Protesters march in front of the Marriott hotel in Troy, Mich. , where Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was attending a private fundraiser, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. (AP Photo)

Good Jobs Now joins AFL-CIO in protest at Romney's fundraiser in Troy

Nonprofit and union say presidential nominee’s policies do not benefit the 99%

TROY, MI - During a Mitt Romney fundraiser at the Marriott Hotel in Troy Wednesday (June 20) more than 200 Good Jobs Now supporters teamed up with members of the AFL-CIO union protesting against the presidential candidate's proposed policies.

The nonprofit organization and union alike believe that Romney isn’t the right choice for president, and are questioning whether he could truly run a country that benefits the majority--working- and middle-class Americans.

“He has no history of showing he knows how to create jobs; he isn't what this country needs,” said Junius Howard, a Good Jobs Now supporter. “Romney is for the wealthy, not the middle class, which represents America.”

Romney has experienced backlash recently at protests during his bus stop tour through Michigan. Many are frustrated with the public knowledge that he pays far less in taxes than the average working person, and that many of his jobs only offer minimum wage--$7.25 an hour or $15,000 a year. Another Good Jobs supporter, Dwight Garrett, is concerned that “he won’t even show us his tax return information.”

“Mitt Romney isn't the right candidate for the 99%,” he said. “We need more teachers, police officers and other jobs that would boost our infrastructure. We need someone in office who cares about the middle class and doesn't cater to the 1%.”

Launched in April 2011, Good Jobs Now is a broad coalition of community groups, faith leaders, concerned citizens and the labor section committed to holding decision makers and elected officials accountable for the lack of jobs, and to help find solutions. To contact Good Jobs Now, please email info@goodjobsnow.org.