Mississippi’s Musgrove Supports Employee Free Choice

by Seth Michaels, Jun 2, 2008

AFL-CIO-endorsed Senate candidate Ronnie Musgrove signs an Employee Free Choice Act pledge.

The Mississippi AFL-CIO held its annual convention in Natchez last week, fresh off a big election win, and union members in the state are energized to make more gains this fall.

The state AFL-CIO has endorsed Ronnie Musgrove, a Democrat and former governor, for this fall’s special U.S. Senate election. Musgrove attended the convention on Thursday and signed a pledge to support the Employee Free Choice Act.

Musgrove is running for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by former Sen. Trent Lott (R) who, like so many members of Congress, left to take a job as a lobbyist last year. Roger Wicker (R) was appointed to replace Lott, opening up Wicker’s former U.S. House seat. In the resulting special election, Mississippi’s working families stepped up and elected AFL-CIO-endorsed Democrat Travis Childers to replace Wicker by an 8 percent margin last month.

Like Childers, Musgrove has promised to fight for policies, like the Employee Free Choice Act, that will help turn around America and make the economy work better for all.

Musgrove and Wicker will face off in November in the race for the Senate seat. Recent polls show a very close race, making the mobilization of union members and their families crucial in sending a new pro-working family senator to Washington, D.C.

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