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PA Latinos Worried Harris Not Doing Enough
In Pennsylvania, some Latino leaders are worried that the Harris campaign isn’t doing enough to engage Latinos in the state. From POLITICO:
The drift among Latino men to Trump shows up everywhere in public polling — as Democrats’ lead among Latino voters has deteriorated to its lowest levels in decades, part of a long-term trend for Democrats. That’s true in Nevada and Arizona, two highly diverse states where Harris faces problems with diminishing support among Latino voters. And Harris’ performance with Latino voters in Pennsylvania, home to about 580,000 registered Latino voters, could tip the entire election.
“Yes, I am concerned, I am worried. … The Harris campaign needs to continue and do better at getting to the community, getting them out to vote,” said Victor Martinez, who owns a Spanish-language radio station here and appeared in a pro-Harris TV ad for the campaign. “Trump has created a macho persona, a personality that is very attractive to the Latino man, and I can say this because I am a Latino man.”
One Pennsylvania elected official granted anonymity to speak freely complained that “they need to be ramping up with the Latinos” even more in the closing weeks, while another Latino leader in the state, who attended the Hispanic reception earlier this month, said they were worried about “getting Latino men over whatever issues they have about electing a woman as president — that’s on a lot of people’s minds.”
Machinists Won’t Recommend Boeing Deal
On Friday, Boeing and its union reached a tentative agreement that union leaders said that they would present to their union members. The deal includes a 35% wage increase and a $7,000 signing bonus.
However, the Machinists are neither recommending a yes nor a no vote against the contract; they are simply asking their members to weigh in.
“The workers will ultimately decide if this specific proposal is sufficient in meeting their very legitimate needs and goal of achieving respect and fairness at Boeing,” Jon Holden and Brandon Bryant, presidents of the union districts representing the striking workers, said in a statement.
While union leaders praised the wage gains in the deal, they refused to endorse it because it did not contain a restoration of the defined benefit plan.
“We weren’t able to achieve that. I understand those that have wanted their pension restored. The company just has not moved on that issue,” union leader Jon Holden wrote to the Seattle Times in an email. “That’s the reason why we’re not recommending [the offer].”
Workers will vote on the contract proposal on Wednesday.
For more, check out the Seattle Times.
5,000 Kansas Jet Workers Ratify Contract
After nearly a month on strike, almost 5,000 Kansas Jet manufacturing workers have ratified a first contract that contains a 31% wage increase.
“We know aircraft in Wichita,” said IAM District 70 Business Representative for Local 774 Clint Shockley. “We also know family, survival, and our members’ rooted values here. Local 774 members have shown that through collective action and won.”
For full contact details, check it out here.
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