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Message started by raydawg on 08/02/19 at 08:48:17

Title: Talking with my members.....
Post by raydawg on 08/02/19 at 08:48:17

I shared about this leasing up to 2016......
As a member in the LARGEST union in the state of Washington, I was surprised how many votes were NOT going to the democrats.

It wasn't a unknown either, as the union (leadership) really tried hard to push the same old messages, with repeated mailings and many articles in our newsletter/paper.... recommending the same old suspects.

On the floor, folks wore more Trump apparel than that of any other candidate...
Ditto of bumper stickers in the parking lots.

I thought the Hillary factor was a major cause of it, and now those libs here willingly admit, she was a bad choice....NOW, I guess Trump didn't even need Russia's help.... ;D ;D ;D

So I didn't really think much more about it, I was shocked when Trump won :o

Anyway....I am still in contact with many of my old fellow workers, and many live close by.....
They are saying more MAGA stuff is being worn and displayed, and that "stickers" are often attached to places on the business premises that are left alone and unmolested.
Boeing took down, or blocked/removed CNN Headline News from all the monitors around all the places of employment....
Lobbies and break rooms, etc, use to show it, that happened while I was still actively employed, but after Trump was well into his administration...

Anyway....a article on the Unions:

Big Labor warns 2020 Dems: Don't take union workers' support for granted
By Danielle Wallace

Big Labor warned Democratic presidential contenders Wednesday against taking union support for granted, adding that Dems would need to be more honest about the party’s record on workers’ rights, reports said.

The president of the AFL-CIO labor union, which represents 12.5 million union workers, addressed a closed-door meeting with representatives from each campaign in attendance before the second round of debates Wednesday in Detroit.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka argued that “both parties” needed to take responsibility for U.S. labor laws that benefit corporations to the detriment of the middle class.

IN LETTER TO AOC, BIG LABOR SAYS GREEN NEW DEAL COULD CAUSE 'IMMEDIATE HARM' TO UNION WORKERS

“More often than not, the Republican Party is bad for workers. This president is bad for workers. But let’s be honest about the Democratic Party’s record,” Trumka said.

“We are caught in a web of century-old labor laws that prioritize unchecked corporate greed over all else,” Trumka said, according to the Huffington Post. “We can blame this White House all we want. But this isn’t new."

It wasn't the first time the AFL-CIO has criticized Democrats this year.

In March, the union implored Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and other lawmakers to not go through with the Green New Deal, claiming the plan to combat the effects of climate change would cause “immediate harm” to millions of union employees and threaten their livelihoods.

As the Democratic Party shifts toward a more progressive identity, Trumka reminded 2020 candidates that unions would no longer support candidates simply because of their party affiliation. Unions historically played influential roles in getting Democrats elected through get-out-the-vote efforts, canvassing and other campaigning methods.

“It’s time to do better,” Trumka said. “I believe you can. I believe you will. And working people are hungry for it. But you can’t offer campaign rhetoric or count on workers’ votes simply because you have a ‘D’ next to your name.”

"You can’t ... count on workers’ votes simply because you have a ‘D’ next to your name.”

“You need to prove that this party is the one and only party for working people,” he said. “And recognize that unions and collective bargaining are the single best way to make this economy work for everyone.” “Convince our members, and you’ll have the country’s largest and most effective movement for working people on your side,” Trumka added.

The TPP, an Obama-era global trade deal that was never submitted to the Senate for approval, was signed by 11 nations: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. President Trump pulled support from the deal soon after his inauguration in January 2017, arguing it gave up American power. Supporters argued the agreement would benefit the American middle class by making it easier for small business owners to sell American-made goods abroad, Politico reported.

The AFL-CIO has yet to endorse a candidate ahead of the 2020 election.

NOTE: This meeting had no Republican representation invited, or present, so if you put the referencing of their policies/failures into context, it was to show the democrats how THEY compare to them, so in other words, its a new horse race and no handicapping going to the libs, but to the candidate that can bring the union winning labor practices, etc.....
And you bet stronger import/trade is a MAJOR concern for these unions.