Christine Quinn Endorsed by UAW, Further Fracturing Labor

[hrmjustin]

BY Erin Durkin

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn grabbed the endorsement of the local United Auto Workers union Thursday - further splintering the labor movement in the Democratic primary. “She has stood up for us time and time again,” said Julie Kusher, director of the United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America Region 9A. “But she’s there in a much
bigger way for New York City.”

The 50,000 member union is a key member of the Working Families Party, making it more likely that coalition will end up on the sidelines for the primary.

On Wednesday, municipal workers union District Council 37 endorsed Controller John Liu and and a coalition of 20 law enforcement unions backed ex-Controller Bill Thompson. The city’s biggest union, 1199 SEIU, has backed Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

Quinn insisted she’s not worried about the split, saying she’s “proud to have the list of unions I have already because I know these unions in particular are ones that are well organized, turn people out, ad to
a campaign infrastructure and can get us over the line to victory.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2013/05/christine-quinn-endorsed-by-uaw-further-fracturing-labor

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. Ummm.... There are auto-workers in NYC? Where? n/t

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2. Uhhhh.....

The UAW doesn't just represent people who build cars....

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. Ummmmm and those people are who? And they are located where?

Ummm... and the do what, exactly?

[hrmjustin]

4. Just found it.

http://www.2110uaw.org/

[ForgoTheConsequence]

5. Google is a valuable resource.

http://actuaw.org/

ACT-UAW (UAW Local 7902) represents over 4,000 part-time and adjunct teachers. It consists of two units: one for teachers at NYU, and another for those at The New School. It was founded in 2002 after several years of organizing efforts, and elected its first Executive Officers in 2005.

http://www.nwuny.org/

National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981)

Plus the one the poster above linked to, and others. Like I said, the UAW represents more than just people building automobiles.

[Smarmie Doofus]

6. Hah. I shoulda' known. Actual auto workers would've had more sense. n/t

[ForgoTheConsequence]

7. You didn't even know the existed....

And now you know whats best for them. Pathetic.