http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/31/1412212The Nation: Clinton Campaign Strategists Closely Tied to Union Busters, GOP Operatives, Conservative Media
A new expose in The Nation magazine finds that while Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is publicly trying to win support of unions in her presidential campaign, behind the scenes she is being advised by a team of strategists closely affiliated with unionbusters, GOP operatives and conservative media. We speak with the reporter who broke the story. In campaign news, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton reached out to members of the Culinary Workers Union on Wednesday during a stop in Las Vegas.
The union represents casino and hotel workers. Senator Clinton said it should be easier for unions to organize and that private equity firms should honor union contracts after buyouts.
While Clinton is publicly trying to win the support of such unions, behind the scenes she is being advised by a team of strategists closely affiliated with unionbusters, GOP operatives, conservative media and other Democratic Party antagonists.
This according to a new expose in The Nation magazine titled "Hillary Inc." written by Ari Berman. Much of Berman's article focuses on Senator Clinton's top strategist, Mark Penn, who heads the public relations firm Burson-Marstellar.
Among other things, the company helps firms fight unionization efforts. Up until March, the labor section of Burson-Marstellar's website read: "Companies cannot be caught unprepared by Organized Labor's coordinated campaigns."
Mark Penn's list of previous and current clients reads like a who's who of Corporate America: Texaco, Eli Lilly, Microsoft, Proctor and Gamble, Monsanto.
* Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation magazine and a Puffin Foundation writing fellow at The Nation Institute.
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