AFSCME Endorses Harris for AG
Filed Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 12:00 PM
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) has thrown its support to State Rep. Jeff Harris for Attorney General.
“Throughout my career, I have been honored to stand with organized labor on behalf of the working men and women of Missouri,” said Harris in a statement. “As the Democratic Leader in the Missouri House, I am proud to have fought against the Republican agenda pushed by Matt Blunt that has rolled back protections for Missouri’s working families.”
“When Republican special interests sued the state to get Governor Holden’s collective bargaining executive order rescinded, Jay Nixon turned to me as assistant attorney general to handle that case. I successfully defended that executive order in court and would do so again as attorney general.”
Harris has previously been endorsed by the Sheet Metal Workers, Operating Engineers Local 513 and Operating Engineers Local 148.