Nevada: D. Taylor

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Nevada: D. Taylor

February 7, 2009 - 05:00 am

Union looking past the paycheck

In the showdown between Culinary Union leader D. Taylor and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman over the city’s downtown redevelopment plan, a larger issue has been overlooked.

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Sun, 02/24/2008 - 03:41

Pan-Dem-onium! The 2008 Clark County Democratic Convention

By Joseph K. Cooper

[img_assist|nid=880|title=The Bally's ballroom, site of the 2008 Clark County Democratic Convetion|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=420|height=315]Las Vegas- “Clown shoes” was how one delegate to the Clark County Democratic Convention described the scene Saturday, echoing the thoughts and words of many in the packed-beyond-overflow ballroom of Bally’s Hotel and Casino.

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Sun, 01/20/2008 - 14:42

What's next?

By Wally Edge

The 2008 presidential caucuses are over and the Nevada political community can now return to some normalcy; unless it’s for a fundraiser, don’t expect to see the presidential candidates return anytime soon – though Nevada’s potential competitiveness in the general election will cause competition for our five electoral votes.

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Sat, 01/19/2008 - 09:14

Eyes on Culinary, Hispanics, as Nevadans vote for President

By Wally Edge

In a few hours, Nevadans have an historic opportunity to enter the national political spotlight and potentially play a key role in the nomination of the next President of the United States. Still, in the first caucus that could be truly relevant, there are no guarantees that a huge number of voters will turn out for today’s caucuses.

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Sun, 01/13/2008 - 13:51

AFSCME has a bridge to sell you

By Wally Edge

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has sent nearly 100 staffers to Nevada to help Hillary Clinton, causing Culinary Workers Local 226 head D.

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Sun, 01/13/2008 - 12:39

Details on the caucus voting lawsuit

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

The Las Vegas Sun has the latest details on the lawsuit over Culinary Worker caucus voting on the Strip.

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Wed, 01/09/2008 - 15:04

Culinary Workers Endorse Obama

By Joseph K. Cooper

UNITE HERE, the national union affiliate of Nevada’s largest labor union, the Culinary Workers Local 226, announced its endorsement of Ill. Sen. Barack Obama for president of the United States today. The announcement ends weeks of speculation about which Democratic contender the Culinary Union would back and could represent the boost Obama needs to pull out a win in the Democrats’ third nominating contest Jan. 19.

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Wed, 12/05/2007 - 16:52