California Democrats rally around unions
At their annual convention in Sacramento, Democratic leaders and their labor allies denounced anti-union sentiments in Wisconsin, Ohio, Costa Mesa and elsewhere.
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Framing the union battles taking place across the nation as a fundamental attack on working Americans, Democratic leaders on Saturday accused Republicans of scapegoating public employees for political gain.
"They are intent on dismantling the very economic ladder that lifted our middle class and made California the richest and greatest state in the greatest nation in the world," Atty. Gen. Kamala Harristold thousands of delegates and supporters gathered at the Democrats' annual convention in Sacramento.
As cities, counties and states struggle to balance budgets, public employee unions have come under fire from critics arguing that their benefits, especially their pensions, are overly generous. Some of the most notable battles are in Wisconsin, where Gov. Scott Walker sought to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers, and Ohio, where an anti-union measure is the subject of a
