W.Va. Afl-Cio Leader Decries Violent Rhetoric in Wisconsin Dispute
Charleston Gazette › February 28, 2011
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Kenny Perdue, president of the West Virginia AFL-CIO, believes that citizens and their elected officials should avoid making extreme or threatening statements during ongoing political disputes.
Earlier this week, the state AFL-CIO held a news conference supporting government workers in Wisconsin, who are fighting efforts by Republican Gov. Scott Walker to take collective-bargaining privileges away from about 200,000 public employees.See the full content of this document
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W.Va. Afl-Cio Leader Decries Violent Rhetoric in Wisconsin Dispute
Perdue said Friday that the Jan. 8 shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., "served as a wake-up call to th...
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