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Title: Obama campaign workers angry over unpaid wages
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URL Source: http://www.wthr.com/global/story.asp?s=9299280
Published: Nov 6, 2008
Author: Jeremy Brilliant
Post Date: 2008-11-06 09:38:19 by christine
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Views: 345
Comments: 14
Indianapolis - Lines were long and tempers flared Wednesday not to vote but to get paid for canvassing for Barack Obama. Several hundred people are still waiting to get their pay for last-minute campaigning. Police were called to the Obama campaign office on North Meridian Street downtown to control the crowd. The line was long and the crowd was angry at times. "I want my money today! It's my money. I want it right now!" yelled one former campaign worker. A former spokesman for the Obama campaign said 375 people were hired as part of the Vote Corps program and said people signed up to work three-hour shifts at a time. Three hours of canvassing got workers a $30 pre-paid Visa card. The workers showed up to get their cards Wednesday morning at 10:00 am. "There was a note on the door saying 1:00 pm and then at 1:20 pm everybody was like why is nobody here. They just got here and they're trying to get it organized," said Heather Richards, a former campaign worker. The large gathering of around 375 people prompted police to call in extra officers and set up temporary barricades. The barricades helped keep the crowd from spilling out onto Meridian Street. Police say the several hundred people in line were for the most part orderly. "No arrests. Some of the people were upset at first because the line wasn't moving as fast as they thought it should. But we really haven't had any problems," said Major Darryl Pierce, Metro Police. Eventually people did start getting paid, but some said they were missing hours and told to fill in paperwork making their claim and that eventually they would get a check in the mail. "Still that's not right. I'm disappointed. I'm glad for the president, but I'm disappointed in this system," said Diane Jefferson, temporary campaign worker. "It should have been $480. It's $230," said Imani Sankofa. "They gave us $10 an hour. So we added it. I added up all the hours so it was supposed to be at least $120. All I get is $90," said Charles Martin. "I worked nine hours a day for 4 days and got paid half of what I should have earned," said Randall Waldon. Some people weren't satisfied with filling out a claim form for money they felt was still due to them. "They say that they gonna call you or they going to mail it to you, but I don't know. We'll see what happens," said Antron Grose. "Talking about they'll mail it to us. I ain't worried about that, man. They're not going to mail nothin'," said Martin.
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#1. To: christine (#0)
That's what you get for supporting a liar Martin.
God is always good!
Heh, Oh I'm sure everyone deserving pay will get it. Looks like you were wrong RickyJ, he was definately smart enough and capible of winning the presidency, in spite of your smug posturing this was not so. Enjoy your crow.
Before anyone 'eats any crow' lets see if they get paid first. Instinct tells me that they won't..
Obummer stiffing his own "volunteers" already?????
Why am I not surprised..
Checking the three photos, I see only one white "volunteer" and the white cops trying to maintain order. Here all this time I thot the blacks and white guilters were willing to give their all for their Savior, and now the ingrates want money??????
I am shocked that the Savior has arrived and the lackeys do not show proper respect. Asking for money????
Dear Martin: In the famous words of Jeff Dunham's "Peanut:" DUMB ASS!
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition "Corporation: An entity created for the legal protection of its human parasites, whose sole purpose is profit and self-perpetuation." © IndieTx Here all this time MSM told us white trash that the blacks gave $600 million from their food budgets and would work for free for their Savior.. Now they want money, disgusting. Next they will demand a monthly check.
I guess this means we won't be getting our free gasoline and mortgage payments. Bummer.
If you recall, in the primary season Barack Obama refused to give out "street money" to help compensate people who organize and get out the vote in Philadelphia, PA. His campaign is very straightforward and forthcoming about who gets paid and why, or who doesn't and why. I am sure anyone deserving pay will get it. And if someone doesn't and thinks so erroneously, there will be a clear and compelling explanation on how this is so, and what is going on.
Mike... I find Obummers "volunteers" no different then Jesse Jackassons "rent a mob" people.
Well, maybe if you are a "person of color". If you are a honkey, look for another part time job. Big booster for Obummer was NYC and the Mayor told them they will have a 15 per cent rise in their taxes Jan 1... wheeeee.
Over a 30 frn card. Sheesh.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
"Talking about they'll mail it to us. I ain't worried about that, man. They're not going to mail nothin'," said Martin.
#2. To: RickyJ (#1)
"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's no longer in your power -- he's free again. Alexander Solzhenitsyn
#3. To: Ferret Mike (#2)
#4. To: Lady X (#3)
#5. To: Cynicom (#4)
#6. To: christine (#0)
#7. To: Lady X (#5)
Why am I not surprised..
#8. To: christine, ALL (#0)
"Talking about they'll mail it to us. I ain't worried about that, man. They're not going to mail nothin'," said Martin.
"There is no 'legitimate' Corporation by virtue of its very legal definition and purpose."
-- IndieTx
#9. To: IndieTX (#8)
Dear Martin: In the famous words of Jeff Dunham's "Peanut:" DUMB ASS!
#10. To: Cynicom. all (#9)
so much for the loaves and fishes guy bump
#11. To: Cynicom (#6)
"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's no longer in your power -- he's free again. Alexander Solzhenitsyn
#12. To: Ferret Mike, all (#11)
#13. To: lodwick (#10)
I guess this means we won't be getting our free gasoline and mortgage payments.
#14. To: Christine (#0)
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