Columbus, OH – During Bernie Moreno’s bus tour last week, Ohioans across the state called out Fat Cat Bernie Moreno for his record of “stiffing workers” to enrich himself. From the “string” of lawsuits clouding his campaign, to deliberately destroying evidence he was legally required to keep to get out of paying his workers the overtime they earned, Ohioans know that Bernie Moreno can’t be trusted because he only looks out for himself.
WLWT: “Protesters are following Moreno’s campaign with this inflatable cat. They say it’s meant to symbolize him as the fat cat, which is a term used to describe someone who misuses their wealth and power.”
Karen Kasler, WOUB: “Before talking to supporters, Moreno greeted some Democratic protesters who held signs blasting him over a $400,000 payout he made to former employees who sued him for wage theft in 2017.”
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- Associated Press: “Democrats have been following Moreno’s tour around the state to stage protests aimed at portraying him as an anti-worker ‘fat cat,’ citing lawsuits over wages and overtime filed over the years against his businesses.”
- Cleveland.com: “Minutes before giving a quick campaign speech, Moreno came out to greet protesters, who stood between the [giant inflatable cigar-smoking cat] and the bus, only to have a local United Church of Christ pastor talk over him, describing lawsuits Moreno’s former employees had filed against him as a crowd encircled him.”
- WCMH: “Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno exchanged words with a handful of protesters Monday in Chillicothe, being accused of oppressing and refusing to pay his workers.”
- Statehouse News Bureau: “Moreno crossed the street to talk to a few Democratic protestors holding signs that read ‘Bernie Moreno stiffed his employees’, relating to a payout to he made to former employees who sued him for wage theft in 2017.”
- Lima News: “Throughout Moreno’s bus tour, protesters and United Auto Worker leaders have been following him on his stops with a Fat Cat inflatable, a symbol commonly used by workers to draw attention to greedy bosses…”
- Medina Gazette: “While Moreno was inside speaking, several Medina County Democratic Party members and Ohio Democratic Party supporters gathered outside in the parking lot with an inflatable ‘fat cat,’ many with signs in hand reading, ‘Bernie Moreno screwed over workers,’ ‘Bernie Moreno stiffed his employees’ and ‘Bernie Moreno shredded evidence.’”
- WJW: “But more than 20 protestors and supporters of Sen. Sherrod Brown who were also gathered in the parking lot near a giant blown up symbolic ‘fat cat’ disagreed [with Moreno].”
- The Toledo Blade: “Democrats have been following the tour to stage protests and inflating a blow-up “fat cat” to symbolize a greedy boss… Mr. Moreno was supposed to hold an event at Tony Packo’s Cafe on Front Street in Toledo. A group of about 30 protesters showed up across the street, fat cat and all, but Mr. Moreno did not show up.”
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