As a union member and former steelworker I wish to take exception to the above term being used to describe the elected leadership of organized labor organizations.
Unlike most stockholders of U.S. corporations, union members, either directly or thru their own elected representatives, cast votes of equal value when electing their leaders.
Conversily, most individual corporation stockholders are effectively defranchised since their votes (limited to the tiny number of shares they can afford to own) count for near-to-nothing when compared to the massive voting blocks of wealthy investors, including the fat cats who actually sit on the corporate board.
Union elections are a great deal more democratic than any public corporation where the odds are overwhelming against the average Joe and Jane investor.
It is this same absence of democracy and lack of accountability by corporate and banking “bosses” that now threatens the financial integrity of the entire U.S. economy.
Matt Thomas

I saw Billy George fire up the crowd in Steelton PA for Obama and Casey Sunday the 13th. I don’t think he is still uncommitted. He did a great job responding to Obama’s “bitter” comment. President George upped the addrenaline by replacing “bitter” with the word “pissed” and continued to shout that at the top of his lungs several times throughout his speech. Also delivering well was former Steelton mayor now Dauphin county commissioner George Hartwick. In the end though both Casey and Obama rocked the house. I believe this event was five times better then the first Harrisburg event. Obama actually mentioned Hillary and continued to jones her for three minutes straight.