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Jefferson City, Mo.—After being caught distributing campaign literature that inaccurately stated David Spence graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia’s School of Business, Spence blamed “staff oversight” for the inaccuracies. But news reports show that Spence has willingly allowed his academic credentials to be exaggerated since 1989.

“Instead of throwing staff under the bus, David Spence needs to take responsibility for years of academic dishonesty,” said Caitlin Legacki, Missouri Democratic Party spokeswoman. “For at least 23 years, Spence has walked around acting like he got a degree from Missouri’s Business School when it’s simply not true. So two months into his candidacy, the only things Missourians know about this guy is that his bank refused to pay back its $40 million bailout and that he has a hard time telling the truth.”

In an interview yesterday, Spence’s campaign told the AP it distributed campaign materials that inaccurately stated Spence attended the University of Missouri’s business school because of “staff oversight.”

But Spence told the Post-Dispatch in a 1989 profile that he was a 1980 graduate of the University’s business school. Spence never requested a correction from the Post-Dispatch, but was forced to admit on Tuesday that he didn’t have the grades to attend the business school.

BACKGROUND

Spence Campaign Said Misleading Claim Was “Staff Oversight.” “Spence campaign manager Jared Craighead said the statement about the business school was a ‘staff oversight that was corrected.’” [AP, 1/12/12]

…But The Same Error Appears As Far Back As 1989. A 1989 profile of Spence in the St. Louis Post Dispatch indicates that Spence has been misleading the press and the public about his academic credentials for years. The biographical snapshot said Spence was a “1980 graduate of the College of Business and Public Administration, University of Missouri-Columbia.” [St. Louis Post Dispatch, 1/2/89]
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Shame

While House Republicans are enjoying the holidays, our neighbors are facing the loss of unemployment insurance benefits.Please call Speaker Boehner at 202-225-0600.Tell the person who picks up: “Speaker Boehner should be ashamed of himself. He needs to get his House in order, stop the partisan games and extend unemployment aid immediately.”

I wish that today I could send you a cheerful message with good news, wish you a wonderful holiday season and reflect on the incredible work we’ve done in the past year.

But we can’t rest and recharge: Six million unemployed workers are counting on us to keep on fighting for them, and we won’t let them down.

Please call Speaker Boehner at 202-225-0600. Tell the person who picks up the phone: “Speaker Boehner should be ashamed of himself. He needs to get his House in order, stop the partisan games and extend unemployment aid immediately.”

The two things House Republicans seem to be most passionate about are protecting millionaires from having to pay taxes and cutting unemployment benefits for jobless workers.

All 229 House members who voted yesterday to cut off unemployment benefits were Republicans. They should be ashamed of themselves. Once again they’ve blocked survival aid for men and women who want to work but can’t find jobs in this brutal economy. If House Republicans continue to block action, nearly 2 million people will lose unemployment benefits in January alone. How can they sit back and enjoy the holidays?

Please pick up the phone and call Speaker Boehner at 202-225-0600. Tell him to extend unemployment aid immediately.

Thank you for being a voice for jobless workers, and for all the work you do.

In Solidarity,

Richard L. Trumka
President, AFL-CIO

P.S. 89 Senators—Democrats and Republicans—voted to extend unemployment this weekend. House Republicans have a decision to make. They can continue standing with the wealthiest one percent by taking directions from the most extreme of the Tea Partiers, or they can come to their senses and start standing up for working people and paying attention to the jobs crisis.

Please call John Boehner and ask him: What’s wrong with Tea Party Republicans in the House—and why can’t they get anything done for working families? His number is 202-225-0600.


To find out more about the AFL-CIO, please visit our website at www.aflcio.org.

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Congress is in town for a little more than a week. That’s it.

Time is running out for more than 33,400 Missouri residents who can’t find work and are relying on emergency unemployment coverage.1 They’ll lose their lifeline in January if Congress fails to act.

These are real people with real stories. People like Cil from St. Louis. She’s not only unemployed—she’s responsible for caring for her elderly, infirm parents—and unemployment is all she’s got.

Instead of voting for a clean extension of unemployment for people like Cil, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut unemployment for jobless workers, cut pay for public employees, cut preventive health services, reduce premium assistance for low- and middle-income individuals buying health insurance and raise premiums for many Medicare beneficiaries.

Now, the fight moves to the Senate.

Tell your senators: Don’t pick on people like Cil—the 99%—make the 1% pay their fair share.

In the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, when there are more than four unemployed workers for every one job, it would be stunningly cruel for Congress to cut off—or cut—this vital lifeline. But it really might happen.

Missouri communities are relying on every penny of unemployment—and every penny in cuts shrinks the economy and destroys jobs. Missouri will lose $8,050,736 each week that Congress does not extend unemployment coverage—and an extension with cuts still would take millions of dollars a week out of the state’s economy.2

Tell your senators to do the right thing and extend unemployment with no cuts and no strings attached.

Thanks for all the work you do.

