 i still can t tell the difference you can know a man by the friends he keeps  lansing ndash the aflcio and its affiliate unions have launched a statewide campaign to reach most of 900000 workers and retirees to help lansing mayor virg bernero win the democratic nomination for governor on aug 3 aflcio president mark gaffney said today not that his current rival house speaker andy dillon is much better dillon is endorsed by a handful of construction trade unions and is expected to receive the teamsters endorsement those unions rsquo memberships are dwarfed in number by the aflcio and its campaign coalition it must be tough to be a union member these days trying to pick the right candidate that will protect you from the big bad meanies known as market forces which man will try to muscle through legislation to give you advantages over other hardworking men and women who don t donate union dues the sole purpose of which is to fund democrats difficult choices bernero son of a uaw worker gained national fame in 2008 and 2009 as an outspoken defender of a federal bailout for gm and chrysler and his defense of autoworkers and their pay levels ldquo he was talking our issues before he began running for governor rdquo said jay mcmurren political coordinator for united steelworkers district 2 uh yeah because he wants to be governor and knows that certain people would fall for his angry mayor shtick hook line and sinker my friend  