BREAKING: Democratic State Conference MOVING as labor dispute brews at the Tropicana Casino

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Blue Jersey

by: Rosi Efthim

The NJ Democratic State Committee is yanking tomorrow's NJ State Democratic Conference across Atlantic City, from the Tropicana to Bally's. Yes, it's last minute.

Why?

Because they're standing with labor, and word is that there is a dispute between the Tropicana and its union workers, with negotiation between the two sides. And if there is a picket line, the Democrats will not cross it.

As far as I am concerned this is wonderful chaos. Yes, it's a headache. And it will be a logistical all-nighter for the NJDSC staff, which is now hosting several hundred Democrats at a location nobody expected to be anywhere near. Some people will not hear about it until they arrive tomorrow to the wrong casino, and there will be some confusion.

But, this can also be a fine foxhole situation. We'll all be thrown together, figuring out which room in a brand new (mocked up in pencil?) tangle of conference rooms we're supposed to be in next. More importantly, this decision is an opportunity for New Jersey Democrats to the Democratic Party will not be crossing a picket line, and in a state where unionized workers are routinely belittled and undervalued by a chief executive building his national GOP rep by scoring points off working people, I relish the chance to let it be known I don't truck with that.

Read more: http://www.bluejersey.com/diary/18477/breaking-democratic-state-conference-moving-as-labor-dispute-brews-at-the-tropicana-casino

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FULL story at link.

[Just One Woman]

1. It's going to get interesting

And fun! Even staunch republicans here in Tennessee are starting to wake up. This ain't daddy's America anymore. It is time.

[pasto76]

2. I almost threw a non union ironworker off the building yesterday! UNITE!

hehe, I wouldnt have really thrown him off.....but I sure wanted to.

hopefully people are finally, genuinely waking up.

[freshwest]

3. I like it! Turn the tide together.

[Omaha Steve]

4. So few comments?

[Le Taz Hot]

5. I'm on the Left Coast . . .

my other eye just now opened . . .

Kudos to the Joisey Dems! Make sure there are LOTS of signs and personnel at the Tropicana to re-direct people to the new venue. Also, wouldn't be a bad idea to rent some vans on that first day for transportation from the old location to the new. (Sorry, Organizational Compulsive Disorder.)

[No Elephants]

6. Wish I could rec this thread more than once. I usually rec for visibility,

if I think a story is important, even if I hate the story; and this one is very important. However, I also love the content of this story, so rec, rec, and rec some more.



when I was a proud AFL-CIO member, offspring of two proud ILGWU members, I LOVED picketing, which most of my brothers and sisters hated.

[Rosi Efthim]

7. Thanks, Democratic Underground

Rosi Efthim here, from Blue Jersey. Just wanted to give you a quick shout-out and thanks for reposting this story, and for your comments. I'll make sure some of the folks who made this decision hear your feedback.
Cheers -
Rosi at Blue Jersey

[Omaha Steve]

8. Always nice to welcome a published writer to the DU in Late Breaking News

We expect big things out of you from now on.