At AFL-CIO convention, Dayton pledges to be a 'jobs governor'

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4633

By Michael Moore
27 September 2010

BLOOMINGTON - Mark Dayton addressed delegates on the second day of the Minnesota AFL-CIO Convention in Bloomington Tuesday, thanking union members for their endorsement and pledging that if he wins, he will be the state’s first “jobs governor” since Rudy Perpich.

“I will go anywhere in this state or this nation or this world where there is a job to be gained or there is a job to be saved for Minnesota,” Dayton said.

Delegates officially endorsed Dayton by a unanimous floor vote just seconds before he took the podium. Hungry to gain a partner in the governor’s office for the first time in 20 years, union activists greeted their candidate with thunderous applause and a standing ovation.


Delegates to the Minnesota AFL-CIO convention cheered their endorsed candidate for governor, Mark Dayton.

Dayton responded with a speech that acknowledged the economic hardships many union members are facing – and offered hope for a brighter future.

“I guarantee we will roll up our sleeves and we will work every day and every night on behalf of you and the people you represent in the state of Minnesota,” Dayton told delegates.

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