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Word from Kentucky: ‘Gov. Ernie Fletcher Needs to Go’ |
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Faye Liebermann says:
Ernie Fletcher needs to go. He’s not a friend to working people at all.
That’s why Liebermann (see video), her brothers and sisters from the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union and hundreds of other Kentucky union members are pledging their time and efforts to elect Steve Beshear (D) governor this fall.
Labor 2007’s mobilization to elect Beshear, along with lieutenant governor candidate state Sen. Daniel Mongiardo, is picking up speed as local unions around the Bluegrass State gear up to toss out the incumbent Fletcher. During his tenure, he has worked with his corporate cronies to try to slash wages by attempting to gut prevailing wage laws and attacked workers’ rights through his campaign to outlaw union security clauses and turn Kentucky into a “right to work” for less state.
Says Larry Roberts, state director of the Kentucky Building and Construction Trades Council:
Ernie Fletcher is vehemently opposed to the interests of working people. He actively tries to attack and reduce collective bargaining every way he can—from supporting so-called right to work to attacking union security clauses. In fact, his whole agenda is to support policies that encourage low-wage strategies to ensure that only low paying jobs are created. Four more years of Ernie Fletcher would be devastating to the construction industry and to the labor movement. Many of our members are retiring, there is a boom in construction, yet Ernie Fletcher wants to do everything he can to prevent these jobs from doing good middle-class work.
Liebermann says CWA locals are fully onboard with the Labor 2007 program.
In all worksites we’re going to leaflet…we’re going to do a phone banking program, a walking program and…provide local union coordinators.
The local union program is rolling along. Earlier this month we told you the states zone coordinators were reaching to bring locals onboard. Just last week alone, the four zone leaders held nearly 50 meetings with locals from the United Steelworkers, Machinists, Electrical Workers, Operating Engineers, Letter Carriers, Boilermakers, UAW, Sheet Metal Workers, Plumbers and Pipe Fitters, Amalgamated Transit Union, Painters and Allied Trades and Iron Workers, explaining the Labor 2007 program, getting commitments and offering training.
Later this month, a two-day political training for local union coordinators is set to teach campaign skills and tactics and local union mobilization strategy from the ground up. With Kentucky being one of just a handful of states with elections this year, this race will draw lots of attention. We’ll keep you posted.
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Paid for by AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education Treasury Fund.
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Keep up the good work, Kentucky brothers and sisters. Coming from a right to work state, we do understand what you’re up against. We will be praying for all of you in Florida.
Sisters and Brothers,
This is a parody For the campaign against the Gov in Kentucky. Please pass it on to Faye Liebermann. The original song is over a hundred years old so I do not think there is a copy write problem. I picked a song which is well know so your protestors would know the melody. The power of a song is un-measurable when used for a cause. The parody is at the end with the words in( ) below the original I claim not rights or compensation I hope it helps. If you do not use it then think about another song or just enjoy.
In solidarity,
Dave Hurlburt CWA local 9410
dghurlb@pacbell.net
650-355-8102
Won’t you come home, Bill Bailey, won’t you come home?
(Won’t you go home, Ernie Fletcher, won’t you go home?)
She moans the whole night long.
(You’ve done us working people wrong)
I’ll do the cookin’, honey, I’ll pay the rent
(We need Steve Beshear, honey he’s heaven sent)
I know that I’ve done you wrong.
(Gov. Fletcher has done working people wrong)
I remember that rainy evenin’
(We remember last election evening,)
I drove you out with nothin’ but a fine tooth comb
(We need to send Gov Ernie Fletcher back home)
I know that I’m to blame, well ain’t that a shame,
(We know he’s to blame he plays the rich mans game)
Bill Bailey, won’t you please come home.
( Ernie we’re going to send you home)
Won’t you come home Bill Bailey, won’t you come home?
(Won’t you go home Ernie, we need to send you home)
She moans the whole day long.
(You’ve done us working people wrong)
I’m gonna do the cookin’ honey, I’m gonna pay the rent
(We need Steve Beshear, honey he’s heaven sent)
I know that I’ve done you wrong.
(Erine Fletcher you have done us Wrong)
Do you remember that rainy evenin’
(We’re gonna fix it this election evening)
That I drove you out, with nothin but a fine tooth comb?
(We need to throw you out We need to send you home)
Maybe Fletcher should take a minimum wage job and have no health insurance. Let’s see how long he’ll last then.
GOOD LUCK TO THE CWA, and all other union members - May you succeed.