Obama Administration Snubs Mayors

18 June 2009 - 2:00pm

Representatives of the Obama Administration, including VP Biden, were set to be a part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors last week, but they cancelled their appearance so as not to cross a union picket line outside.

Neal Pierce says that the Obama Administration's policy of barring its officials from crossing union picket lines is a dangerous precedent. Mayors he spoke with were very disappointed.

"'We’re shocked,' said Thomas Cochran, Executive Director of the mayors association: 'Every time you go to one of these meetings, somebody is out in front protesting about this or that… We had high hopes for this administration. In a way, the White House has taken sides with the union against the mayors.'"

"The administration has clearly offended the mayors, among its top allies and potential collaborators."

Source: Citiwire.net, June 18, 2009
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