On Friday, Sen. John McCain took a campaign swing through two states and, as they have in cities and towns across the nation, union members mobilized to ask him about the important issues in this election.
In St. Albans, W. Va., the West Virginia AFL-CIO organized a rally that drew 75 activists to a gun shop where McCain had stopped in for a visit. The union members who came out hoped to get answers from McCain about key economic issues, such as why he’s proposing a health care plan that would create a new tax on working families and could lead to millions getting even less coverage than they do now.
McCain quickly departed for an invitation-only meeting with local Republican leaders. Avoiding union members to focus on his elite supporters has become a habit for McCain, as he seeks to evade union members from Oregon to Florida.
Later that day, McCain attended the National Rifle Association convention in Louisville, Ky. He was met by more than 20 union volunteers who came out to tell their fellow Kentuckians that McCain isn’t “on target” when it comes to solutions for health care and the economy. The Kentucky State AFL-CIO organized the event, where union members distributed fliers to raise the real issues in November’s election.
Wherever John McCain campaigns, union members will be there, asking him for answers about his plans for the future of our country—answers we all need to hear.