In Solidarity,

Richard L. Trumka
President, AFL-CIO

1,2 http://uistories.aflcio.org/files/fact_sheets/MO.pdf

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For Immediate Release: October 12, 2011

Washington, DC – Today, Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, II released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of the American Jobs Act:

 

“As Americans continue to suffer from unemployment Republicans in the Senate refuse to consider President Obama’s American Jobs Act.  I have said it before and I will say it again, the time for political grandstanding and posturing is over. The economic crisis we now face is because of years of fiscal irresponsibility. To play political games with the livelihood of the American people is deplorable. The American Jobs Act is a bill based on bipartisan ideas that will help put people back to work.  The Jobs Act has been commended by leading economists who acknowledge that it provides timely solutions for boosting our economy by creating nearly 2 million jobs.

 

“With 16% unemployment in the African American community, we have seen firsthand the devastating economic conditions of the American people.  This is why we launched our national ‘For the People’ Jobs Initiative. CBC members have introduced over fifty job creation bills since the beginning of the 112th Congress,  in addition to providing nine job creation recommendations targeting our nation’s most vulnerable communities.

 

“Last night the Senate had a chance to demonstrate to the American people that they had their best interests at heart and failed. To demonstrate that this Congress is not only fiscally but morally responsible bring this bill to the House Floor for immediate passage of the American Jobs Act.”

 

- Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, II

 

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$1B Investment, 1,600 Jobs Coming To Ford Claycomo – KMBC
A tentative labor agreement between Ford and the United Auto Workers includes a $1.1 billion investment and an additional 1,600 jobs at the company’s Claycomo plant, the Missouri governor’s office said…The expansion would bring the Claycomo workforce to approximately 5,400, Gov. Nixon’s office said.

Mo. gov. hails new Ford contract – Associated Press
A contract deal that Ford Motor Co. reached Tuesday with the United Auto Workers will mean about a $1 billion investment and hundreds of new jobs for a suburban Kansas City Ford plant, and was hailed by Gov. Jay Nixon as a “historic” boost to manufacturing in the state.

Ford to add 1,600 jobs, invest $1.1 billion at Claycomo – Steve Everly, Kansas City Star
Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers announced a new national contract Tuesday, and it includes a big present for the Kansas City area: a $1.1 billion investment and 1,600 jobs… Nixon lauded the agreement and said it was made possible by state tax incentives.

Ford labor agreement offers $1.1B investment, 1,600 new jobs in Kansas City – James Dornbrook, Kansas City Business Journal
Ford Motor Co.’s tentative labor agreement with the United Auto Workers    includes a $1.1 billion investment in Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant and more than 1,600 new jobs there, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said.

Ford and UAW reach agreement on Claycomo expansion – Tim Sampson, Missouri News Horizon
The $1.1 billion expansion of the Ford automotive plant in Claycomo took another step forward on Tuesday with the announcement of a tentative labor agreement between the Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers union…“Today’s announcement is the culmination of more than two years of negotiations between my administration and Ford, and is a strong sign that Missouri will be a manufacturing state for generations to come,” Nixon said.

Ford, United Auto Workers reach tentative contract – All Headline News
Ford has reached a tentative labor contract with union workers in more than two dozen plants nationwide…The investment also includes $1.1 billion in Kansas City, which Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon called a “historic development for next-generation manufacturing in the state.”

Pledge of Ford Billion Touted – Dan Verbeck, KCUR
Ford Motor is about to invest $1.1 Billion into the Claycomo, Mo. assembly plant and add 16 hundred jobs over the next four years, according to Missouri’s Governor. A former United Auto Workers Union local head expects the negotiated package to pass when members vote at a later date.

Ford’s new deal with UAW will bring 1,600 new jobs to Claycomo – NBC Action News
Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon is lauding a tentative deal between Ford Motor Corp. and the UAW that would mean a $1.1 billion investment into the automaker’s Claycomo manufacturing plant and translate into 1,600 new jobs for the Kansas City area.

Nixon: Ford deal could create 1,600 jobs in Kansas City – Eli Yokley, PoliticMO
A tentative deal between Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers union could mean a $1.1 billion investment and 1,600 new jobs in the Kansas City area…Gov. Jay Nixon, who called a special session of the General Assembly last year to pass legislation encouraging Ford to maintain and invest in the Kansas City plant, said the Tuesday announcement was historic.

Will Ford Expansion in Claycomo Jump-Start Stalled Jobs Special Session? – Michael Mahoney, 20 Pounds of Healines
The Ford Motors announcement that is expanding the Claycomo Assembly Line near Kansas City could have an impact on the stalled special session in Jefferson City. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon , House Speaker Steve Tilley and Senate Chief Rob Mayer were hoping to put together a jobs bill for the state in a special session. But that effort has stalled and nearly died.

Ford to build Transit van at Claycomo (AUDIO) – Bob Priddy, Missourinet
Ford Motor Company is going to start building a full-size European van called the Transit at its Claycomo plant.  It’s also going to add a second shift of workers building the F-series pickup trucks.

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