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Saw this in another thread,
"One should remember that it's Union leaders that support a party, not necessarily the membership, the days of the unions controlling their members votes are gone."
Wanted to reply, but can't do it there. So, I'll do it here, if that's ok.
I was in the same union local my entire career. The union NEVER controlled our votes.
The union makes its political endorsement decisions based on the core issues of concern to our members' health and safety, economic well-being, retirement security, right to collectively bargain and other aspects pertaining to the job.
We stand with the candidate who has a record of standing with us and whose policy decisions stand to benefit us when it comes to those issues.
Whether or not members use the unions basket of issues to guide their voting is up to them. The union never tells members how to vote, but because the union's job is to protect our interests and because politicians make virtually all the decisions that affect our job, we support the candidate who stands with us on our issues.
It’s the union's role and responsibility to make recommendations based on where the candidates stand on our issues, labor issues and issues important to the financial well-being of our members and their families.
To be clear, the union NEVER controlled who we voted for. Members were always free to vote for the candidates and party and issues that were important to them.
"One should remember that it's Union leaders that support a party, not necessarily the membership, the days of the unions controlling their members votes are gone."
Wanted to reply, but can't do it there. So, I'll do it here, if that's ok.
I was in the same union local my entire career. The union NEVER controlled our votes.
The union makes its political endorsement decisions based on the core issues of concern to our members' health and safety, economic well-being, retirement security, right to collectively bargain and other aspects pertaining to the job.
We stand with the candidate who has a record of standing with us and whose policy decisions stand to benefit us when it comes to those issues.
Whether or not members use the unions basket of issues to guide their voting is up to them. The union never tells members how to vote, but because the union's job is to protect our interests and because politicians make virtually all the decisions that affect our job, we support the candidate who stands with us on our issues.
It’s the union's role and responsibility to make recommendations based on where the candidates stand on our issues, labor issues and issues important to the financial well-being of our members and their families.
To be clear, the union NEVER controlled who we voted for. Members were always free to vote for the candidates and party and issues that were important to them.