60 Day Notification-Dukakis, Mike (Michael Stanley)-[Democratic], 1988

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Identifier: P-2004-135680

The company you work for shuts down. Your job, your security, gone. Shouldn't there be a law to give you and your community 60 days' notice? George Bush says no, and Dan Quayle led the fight in the Senate against making it a law. But understanding a community's needs is what Michael Dukakis is all about. That's why he passed one of the first laws in the country providing notification of plant closings. And that's one reason he chose Lloyd Benson, a man who won the fight to make 60-day notification law. Who cares about your life? The choice is clear. Thanks for watching.

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In this 1988 political advertisement, Du Pont, Pierre Samuel (Pete) attacked George Bush’s handling of trade relations with Japan, suggesting that it was detrimental to American workers. Mike Dukakis was presented as a preferable alternative who would stand up to foreign competition and prioritize the retention of American jobs within the United States. The advertisement featured the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket as the candidacy.