Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Election Night Results

AFL-CIO ^ | November 6, 2013 | Richard Trumka

[mdittmar]

Look for the union label...;)

[nascarnation]

A lot of leftist triumphs, unfortunately. Truly evil people like McAwful and DiBlasio.

The big tax increase in Colo got clobbered though, 66-34.

[ricmc2175]

Average income down, family wealth down, labor force participation down, yep that’s strengthening families alright.

[Cyman]

I can just see the banner over Trumka’s desk.

“I am a better liar than Obama”

[Rusty0604]

“Working families” is code for “union members”. When I first started working with a union and I questioned their use of words, saying that non union members work and pay taxes, and they scoffed at me.

[yellowdoghunter]

What about Christie winning, that has to drive them crazy, also I heard Detroit elected its first white Republican mayor...am I correct?

I hated to see us lose that Alabama congressional seat to the GOPe.

[oldbrowser]

And the saddest part of all this is that they won these elections using the money they siphoned from the government programs. From us.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Still licking your wounds over the ass-kicking Scott Walker gave you Trumka? LOL

[Joshua]

Look for the union label...;)

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I always do and then buy the product next to it

[ldish]

was that the speech for the “grandfathered” we can be treated like the president, congress and govt workers on health-care instead of getting screwed in the butt like most all of the citizens who pay everyones salaries

[kevslisababy]

Isn’t this a state that has lost a lot of mining jobs?

[Don Corleone]

Heil Hitler!

[Viennacon]

Last hurrah from the unions. Their membership is still in freefall. We thankfully nailed their coffin with right to work.

[LibLieSlayer]

All America got last night was a royal arse reaming!

[ModelBreaker]

“In New York, voters elected a Democratic mayor for the first time in decades.”

Technically, that is true.

[Izzy Dunne]

In Virginia, a working family candidate was elected governor.

Since when is McAwful from a "working family" ? ? ?

[cripplecreek]

Mike Duggan is the white democrat elected in Detroit. Being a businessman he may not be as union friendly as many. I know Dave Bing fought with the unions a lot.

[Izzy Dunne]

Still licking your wounds over the ass-kicking Scott Walker gave you

That's darn near physically impossible. But a nice image anyway.

[driftdiver]

Its still not true. They elected a communist.

[nascarnation]

Good points.

I consider NJFatboy more of a danger than an asset to our cause, however I’m not fanatical about this point.

The Motown deal was interesting, basically the progressive system reached its logical endpoint of total breakdown, and no Democrat of any standing was even willing to take up the cause.

If the R gov and R mayor can produce some turnaround, it would be a blessing for the occupants.