Roundup: Illinois delegation breakfast day three
Wednesday, Aug 21, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller
* Capitol News Illinois…
Bob Reiter, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, kicked of the Illinois delegation’s Wednesday breakfast. He’s the latest in a long line of union leaders to have addressed the delegation.
“All eyes are on our state this week. So what do we have to show them?” he said. “We’ll show them how labor and Democrats work together to improve the lives of working people. We’ll show them how we passed the constitutional amendment protecting workers’ rights. We’ll show them how we banned captive audience meetings in this state, and we’ll show we’ll show them how we raised the minimum wage, expanded paid leave, and put an end to last minute schedule changes.” […]
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a progressive Democrat and former teacher, praised the fact that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is a former social studies teacher in addition to being Kamala Harris’ running mate. And he spent time discussing what it means to be a Democrat.
“We got to get the politics right,” he said. “That’s why the investments that we’re making in the state of Illinois and the transformation that’s happening in Chicago is because we’re getting the politics right. We’re not just simply beholding ourselves to this sort of arbitrary definition of what it means to be a Democrat.” […]
Illinois AFL/CIO President Tim Drea told the delegation the DNC thus far “has been a really, really big week for labor.” Union speakers have had spots on the convention floor and especially at Illinois’ breakfasts.
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* Mayor Johnson after his speech…
* US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke to the delegates…
* They booked some heavy hitters today…
* More from the app formally known as Twitter…
- Mary Beth - Wednesday, Aug 21, 24 @ 11:16 am:
==Mayor Brandon Johnson, a progressive Democrat and former teacher, praised the fact that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is a former social studies teacher==
Let’s hope Walz doesn’t buy into the “genocide” propaganda the far left is pushing (and Johnson seemingly has bought into) to motivate protesters and student walkouts. High school students deserve much more fair and balanced lessons from their teachers on the history of the middle east and the current complications and problems preventing lasting peace - especially from their social studies teachers.
- New Day - Wednesday, Aug 21, 24 @ 11:31 am:
Guess I picked the wrong day to sleep in
- Friendly Bob Adams - Wednesday, Aug 21, 24 @ 11:42 am:
I can’t imagine political conventions continuing for more than perhaps the next two election cycles. Nothing is decided at the convention, so why bother?
They are just TV mini-series that are typically not very entertaining. Everyone is glad when they are over.
- Rabid - Wednesday, Aug 21, 24 @ 12:04 pm:
Looking California feeling Minnesota
- Arsenal - Wednesday, Aug 21, 24 @ 12:19 pm:
==Nothing is decided at the convention, so why bother?==
That’s how it’s been since about 1984, and yet they survive. I think you’re making a mistake in thinking that the purpose of political conventions is to decide anything. That’s certainly not what any other convention is for.