Labor ramps up anti-McCain efforts

A labor coalition supporting Barack Obama announced this morning that it is launching a multimedia effort against John McCain that includes a "truth squad" touring the country, a new website that lets workers pose questions, and even comedy videos.

Change to Win, comprised of seven unions with a total of 6 million members, says McCain's proposals would hurt workers and would be "worse than Bush."

“It’s time for some truth about who John McCain really is and what a McCain presidency would mean for America’s workers,” Anna Burger, chairwoman of Change to Win, said in a statement. “Change to Win’s Truth Squad is standing up to John McCain’s campaign of distortion, which disguises a Bush-inspired agenda that will bankrupt our economy for four more years. At the same time, the Squad is standing up for Barack Obama whose presidency will help build a new American Dream for working families by delivering the change our members desperately need on the issues that matter most – the economy and jobs, health care and workers’ rights.”