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2016 Postmortem

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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,719 posts)
Wed May 25, 2016, 07:31 PM May 2016

Hot off the press- UAW endorses Hillary Clinton [View all]





DETROIT, MICH. – The UAW today endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, citing her support for UAW members, her lifelong commitment to the job security of American families, and her ability to unify and win in November.
“Hillary Clinton understands our issues on trade, understands the complexities of multinational economies and supports American workers, their families and communities,” said UAW President Dennis Williams.

Now is a time for unity, a time to focus on what lies ahead in November. Bernie Sanders has brought to this campaign a dialogue that has been needed for far too long. He has been, and remains, a great friend of the UAW, and of working men and women in this country. But, the fact is, Hillary Clinton has shown under pressure her ability to lead and get elected in November.

The UAW’s directors went through the process of surveying and listening to members for input into the campaign season. “We are a family of over 1 million active and retiree members with strong opinions. Now, we have to choose between two very good UAW friends and move forward as a united membership,” said Williams.

Williams also noted that all candidates regardless of political party were sent questionnaires and none of the Republicans responded, including Donald Trump. Trump also had made public comments about wanting UAW member jobs to move to nonunion, low-paying states to compete with Mexican wages. “Mr. Trump clearly does not support the economic security of UAW families,” said Williams.

http://uaw.org/uaw-endorses-hillary-clinton-president/
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Thanks, DSB! Cali_Democrat May 2016 #1
Recommended nt arely staircase May 2016 #2
How stupid of them. Fawke Em May 2016 #3
Like everything in politics NorthCarolina May 2016 #13
The rot is everywhere. Broward May 2016 #41
New campaign slogan: "You're too STUPID to vote for my candidate" brooklynite May 2016 #43
"I’M AN AUTO WORKER AND I ONLY GET BY THANKS TO WELFARE" Ash_F May 2016 #4
Thats why corporations are ok with bringing manufacturing back arikara May 2016 #53
Looks like the very well paid directors made their decision Ash_F May 2016 #5
K&R MoonRiver May 2016 #6
There goes a lot of VCAP donations that I know of.... tokenlib May 2016 #7
We will learn later that it was a top down decision and the membership was not involved tularetom May 2016 #8
It says in their letter that the directors made the decision Ash_F May 2016 #16
Local Unions from across the country did surveys. LiberalFighter May 2016 #24
Hey! GulfCoast66 May 2016 #34
Silly time to do this... k8conant May 2016 #9
Let's make a wager... If she drops out DemocratSinceBirth leaves DU forever. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #17
We can only hope... Surya Gayatri May 2016 #20
My faith in HRC is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than their hate!!! DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #21
Hill, YEEEESSSSSSSSS! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #23
... DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #25
A-friggin'-men! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #26
That gif cracks me up. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #30
It makes me chuckle every time. That's why I posted it Surya Gayatri May 2016 #31
i once saw a wrestler get hit in the head with a plaque. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #32
Oh, there's a certain sub-culture of aficionados. LOL! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #37
That's silly too. k8conant May 2016 #27
I wear my heart on my sleeve, even in real life... DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #29
A dream is a wish your heart makes KingFlorez May 2016 #36
K & R BootinUp May 2016 #10
Wait a minute! Didn't they read the OIG report? randome May 2016 #11
Damn collaborationist union bosses, in cahoots with the party bosses and sticking it to us! alcibiades_mystery May 2016 #12
Thanks for the endorsement, now here the TPP. JRLeft May 2016 #14
Nice endorsement. DCBob May 2016 #15
Meanss NOTHING! Often Top Union Leaders Take 1 Position, while Rank & File Does Opposite amborin May 2016 #18
It wasn't about endorsing Sanders or Clinton. It was about endorsing Clinton or Trump. LiberalFighter May 2016 #28
Smarter to have postponed a few days. Let email issue die down. snowy owl May 2016 #48
And, the Motown brigade do the right thing! Wonderful. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #19
Trump wanted to do away with UAW. Easy endorsement for the million oasis May 2016 #22
K&R livetohike May 2016 #33
Hallelujah! hrmjustin May 2016 #35
k&r bigtree May 2016 #38
WTG UAW!!! workinclasszero May 2016 #39
UAW "management " endorses Hillary JonathanRackham May 2016 #40
DU rec...nt SidDithers May 2016 #42
K & R Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #44
Nice timing. Her judgement again in question and UAW supports her. snowy owl May 2016 #45
Nice! Meanwhile GDP is aflame with idiotic stories about email servers and time wasting debates Number23 May 2016 #46
Huge endorsement. auntpurl May 2016 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author silvershadow May 2016 #49
Sensible voices continue to drown out the noise. barrow-wight May 2016 #50
K and R oasis May 2016 #51
k & r obamanut2012 May 2016 #52
Was this the UAW members voting or their political leaders looking for favors? EndElectoral May 2016 #54
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