About 2000 area members
of the Teamsters Union crowded into local
745 to hear Governor Clements this
morning. The governor told them he got
his start on the floor of a drilling rig
and knows the feeling of Power's hands.
But this was still a meeting of two
different worlds.
These members are truck drivers,
warehouse workers, airline personnel
and traditionally Democrats.
Clements as a Republican, also a
candidate for another term as governor.
But he thinks they can all stand together
on common ground.
We are one of a few states
with neither a state corporate
income tax or a state
personal income tax.
As long as I'm your governor, we'll have
neither tax
taxes and the cost of government are high
priorities for many of the people here.
Clemens says he's cut state bureaucracy,
but the new federalism could hurt.
I would anticipate that our bureaucracy
will grow in Texas.
I don't think I don't think it would
there would be any choice.
There are twenty five thousand members of
the Teamsters Union in this area and
they're grouping together because this is
a contract negotiating year.
But it's also a time for political
campaigning.
Some people told me they're losing faith
in the Reagan administration, but union
leaders say more members are voting for
candidates rather than political parties.
And that could be good news for
Republicans like Bill Clements.
Jane Boone, Channel 5, Action News, Dallas.