waiting for hope]

2. Steve Skvara's endorsement

is worth a million - Thanks for posting this SB :hug:

K&R!!

[DianaForRussFeingold]

3. K&R Why Unions Matter

Thank You for this video! "Even if you don't belong to a union,you benefit from them!How do think this nation got a 40 hr. work week? How do you think we eliminated child labor? It was the UNIONs did that" Where would we be today without unions? Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed in a fascist regime.
That's Why Unions Matter! :applause:

[BruceMcF]

8. Close to the first thing that MacArthur did when ...

... establishing the occupation of Japan was put in place a law guaranteeing freedom to organize unions.

That's a clear-eyed view of how to lay the foundations for an anti-fascist political economy.

Organizing "de-Baathization" around continued labor suppression ... that was Bush's version.

[waiting for hope]

4. Kick!

[acmavm]

5. This, as far as I'm concerned, is the only true democratic campaign

in the race for the 2008 election today. Now, don't get me wrong, if Wesley Clark or Al Gore were to get in the race tomorrow, I would seriously be singing THEIR praises. But I do really like John Edwards and I do really believe that he understands the middle and lower classes and cares about us.

[okamichan13]

6. Great video!

and barnburner of a speech!

[benny05]

7. It was!

And welcome to the DU, okamichan!

:hi:

[usregimechange]

9. Kick! and R

[Catchawave]

10. Nice ! Thanks SB...

:kick: