Earlier today, two independent reporters in Springfield, Massachusetts attended a Martha Coakley for Senate event. Prior to the candidates arrival, several union members surrounded the two reporters. From one of the reporters, Erich Heyssel:
The mood when we arrived was tense. They seemed to be an unhappy group of people. Dour, even. There were about 100 people outside the Teamster’s Local 404 building and, another 100 or so inside. We started trying to film the gathering and asked some basic questions. We were told we had to leave.
When the reporters approached the headquarters, several individuals tried to intimidate and prevent the reporting of the event. The union officals refused to identiy themselves and kept pushing the journalists, while taunting them to leave. Again, from Mr. Heyssel:
We told them we were reporters. They didn’t seem to care. They just kept saying it was a closed meeting and we had to leave. It was weird. Even their attempts at intimidation were pretty weak. They just didn’t seem to have their hearts in it.
Unfortunately for these union activists, their disorderly and harassing behavior was all captured on film, from two points of view. Americans for Limited Government Foundation is responsible for providing non-partisan poll watchers and observers. The goal of the “Fifty Plus Individuals” is to observe and report fraud and abuse
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