Largest federal employee union endorses Hillary Clinton

[Cali_Democrat]

Source: Washington Post

The largest union representing federal employees endorsed Hillary Clinton for president on Thursday, calling her a “a powerful ally in the ongoing fight to raise wages, create good jobs, expand benefits, and preserve workplace rights."

The American Federation of Government Employees said it interviewed Clinton and rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) before making the choice. A statement from the group did not mention the third Democrat in the race, former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley. No Republican candidates responded to the union’s questionnaire, the group said.

The AFGE represents 670,000 federal government workers in 1,100 locals nationwide and has been very active in past get-out-the-vote efforts. The union endorsed then-Sen. Barack Obama over Clinton in the 2008 race but was critical of Obama when he initiated a three-year freeze on the basic pay rates for federal employees after becoming president.

Clinton now has the support of nearly 12 million union members from 18 national unions and labor alliances, the former secretary of state’s campaign said.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/12/10/largest-federal-employee-union-endorses-clinton/

[George II]

1. This is a huge endorsement.

[jeepers]

6. impressive

How many of these employees make minimum wage, are unemployed or underemployed, work without company paid health sick days and vacation time. How many have company paid retirement or job security. What percentage of the working pop does this union represent. Should it be a big surprise that the comfortable endorse the status quo. I mean before you get too carried away with your awesome selves.

[JoePhilly]

12. So we're aganist union employees now?

weird.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

13. Unless they support Bernie, then it's the bestest union in the world!!!1!1one

DU has become pretzel-logic land as of late.

[elleng]

2. Funny, I recall no such activities while I was a Fed employee.

[CountAllVotes]

10. You are right!

Same here. After I worked for them for some time they finally came up with a two-bit do nothing union. Federal employees do not have the right to strike so this "union" that they have is pretty useless is what I always believed.

I know what a real union is and this union cannot do much of anything as they have many restrictions on them. That said, the Postal Worker's Union does have some clout -- a lot more than this one ever had or will have.

The right to strike is a big one in my book. How about you?

[Dr Hobbitstein]

7. .

[Laser102]

15. Love it!

[Dr Hobbitstein]

16. I calls it like I sees it.

80 posts in a couple days, almost all of them attacking Hillary or her supporters.
Obvious troll is obvious.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

19. You'll note, that I called it correctly.

MIRT is awesome.

[Beacool]

4. Great!!!

[hollowdweller]

5. I hope she really does something to help them.

I've been an AFSCME member for over 30 years and I've been sort of let down by their support of candidates, esp at the state level that take the endorsement and then either do not do anything to help member, or even preside over actual cuts in benefits.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

8. Great news!

Unions overwhelmingly support Hillary.

[lunamagica]

9. K&R! Another union endorsement.

[JoePhilly]

11. Yea but ...

... how many of them are millennials ... Did they call cell phones?? Huh ... huh?????

[Laser102]

14. Awesome!

[Tarheel_Dem]

17. I'll bet I know what Donald Trump thinks of this endorsement...........

[Cha]

18. KICK!