2 eastern Kentucky labor unions endorse McConnell

[theHandpuppet]

Can someone explain this to me? This is nuts -- and Clay County is one of the poorest counties in the country!!!

2 eastern Kentucky labor unions endorse McConnell
The Associated Press
June 16, 2014

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell says two eastern Kentucky labor unions have endorsed him for re-election.

McConnell's campaign announced Monday that officials with the American Federation of Government Employees correction officer locals in Clay and McCreary counties endorsed him because of his history of constituent service.

First Vice President of the Clay County local Stephen Creech said in a news release McConnell has always supported them in their dangerous profession. And Local 614 Vice President Sam Kitchen said in a news release McConnell has taken a personal interest in their concerns.

McConnell has pushed for national right-to-work legislation, which many labor unions oppose. McConnell's Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes has been endorsed by the Kentucky chapter of the AFL-CIO and has promised to vote against right-to-work legislation.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2014/06/16/3293858/2-eastern-kentucky-labor-unions.html#storylink=cpy

[A Little Weird]

1. The national AFGE has endorsed Grimes.

I'm not sure what the deal is with the locals from Clay and McCreary. There aren't too many good jobs in those counties. I'm guessing they are assuming McConnell will win and hoping to avoid cuts to their budget by endorsing him. That's just my speculation though.