> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 10:14:42 -0500
> From: "Andrew English" <aenglish at igc.org>
> Subject: Re: One-Half Cheer for the Old Guard!
>
> I think the UAW's Yokich's overture to Nader is a less devious, more
> straight-forward
> attempt to push the Dems to the left on trade. If the UAW did come out for
> Nader that would
> be an earthquake. The UAW is in the heart of the industrial-public sector
> union coalition that
> dominates the AFL-CIO these days. However, I think if Gore makes some more
> substantial
> pro-union noises, the UAW will retreat from its flirtation with Nader and
> back Gore.
Last I heard, 40% of the UAW votes Republican. Backing Nader is possibly too far left for a lot of these guys, who don't like liberals (and the engineers at Ford are actually surprised to find out that somebody is a Democrat).
Barry