WASHINGTON -
Wisconsin's labor solidarity showed a crack on Friday, when the state's largest police union criticized another public employee union's attacks on
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) in the gubernatorial recall race.
Wisconsin leaders of the
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) sent an email this week criticizing Barrett's record on labor, just a couple of days after the mayor announced he was running in the Democratic primary to unseat Gov.
Scott Walker (R). The email linked to a video that purportedly showed Barrett's support for Walker's attacks on unions. But as the
Associated Press noted, the video did not include other comments
Barrett had made from the same event, in which he criticized Walker's tactics.
AFSCME has endorsed former
Dane County executive Kathleen Falk in the Democratic primary. AFSCME and several other unions jumped in and backed Falk before Barrett had announced whether he was going to run.
In a statement on Friday, the head of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association (WPPA) criticized AFSCME, warning that its attacks on Barrett "may serve to sabotage the recall of Governor Scott Walker." ...
