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R. THOMAS BUFFENBARGER,
13TH INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT,
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS

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Face Off in Cincinnati

They came. They spoke. They spoke passionately about jobs. And they asked for the IAM's endorsement.

JOBS! Worth Fighting For was our litmus test.

If a candidate could not face up to America's failed trade policies, then they would not earn our support. If they could not craft a plan for putting Americans back to work, then they would never win the White House.

Former Governor Howard Dean and Congressman Richard Gephardt weren't the only candidates seeking our support. But they were the only candidates who met our litmus test.

Both men found an enthusiastic crowd waiting for them at the IAM's staff conference in Cincinnati Ohio, the site of next year's 36th Grand Lodge Convention. Both men gave it their all. Both received standing ovations. Only one walked away with our endorsement: Dick Gephardt.


R. Thomas Buffenbarger
International President
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

 


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