Connecticut labor split on Lieberman/Lamont

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/4251

Connecticut labor split on Lieberman/Lamont

On August 8, anti-war candidate Ned Lamont made history by defeating three-term Senator and 2000 vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman in Connecticut’s Democratic primary. Then the incumbent decided to continue his run for re-election as an independent.
Without backing from the Democratic Party, Lieberman must count more than ever on his past support from organized labor. But his labor support is slipping, while Lamont’s is on the rise. Along with some labor-specific disillusionment with the senator, Lieberman’s support for the war in Iraq is a big factor.
MT reports from New Haven, Connecticut.

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Bob Proto is president of the blue collar union at Yale University, and vice president of his local’s parent union, UNITE HERE.
Cut :16 we don’t agree with his stance on the war or on trade issues, and we are pushing him to adjust his stances

While Proto’s union and several others are still firmly in the Lieberman camp, some of the biggest unions in the state are supporting Ned Lamont, a successful entrepreneur from a wealthy family. That includes both teachers’ unions, as well as the service employees union,

FULL story at link above.

AUDIO story here: http://www.laborradio.org/files/lo/winsheadlines.ram

[samsingh]

1. Labor should support Lamont.