DISCUSSION: WHY DOES MAYOR CICCHINELLI HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ORGANIZED LABOR?

Being the staunch lifelong Democrat he is, one can tell that it authentically troubles Mayor Francis H. Cicchinelli, Jr. that he has a difficult relationship with Stark County organized labor.

In the accompanying video, Mayor Cicchinelli provides the STARK COUNTY POLITICAL REPORT (The Report) with chapter and verse of the genesis of the problem. Only a few Stark County Democrat elected officials and candidates (e.g. Celeste DeHoff) have a tense relationship with local unions.

The Report is well acquainted with Stark County's organized labor and Cicchinelli's account squares up with what unions have told The Report.

Union opposition is no small matter for a Stark County Democrat as chamber of commerce dislike would be to most Republican candidates.

In the case of Cicchinelli, the unions ran a candidate (Tim Bryan) against the mayor. And, it was a relatively close race with Cicchinelli winning 2120 to 1862.

Question: Should it bother Mayor Cicchinelli that he has an abrasive relationship with local organized labor?