Kamenetz gets union that supported Bartenfelder
the Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO has shifted its support to Democratic Baltimore County executive candidate Kevin Kamenetz, just days after he won a bruising primary contest against Joseph Bartenfelder, the large union's first choice for the top local government post.
Bartenfelder and his advisers haven't said whether the departing councilman will endorse Kamenetz, also a member of the County Council since 1994. The two colleagues went through a hard-fought campaign, and some Bartenfelder advisers cited negative campaigning as a concern.
Kamenetz faces Republican former delegate and finance executive Ken Holt in November's general election.
The AFL-CIO was quick to shift its support. In a release, Ernie Grecco, President of the Metropolitan Baltimore Council, said, “We look forward to having a dialogue with Kevin and working to get him elected the next County Executive and making Baltimore County not only a great place to live but also a great place to work.”
The union represents thousands of workers, and is made up of locals including the Baltimore County Professional Firefighters Association, Baltimore County Federation of Public Employees, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, the Baltimore Building and Construction Trades Council, Maryland State United Auto Workers, United Food and Commercial Workers, Plumbers and Steamfitters, and the Laborers International Union of North America.
The firefighters union had been specifically vocal in its support of Bartenfelder.
Categories: In The Counties, Primaries 2010
Comments
Big Deal! The union couldn't do anything for Bartenfelder, I doubt if they will help Kamenetz much.
Posted by: MrEd | September 17, 2010 4:02 PM
HOLT IS THE BETTER CHOICE. CHECK HIM OUT.
ONE DEMOCRAT VOTING FOR EHRLICH AND HOLT.
AFL-CIO GOT PLENTY OF OBAMA BAILOUTS AND THEY DO WHAT THEIR TOLD TO DO I'M SURE..DO THEY REALLY REPRESENT THEIR MEMBERS? NOT AT ALL!! THE MEMBERS KNOW THEIR UNION LEADERS RECEIVED BIG BUCK TO ENDORSE OBAMA AND THEY STILL GETTING PAID OFF..
Posted by: jackie | September 17, 2010 6:17 PM
jackie, you are apparently computer literate, but your statements expose you to be little more than a high-functioning moron, almost parrot like, regurgitating Republican rhetoric. And by the way, quit YELLING !!!
Posted by: Lionel | September 18, 2010 11:29 PM
Lionel, you seem to be the angry one; also feel a sense of panic in your post. Chill out! However, you are the hate monger spitting out the democrat party rhetoric with a typical hate filled rant.
Posted by: Dennis | September 20, 2010 1:15 PM
Hi Dennis, Welcome to the fray. No panic, not angry, just tired of the same old idiotic blah, blah, blah. Oh, and please, please enlighten everyone as to the Democratic party rhetoric I'm supposedly ranting about. I must have missed it.
Posted by: Lionel | September 21, 2010 1:12 PM