"Road to Recovery": Ohio AFL/CIO Prez Continues Walk Highlighting Job Losses

To highlight the economic difficulties many Ohioans face and help draw attention to the failed Republican policies that have resulted in more than 180,000 Ohio jobs lost, Ohio AFL-CIO President Joe Rugola is engaged in a walk through regions of Ohio hardest hit by the economic policies of the last eight years. The walking tour began on October 5th and is hitting dozens of Ohio cities. Along the way, Rugola is stopping at job sites that have been closed down or severely downsized. Rugola also meets with workers, emphasizing that we cannot afford another four more years of Bush/McCain policies.

“The Bush administration has wrecked our economy and destroyed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Ohio’s working families, and John McCain is committed to policies that promise more devastation for our communities and our people,” said Rugola in a press release about the tour. “The challenge now is to reverse these trends and this election presents Ohioans with a chance to right the ship by electing a president who will put working families and the middle class first - Barack Obama."

Stops planned for tomorrow (10/21) in Southeast Ohio are detailed after the break.
OCTOBER 21 in Southeast Ohio:

Tuesday, OCTOBER 21, 2008

SeverStal, Wheeling-Pitt 8:00 a.m.
227 S 3rd St.
Steubenville, OH 43952

SeverStal, Wheeling Pitt 10:00 a.m.
540 Commercial St.
Mingo Junction, OH 43938

SeverStal, Wheeling Pitt 1:00 p.m.
1001 Main St.
Martins Ferry, OH 43935

Capitol Manufacturing 2:30 p.m.
National Rd.
Bridgeport, OH 43912

Bellaire Health Care Clinic 4:00 p.m.

Ormet Rolling Mill 6:00 p.m.
Old Route 7
Hannibal, OH 43946