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Steelworkers endorse Onorato for guv

Steelworkers endorse Onorato for guv

A large steelworkers union endorsed Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato for governor on Wednesday, as the Democrat looks to build his support from organized labor three months before the primary.

United Steelworkers announced its support for Onorato during an event at the union’s Pittsburgh headquarters.

“Dan Onorato is the only candidate for Governor who knows what it takes to help lead and manage a large economy in difficult times,” United Steelworkers International president Leo Gerard said in a statement. “As Allegheny County Executive, Dan invested in innovative technologies that transformed supposedly outdated industries into the new frontiers for job creation.”

February 17, 2010 at 4:49 pm

--Dan Hirschhorn

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  1. steelersfan

    Feb 17th, 2010

    Allegheny County lost 20,000 jobs last year alone. There are fewer jobs in Allegheny County today than when Mr. Onorato took over his job. Statewide, about mid teens are employed in the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing jobs are now less than 6% of total employment in Allegheney County.
    The Republicans would have a field day with Onorato’s record on jobs let alone the biggest tax increase in County history that Dan placed on us out here.
    My favorite Democrat is Harry Truman. Give em hell, Harry. “I tell them the truth and they think it is hell,” he said. The GOP is going to use the Truman technique on Dan the Beer Tax man and my guess is that it will work alright.

  2. Karl Jacobson

    Feb 17th, 2010

    Onorato is Overated, watch for Jack Wagner to take the lead, a Vietnam Vet Purple Heart and down to earth, the real thing.

  3. Tiberius

    Feb 17th, 2010

    Hey SteelersFan — speaking of the drink tax, did you see who the state Restaurant Association endorsed? The P-G connected those dots. Go Jack!

  4. I am watching

    Feb 18th, 2010

    While Danny Boy might be a good speaker, he is grossly negligent in developing Allegheny County. If he can’t handle our county, he certainly can’t handle our state. We need to get ALL lawyers OUT OF OUR GOVERNMENT instead of voting them in. As we see in Congress, all lawyers do is confuse the basics of our Constitution and make it necessary to hire their peers to interprete the changes. I say throw everyone with a law degree currently serving in an elected office out of office and keep any new ones from being elected. I’m sick and tired of their nest feathering.

  5. Piper

    Feb 18th, 2010

    Who are these people endorsing Onorato? How many photos does he have of them in precarious situations? And don’t even get me started on Jack Wagner… we should Back Jack away from state government.

  6. leftylucie

    Feb 18th, 2010

    Onorato is Ed Rendell’s hand-picked successor. It reveals that he is no progressive and is only interested in his corporate friends. Joe Hoeffel is the true progressive in the race. Are there even any steel mills left in Pennsylvania?

  7. GOP in 10

    Feb 19th, 2010

    Piper, the people endorsing Drink Tax Dan are doing what Spendell wants them to do – just following orders. Without Big Daddy Ed and his rich pals, Onorato wouldn’t even be in this race. I do disagree with you on Wagner. We need him to keep finding all of Spendell’s waste and fraud. But we need to “back jack” out of this race! I don’t want our man having to run against him in the fall – Wagner’s the only one keeping us from taking the governor back!

  8. Karl Jacobson

    Feb 20th, 2010

    Agre with GOP 10, but fortunately, my friend, Jack Wagner will beat Onorato and Wagner and Corbett is the governors race. Thow the golf clubs down, it is going to be a doozy!

  9. TrueDem

    Feb 26th, 2010

    Answer me this PIPER For what reasons do u feel to “Back Jack” away from state Government ? ill agree with you if you tell me one thing that shows the general couldn’t do a better job than both Dan Onorato and Tom Corbett ? take a look at the facts

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