Several Unions Lining Up Against Lunsford In Governor's Race

Posted: Thu 3:22 PM, Feb 22, 2007

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Labor unions haven't decided which candidate to support in Kentucky's crowded governor's race. Several unions know who won't benefit from their political muscle - businessman Bruce Lunsford.

The Democratic candidate's chief transgression, in their view, was endorsing Ernie Fletcher in 2003 and playing a role on Fletcher's transition team after the Republican was elected governor.

Fletcher angered unions in the past by wanting to repeal Kentucky's prevailing wage and open union-represented workplaces to nonunion workers.

Organizations coming out against Lunsford include the Kentucky Association of State Employees, the United Mine Workers, and the United Steelworkers District Eight.

Lexington organization the target of second fire in two days