Unions Angry Over Dem Convention Site
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 14th, 2011 4:43 am by HL
Unions Angry Over Dem Convention Site
A dozen trade unions are sitting out the 2012 Democratic convention because they’re angry that it’s being held in a right-to-work state. The unions — all part of the AFL-CIO’s building and construction trades unit — told party officials this week they are gravely disappointed that labor was not consulted before Democrats settled on Charlotte, N.C. “We find it troubling that the party so closely associated with basic human rights would choose a state with the lowest unionization rate in the country due to regressive policies aimed at diluting the power of workers,” Mark Ayers, president of the AFL-CIO building trades unit.