In Kentucky, Bill Londrigan, Head Of AFL-CIO, Wants Steve Beshear To NIX Idea Of Having Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson As 2011 Running Mate.
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The head of Kentucky's largest labor federation has asked Gov. Steve Beshear not to consider Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson as his running mate if he seeks re-election in 2011.
"I am writing to express our strong opposition to Mayor Abramson for Lt. Governor," Bill Londrigan, president of the Kentucky State AFL-CIO, said in a letter dated Thursday. "Mayor Abramson has established a long record of antipathy towards organized labor, both during his tenure as Mayor of Louisville as well as the merged Metro Government."
Beshear, a Democrat, is believed to be considering Abramson to replace Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo on the ticket. Mongiardo is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Jim Bunning in next year's election. ...
Abramson has had a difficult relationship with labor unions during his three terms as mayor of the old City of Louisville and his two terms leading the merged Louisville Metro Government.
Londrigan said in an interview that Abramson has a long record of opposing unions and that some unionized metro government workers have gone years without contracts.
And he noted that Abramson vetoed union-friendly legislation tied to downtown arena construction and even crossed a picket line several years ago when the Aegon Tower was being built.
The labor federation, which represents about 100,000 members and affiliate members around the state, is not threatening to withdraw support from Beshear if he chooses Abramson but simply wants the governor to understand the intensity of their opposition to the mayor, Londrigan said.
"We would be very concerned having … (Abramson) one heart-beat away from the governor's office," he said.
As Louisville's budget woes have deepened, Abramson has found himself increasingly at odds with the unions that represent city workers.
Earlier this year, the Teamsters union sued the city over proposed worker furloughs that weren't negotiated as part of a contract. And the Fraternal Order of Police, the labor union that represents city police officers, sued over the mayor's decision to charge officers who take their patrol cars home with them.
More recently, Abramson vetoed an ordinance that would have required prevailing wage to be paid on all projects involving $500,000 in city funds.
Beshear has said he plans to announce this summer whether he's running for re-election and, if so, who his running mate will be.
Reporter Joseph Gerth can be reached at (502) 582-4702.
The head of Kentucky's largest labor federation has asked Gov. Steve Beshear not to consider Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson as his running mate if he seeks re-election in 2011.
"I am writing to express our strong opposition to Mayor Abramson for Lt. Governor," Bill Londrigan, president of the Kentucky State AFL-CIO, said in a letter dated Thursday. "Mayor Abramson has established a long record of antipathy towards organized labor, both during his tenure as Mayor of Louisville as well as the merged Metro Government."
Beshear, a Democrat, is believed to be considering Abramson to replace Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo on the ticket. Mongiardo is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Jim Bunning in next year's election. ...
Abramson has had a difficult relationship with labor unions during his three terms as mayor of the old City of Louisville and his two terms leading the merged Louisville Metro Government.
Londrigan said in an interview that Abramson has a long record of opposing unions and that some unionized metro government workers have gone years without contracts.
And he noted that Abramson vetoed union-friendly legislation tied to downtown arena construction and even crossed a picket line several years ago when the Aegon Tower was being built.
The labor federation, which represents about 100,000 members and affiliate members around the state, is not threatening to withdraw support from Beshear if he chooses Abramson but simply wants the governor to understand the intensity of their opposition to the mayor, Londrigan said.
"We would be very concerned having … (Abramson) one heart-beat away from the governor's office," he said.
As Louisville's budget woes have deepened, Abramson has found himself increasingly at odds with the unions that represent city workers.
Earlier this year, the Teamsters union sued the city over proposed worker furloughs that weren't negotiated as part of a contract. And the Fraternal Order of Police, the labor union that represents city police officers, sued over the mayor's decision to charge officers who take their patrol cars home with them.
More recently, Abramson vetoed an ordinance that would have required prevailing wage to be paid on all projects involving $500,000 in city funds.
Beshear has said he plans to announce this summer whether he's running for re-election and, if so, who his running mate will be.
Reporter Joseph Gerth can be reached at (502) 582-4702.
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