NW Ohio Union Leaders: Ramaswamy Moved His Company To Texas, Now Wants To Run Ohio
Democratic lieutenant governor nominee David Pepper joined Northwest Ohio union leaders in Lima recently to criticize Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy over jobs and the cost of living, part of a labor-focused message the Democratic ticket is carrying into the Nov. 3 general election.
Pepper, a Cincinnati attorney and former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, the running mate of Dr. Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor. Ohio’s major unions and labor organizations have endorsed the Acton-Pepper ticket.
Gary McPheron, secretary-treasurer of the Lima Building Trades, said union members were weighing the candidates’ records. “Our members are watching to see which candidate will stand alongside them in good and bad times, and that’s not Vivek Ramaswamy. Instead of fighting for Ohio workers, Ramaswamy would take away our jobs and make already high costs even worse,” McPheron said. “Ramaswamy is an out-of-touch billionaire who can’t be trusted to keep jobs in Ohio or lower costs for working families. Our members and Ohioans across the state are working harder than ever. We can’t afford Vivek Ramaswamy.”