Jerry Brown greeted by union organizers wearing ridiculous helmets (photo)

Somehow this is a fitting end to Jerry Brown's union-financed campaign for governor.

On the last full day of his campaign, Jerry Brown is greeted by union organizers in San Diego. Check out the ridiculous helmets these union organizers are wearing.

Below is another photo taken from a different angle.

Public employee unions going all-out for Moonbeam

Public employee unions are planning to all in their power to make sure Moonbeam is elected governor of California.  Here is the latest development from the California Labor Federation.

California labor unions on Monday launched what they said would be an aggressive campaign against former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor.

California Labor Federation leader Art Pulaski (pictured above) said the unions will focus on exposing what he described as Whitman's Wall Street agenda. The labor federation will be joined by unions representing teachers and nurses, among others.

"As we have learned more about Meg Whitman's policies and proposals, it has become clear to us she would pose a serious threat to millions of California workers," Pulaski said in a call with reporters.

Pulaski said labor leaders are starting earlier than ever in the governor's race because Whitman, a billionaire, expects to spend $150 million on her campaign. He declined to specify how much the unions plan to spend but said it will involve 25,000 volunteers who will make phone calls, knock on doors and mail hundreds of thousands of fliers.

The unions said Whitman's corporate philosophy will hurt working families by cutting jobs and lowering taxes on the rich.

Whitman, Pulaski said, "shares a philosophy that what's good for Wall Street must be good for everybody. Most everybody has had to learn the hard way that that's a bogus policy."

Previous:

• CA labor leader: "We are going to do everything in our power to make sure Jerry Brown wins"
• California Professional Firefighers endorse Moonbeam
• California Nurses Association endorse Moonbeam
• Report: SEIU gives $150,000 to Moonbeam campaign

AFL-CIO to launch campaign to elect Jerry Brown

Art Pulaski, AFL-CIO chief, says his mega-union has planned an aggressive campaign to mobilize union members to elect Moonbeam.

California AFL-CIO chief Art Pulaski told me that they will put on a big effort to mobilize union members and provide ground forces for the overall Democratic campaign on behalf of Brown and other candidates. And that their negative focus is on Whitman...

In fact, they've already prepared materials for communication to their members, with three flyers. One is pro-Brown, citing the attorney general for "A Lifetime of Fighting for Working Families." Two are anti-Whitman, with one calling her "Miss Fortune," with the now notorious magazine cover photo of the billionaire in riding gear with the rented horse. The other, called "Wall Street Whitman," goes through her strongly pro-corporate positions and her unhappy tenure on the board of Goldman Sachs.

And this week, union members begin showing up at Whitman events, starting with her string of fundraisers with Mitt Romney, her longtime mentor who came up with the idea for her to run for governor of California.

Related:

• CA labor leader: "We are going to do everything in our power to make sure Jerry Brown wins"
• California Professional Firefighers endorse Moonbeam
• California Nurses Association endorse Moonbeam
• Report: SEIU gives $150,000 to Moonbeam campaign

Great!... another public employee union endorses Jerry Brown

First it was SEIU, then the California Nurses Association.  The latest big union to endorse Moonbeam is the California Professional Firefighters.  From their press release yesterday:

When interviewing the candidates, CPF pushed hard on the issues that will make a difference in the lives of its members: retirement security, safety on the job, collective bargaining rights and funding for state and local disaster response.

In all of these areas, Brown stood out.


•Retirement security: Brown was the only candidate who stood fast in support of a secure pension for firefighters and their families; 


•Collective bargaining: Brown was the only candidate committed to working with employees through the collective bargaining process;


•Fire service resources: Brown was the only candidate who supported finding more resources to save our endangered mutual aid response.


"Jerry Brown doesn't run down public employees ... he stands up for them," said Paulson.

Fire service resources sounds good -- putting out fires -- but you can bet it translates into empire building: more unionized employees, bigger adminstrative buildings, more equipment.  Meanwhile the state government will go bankrupt.

Pictured above is CPF president Lou Paulson.