Mike Blouin
Labor’s Choice for Governor
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to vote in the Democratic Primary Election on June 6.
A Leader Who Can Put All the Pieces Together
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IOWA AFL-CIO NEWS |
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May 2006 |
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Mike Blouin Labor’s Choice for Governor |
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Remember
to vote in the Democratic Primary Election on June 6. |
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A Leader Who Can Put All the Pieces Together |
| The Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO has carefully studied the candidates and their records and believes that, in the race for Governor, Mike Blouin is the best candidate for working families. | |
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Primary Election Day—Tuesday June 6, 2006 |
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Blouin TV Ads Feature Worker’s Agenda |
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Mike
Blouin’s first TV ads say a lot about his priorities.
In the ads, he talks about good jobs, playing fair, and keeping
workers safe. He
also talks about companies that, in his words, “try to push our
people around,” and then he names names.
Iowa’s working men and women deserve a lead |
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Representative Dave Jacoby (D-Coralville) announces his support of Mike Blouin for Governor as other Representatives and Senators look on. |
Legislators Campaign for Mike Blouin Most Democratic Legislators Back Blouin Eighty per cent of the Democratic members of
the Iowa Legislature have lined up to support Mike Blouin for
Governor. Forty
members of the Iowa House of Representatives and twenty members of the
Iowa Senate have endorsed Mike Blouin.
Also endorsing Blouin is Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. |
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Dusky Terry Represents a New
Generation In Secretary of Agriculture
Race |
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Dusky Terry represents a new generation in the race for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. He was raised on a farm and worked on agriculture, natural resources and economic development policies during his service on Governor Vilsack’s staff and as his policy director.
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Governor
Tom Vilsack and First Lady Christie Vilsack with Dusky and Connie
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Because
of his outstanding performance, Terry received the endorsement of the
Governor, as well as that of the delegates to the Iowa Federation of
Labor, AFL-CIO COPE Convention on March 25. Terry’s focus will be on encouraging more young people to enter agricultural occupations, to improve conservation of natural resources, to take better advantage of Iowa-grown products, and to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by developing more renewable energy resources. |
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Why
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health care
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Because
he’s with us.
That’s
why! Mike Blouin Labor’s Choice for Governor |
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Labor’s
Choice For Congress Bruce Braley In Iowa’s First District |
A Voice for Workers in the United States
Congress When
the candidates for Iowa’s 1st District Congress are compared,
Waterloo’s Bruce Braley stands out as the best choice for working
families. The
voting records and the AFL-CIO Congressional Candidate
Questionnaires of each candidate in the 1st District race were
carefully studied before delegates to the Iowa Federation of Labor,
AFL-CIO C.O.P.E. Convention voted, on March 25, to endorse Bruce
Braley. Bruce
Braley received a perfect score on his AFL-CIO Congressional
Candidate Questionnaire. As
a member of Congress Bruce Braley will sign on as a co-sponsor of
the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).
He will oppose the WTO and other trade agreements that weaken
worker rights. He will
oppose efforts to privatize Social Security and he will support
legislation to strengthen private pensions.
He has pledged to support the Davis Bacon Prevailing Wage Act
and he will oppose the privatization of public services. His long record of community service and his proven leadership as President of the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association combine to make Bruce Braley uniquely qualified to served as Iowa’s 1st District Representative. |
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“Washington
just isn’t working for us anymore. From a failing Medicare
prescription drug plan to a vast culture of political cronyism and
corruption, from soaring gas and energy prices to a broken
healthcare system, it is time for a change. I’m running for
Congress to stand up for working families and bring common sense
solutions to Washington.” ...Bruce Braley |
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Make a Difference Vote on June 6 When Iowans vote for a candidate for governor
on June 6, we will be setting a course for at least the next four
years, and quite possibly for much longer.
That is why it is important that working Iowans, by voting,
have their say in selecting a candidate who will best represent
them, their families, and other working Iowans. Mike Blouin has been endorsed by the Iowa
Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO as the best candidate for workers and
their families in the race for governor.
The delegates who met at the Federation COPE Convention on
March 25 and voted to endorse Mike Blouin for Governor were a
cross-section of working men and women from all sectors, public and
private, manufacturing and building trades, hi-tech and service.
They had one thing in common—the knowledge that whether
workers progress or fall behind depends in large part on Iowa’s
political leaders and the decisions they make. Significant factors in the decision to choose
Mike Blouin as the endorsed candidate were his previous service in
the Iowa Legislature and in the U.S. Congress and his responses to
questions in the candidate questionnaire, as well as his statements
during appearances at the Federation’s Legislative Conference and
at the 2005 State Federation Convention. Mike Blouin’s past record of strong support for workers’ issues and his vision for an Iowa that celebrates and lifts up workers combine to make him the best choice as Iowa’s next Governor. |
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Bruce
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