Walz boasts he's not 'in the pocket' of organized labor: 'I am the pocket!'
Source: The Hill
09/02/24 8:00 PM ET
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) boasted on Monday that hes the pocket of unions, as he and Vice President Harris court support from the critical voting bloc in several blue wall states to mark Labor Day.
Republicans came up to me in one of my campaigns and they said, Tim is in the pocket of organized labor. I said, thats a damn lie. I am the pocket, Walz told the crowd at Laborfest in Milwaukee.
And I told them, if you want to attack me for standing up for collective bargaining, for fair wages, for safe working conditions, for health care and retirement you roll the damn dice. Ill take my chances on that, he said to cheers.
A former teacher, Walz has touted along the campaign trail that he was a member of the National Education Association. He kicked off the Labor Day holiday by meeting with local labor leaders in Minnesota before heading to neighboring Wisconsin.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4859128-walz-boasts-hes-not-in-the-pocket-of-organized-labor-i-am-the-pocket/
BoRaGard
(2,139 posts)lark
(23,765 posts)Great choice, great instincts!!!
Gives me real hope for our future!
onetexan
(13,561 posts)i listened to a clip of it on youtube. He is a unionist member himself (Teachers Union). He put it into plain, easy to understand language and really drives home the points of how Kamala is helping to lift up union members, and how the lies from the other side hurts and seeks to tear down unions.
PSPS
(14,008 posts)musclecar6
(1,822 posts)Coach, Sergeant Major, Governor, and all around solid guy.
dchill
(39,676 posts)et tu
(1,676 posts)a turnip is smarter than they look lol