Union President Chides Obama for Maytag Remarks

Machinists President Chides Obama for Maytag Remarks International
Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- The president of the International Association
of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is urging Sen. Barack Obama
(D-IL) to dry his crocodile tears over the loss of more than 1,600
jobs when Maytag moved from Galesburg, IL, to Reynosa, Mexico.

"He didn't lift a finger to help those people when they needed help
the most," said IAM President Tom Buffenbarger, whose union
represented the workers at Maytag. "Even now, he doesn't have a clue
and thinks those jobs went overseas and not to Mexico."

In recent campaign speeches, Sen. Obama has repeatedly cited the
plight of Maytag workers in his bid to win sympathy and support from
union members battered by factory closings and lost jobs.

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Shalom,