Dennis L. White of Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

, was the chairman of the Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States)

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, 2002-2005. He was chairman of the Ohio delegation to the 2004 Democratic National Convention

2004 Democratic National Convention

The 2004 Democratic National Convention convened from July 26 to July 29, 2004 at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts, and nominated John Kerry and John Edwards as the official candidates of the Democratic Party for President and Vice President of the United States, respectively, in the 2004...

 in Boston, where he urged members of his delegation not to cross picket lines in the event of a labor dispute

Strike action

Strike action, also called labour strike, on strike, greve , or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became important during the industrial revolution, when mass labour became...

 between Boston's Mayor and its police union. This led several delegates to complain that they were being "forced to take a side without knowing all the facts".http://onthednc.bu.edu/states/stories/ohio.htm

White resigned as chairman of Ohio Democratic Party on 26 November 2005. He is currently a member of the Democratic National Committee

Democratic National Committee

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