Subject: Re: Remarks at AFSCME
From: "Ann O'Leary" <[email-masked]>
To: Maya Harris <[email-masked]>
Cc: Nikki Budzinski <[email-masked]>, Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, Brynne Craig <[email-masked]>, Marlon Marshall <[email-masked]>, Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>, Tony Carrk <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 21:47:52 -0700

Thanks, Maya.

Dan - This is great.  Just thee suggestions:

(1) In the paragraph where you talk about Walker and the results, I know
that HRC likes to talk about the contrast with Minnesota and I think that
would be a great applause line with this crowd. See this article
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/opinion/sunday/right-vs-left-in-the-midwest.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1>
contrasting WI and MN (which I believe you first pointed out to me when it
came out).

(2) You might want to make the link between Walker's attack on union
organizing and his attack on education (NYTimes editorialized
<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/06/opinion/scott-walkers-effort-to-weaken-college-tenure.html?action=click&contentCollection=Politics&module=RelatedCoverage&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article>
last week about his effort to weaken tenure and fill university with
"miserably paid part-timers") -- both union and education are foundations
of the middle class and Walker represents the right's assault on both.

(3) On the Friedrichs paragraph, I'd say that last year the Court in a 5-4
decision in Harris v. Quinn began to undermine public sector unions by
requiring right-to-work in certain non-traditional unions such as home
health care workers and that many court watchers expect this assault to
continue if the Court decides to hear Friedrichs v. CTA (the Court hasn't
yet granted cert in the Friedrichs case)

On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 8:21 PM, Maya Harris <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> + Ann
>
> Thanks, Dan. Think it hits the right points, and like Nikki's suggestions.
>
> > On Jun 7, 2015, at 8:28 PM, Nikki Budzinski <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Dan-Great statement.  I have just a few suggestions.
> > 1.  At the top of her opening when she thanks "Lee and all of you",  I
> > think it would be good to recognize Secretary Treasurer Laura Reyes
> > and the Executive Board specifically.
> > 2.  The Supreme Court has not yet decided whether they are taking the
> > Freidrich's case yet.  They will soon.  In your remarks it reads like
> > that is decided.
> > 3.  If you could add some heft (one more positive sentence) to the
> > mentioning of defined benefit plans/pensions I think that would be
> > helpful.  AFSCME is very sensitive to the crisis their members face in
> > many states around pensions.  I think adding something additional here
> > about her opposition to privatization of the social security system
> > would be good here too.
> > 4.  I would take out the partnership piece on ACA.  AFSCME is effected
> > by the Cadillac tax issue and so would be complicated to bring up.
> > 5.  I thought the story of Hillary's mother really resonated with the
> > audience at AFT.  It connects.  I think if there was a way for her to
> > connect this tomorrow, it would be great.
> >
> > Hope that helps!
> > Nikki
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Jun 7, 2015, at 7:53 PM, Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all, would love your thoughts on this opening statement for HRC at
> AFSCME.
> >> Thanks
> >> Dan
> >> <2015-06-07 AFSCME - 730pm.docx>
>

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