Organized Labor for Obama in Canton, Ohio: "this election could wipe out 50 yrs of struggle"

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Union members campaign for Obama on frontline of US election in Ohio

Outside Timken steel plant, owned by Republican donors, union members say they fear Romney will wipe out organised labour


"......There are few places in America where the dividing line in the 2012 election is as clear as the desolate stretch of Harrison Avenue on the outskirts of Canton, Ohio. On one side of the street is the smoke-belching Timken steel plant, its owners generous contributors to the Republicans. On the other, four of the workers, members of the steel union, distribute leaflets on behalf of Barack Obama.

It was just after dawn on the first bitterly cold day of autumn and, even clad in hats and heavy jackets, they were shivering. But no one was complaining. They were on a mission, handing out pro-Democrat leaflets to sleepy-eyed, largely uninterested workers coming off the night shift and others about to start the day shift.

"The only motivation I need for getting out early in the morning is knowing this election will decide whether organised labour still exists afterwards in this country or not. This election could erase 50 to 60 years of struggle by organised labour," said Joe Sterling, 48, one of the four. A former carpenter who became a steelworker, he has been on leave since May working full-time on the campaign......"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/28/union-obama-frontline-election-ohio

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