Is there evidence that unions help DEMOCRATS in elections?

[Minister of Truth]

THE RADICAL LEFTIST WASHINGTON POST SEEMS TO THINK SO

Union endorsements will play a big role in the 2020 election ...


https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/02/12/union-endorsements-2020/

They certainly used to. The unions replaced the machines, but, over time, special interest groups have joined the fray. The Sierra Club has been able to keep California on fire for years, as an example.

[Legion]

The unions have tried to stay at hands length from parties the last few years.

Here's the largest union in America "staying at hand's length from parties" in the current election cycle:

NEA Mobilizes to Support Joe Biden for President

National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen García announced that the 3-million member union, the largest in the country, was proudly recommending former Vice President Joe Biden to be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.

The recommendation was formalized first by a vote by NEA’s PAC Council, followed by a vote by the Board of Directors, two bodies that represent NEA’s broad and diverse membership. Eskelsen García made the announcement on Saturday to the union’s members via email.


https://educationvotes.nea.org/2020/03/14/nea-mobilizes-to-support-joe-biden/

[Lightbringer]

Unverifiable personal reminiscences never rise to the level of evidence.

If you can verify Nerdberg's story, do so.

This is not a court of law, none of us take notes on our day to day interactions just so Legion can have a link to peruse. I happen to be plugged in to automotive around here, labor and management. I'm OK with that not mattering to you. Nordberg is right though...well, in this, he's wrong on most stuff.

[Hawkeye10]

This is not a court of law, none of us take notes on our day to day interactions just so Legion can have a link to peruse. I happen to be plugged in to automotive around here, labor and management. I'm OK with that not mattering to you. Nordberg is right though...well, in this, he's wrong on most stuff.

You are one who does not have the luxury of lying to yourself...

I get it.

[Legion]

They certainly used to. The unions replaced the machines, but, over time, special interest groups have joined the fray.

Unions now use PACs to funnel millions to campaigns...mostly DEMOCRAT campaigns.

American Federation of Government Employees

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/totals?id=D000000304

National Education Assn

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/nat...?id=D000000064

American Federation of Teachers

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/ame...?id=D000000083

American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/ame...?id=D000000061

National Assn of Letter Carriers

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/nat...?id=D000000084

All public sector unions

https://www.opensecrets.org/industri...e=2020&ind=p04

[Lightbringer]

You are one who does not have the luxury of lying to yourself...

I get it.

Example?

[Legion]

This is not a court of law, none of us take notes on our day to day interactions just so Legion can have a link to peruse. I happen to be plugged in to automotive around here, labor and management. I'm OK with that not mattering to you. Nordberg is right though...well, in this, he's wrong on most stuff.

No offense, "trust, but verify" is my motto.

[Hawkeye10]

Example?

It either works or it does not work, there is no pretending about what works and what does not work like the egg heads do....stop pretending to be a stupid fuck...I see U!

[Hawkeye10]

No offense, "trust, but verify" is my motto.

Not a bad approach in the age of the coward and the liar.

[Legion]

SEIU endorses Biden, boosting DEMOCRAT 2020 ground game

The union, which represents 2 million workers, says it will launch a 40-state, “Essential for Joe” voter turnout campaign.

The Service Employees International Union, which represents 2 million workers in health care, property services and the public sector, announced Thursday that it will throw its grassroots organizing power behind DEMOCRAT nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential campaign.

How does this change the race? By winning SEIU’s endorsement, Biden can tap into a network of tens of thousands of volunteers and political organizers to boost his ground game. The union has announced plans to invest $150 million in a voter engagement campaign targeting infrequent voters of color in several battleground states and has urged Congress to expand voting access during the coronavirus pandemic.

SEIU says its members have already reached out to more than 3 million voters in Florida, California, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania through a text message campaign to help them register and sign up to vote by mail.

SEIU President Mary Kay Henry serves on the Biden task force on health care, helping shape the DEMOCRAT platform. The coalition released its policy recommendations on Wednesday, which called for raising wages for workers to $15 an hour and increasing diversity.

SEIU has also released a 2020 agenda to expand workers’ access to unions, establish universal health care, reform the immigration system and address climate change.

SEIU says it will launch its multi-language, 40-state, “Essential for Joe” campaign, with hundreds of its members focusing on political organizing full time.

The campaign will be “digital first,” utilizing texting and social media on a larger scale to reach voters during the pandemic.

SEIU says it aims to reach more than 6 million voters before the election.


https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/09/joe-biden-seiu-endorsement-355387

[Legion]

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden clinched the support of the 775,000-member International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) on Wednesday, deepening his union backing.

The IBEW’s backing could help the politician who calls himself “Middle-Class Joe.” Unions are a source of power for DEMOCRATS, influencing members’ votes and providing volunteers.



https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-unions/biden-wins-support-of-large-electrical-workers-union-idUSKBN1ZZ2EG

[Lightbringer]

It either works or it does not work, there is no pretending about what works and what does not work like the egg heads do....stop pretending to be a stupid fuck...I see U!

That's not what I asked you.

[Lightbringer]

No offense, "trust, but verify" is my motto.

The problem with your motto is that most of the links you use are anecdotal. You rarely post straight data. What you're really saying by doing that is a URL has the magical ability to turn opinion into fact.

[Hawkeye10]

That's not what I asked you.

Wrong.

[Lightbringer]

Wrong.

Me: Example?
You: hurr durr durr hurr durr blah blah blah durr.