AFL-CIO Unions on Election 2008
AFL-CIO affiliates play a crucial role in educating and engaging 10.5 million union members, including 2 million members in Working America, it's new community affiliate, and their families about what's at stake for working families in elections. Watch this space: As the election season heats up, more AFL-CIO unions will be covering the issues that will get working families to the polls—and the candidates' positions on them.
The AFGE has created a website, , to talk about presidential candidate positions on issues important to government employees.
The AFGE has Barack Obama for president.
More than 800 AFSCME members and retirees attended a Democratic Presidential Forum on working family issues in Carson City, Nev., on Feb. 21. Sponsored by AFSCME and moderated by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, the forum included candidates Joe Biden, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Bill Richardson and Tom Vilsack. .
AFSCME has Clinton for president.
On May 16, the AFT hosted Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson and John Edwards at their Executive Council meeting. On their presidential campaign site, "AFT: You Decide 2008," members were asked to send in questions they most wanted the candidates to answer. AFT selected seven questions out of more than 750 submissions. .
AFT has Clinton for president.
The American Postal Workers Union has Obama for president.
The Amalgamated Transportation Union has endorsed Clinton for president.
The Boilermakers union has Obama for president.
The Bricklayers union has Clinton for president.
The AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department—which represents more than 2 million working men and women—hosted a candidate forum March 28 following the group's legislative conference in Washington, D.C. The trades union members heard from Joe Biden, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson. .
The Communications Workers of America has lauched , a website providing information about presidential candidates. The site also provides a member poll to solicit input for the CWA endorsement.
As a result of member polling, the CWA announced in November that the national union would not make an endorsement in the president primaries.
The Fire Fighters hosted the first bipartisan presidential forum of the 2008 election cycle March 14, in conjunction with the union's legislative conference. Candidates who took part included Joe Biden, Sam Brownback, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, James Gilmore, Duncan Hunter, John McCain, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson. .
The Letter Carriers union has Clinton for president.
The Machinists hosted four presidential candidates at its 2007 National Staff Conference. IAM members heard from Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards, Mike Huckabee and Dennis Kucinich. Check out video of the event .
The IAM has Clinton in the Democratic primary and Huckabee in the Republican primary.
The Office and Professional Employees union has endorsed Clinton for president.
The Painters and Allied Trades union has endorsed Clinton in the Democratic primary and Huckabee in the Republican primary.
The Plasterers and Cement Masons union has endorsed Clinton for president.
The Plumbers and Pipefitters Union (UA) has Obama for president.
The Sheet Metal Workers union has endorsed Clinton for president.
The TCU/IAM has Clinton for president.
The Theatrical Stage Employees union has endorsed Clinton for president.
The Transport Workers union has Barack Obama for President.
The UAW announced in December that the national union will not make an endorsement in the presidential primaries.
The United Steelworkers sponsored a national presidential candidates forum July 5-6 in Cleveland on renewing America’s manufacturing base. More than 1,000 USW members from Ohio and other industrial states were joined by their families at the forum. Candidates who took part included , , and .
The United Transportation Union has endorsed Clinton for president.
The Utility Workers union has Obama for president.
