COUNTRYSIDE - The International Union of Operating Engineers is calling for members to man the phone banks to defeat Republican Bruce Rauner.
"We are only six weeks out from the election, and the race for Governor is a dead heat. The stakes couldn't be higher for our union, and we have to make sure Pat Quinn is elected," the email says.
"Please come spend a couple of hours at a phonebank at the District 1 Hall on Wednesday. We will be calling other union members to make sure they are voting and to tell them to get active against union-buster Bruce Rauner."
Two weeks ago, $250,000 of IUOE Local 150 members 2014 dues also went to Quinn's campaign:
