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Nanjeanne

(5,400 posts)
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 04:22 PM Jan 2016

UAW - Local Members Endorse Sanders asking why hasn't Union endorsed yet

Don't know if this was posted anywhere yet but I found it fascinating:

(bolding mine)

2016 Presidential Endorsement Poll Results
Posted on January 20, 2016
From January 11, 2016 through January 20, 2016, UAW Local 2322 joined local unions across the country in conducting a poll of members. The results of the poll are in: our members overwhelmingly favor that the UAW endorse VT Senator Bernie Sanders for president. Sanders received 77% of the vote, followed by 12% for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and 5% for physician and Green Party Candidate Jill Stein. Republicans Ted Cruz and Donald Trump each received 2% of the vote, with other Republican and Libertarian Party candidates receiving between 0 and 1%.

Why then, is UAW Local 2322 not endorsing Bernie Sanders right now? Decisions on endorsements are not made at the Local Union Level, but by state CAP Councils, or in the case of national elections, the International Executive Board. We were asked to poll our members to provide the information to the International Executive Board for their use in determining which candidate to endorse. We did, however, want to make sure that the UAW 2322 members who participated in our poll received word about the outcome, as it was clear to us from the response that members were very interested in engaging with the poll. Below are the results for the entire local union, and for members in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. We also had members from California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Washington vote, but there were too few responses in those states to break out into graphs.


Graphs in link

From their About Us:
We are more than auto workers, we are:

One of the largest and most progressive unions in Western Massachusetts. We are a part of the UAW Region 9A, representing about 50,000 workers in the Northeast & Puerto Rico.

UAW Local 2322 is an amalgamated local representing some 3,000 workers primarily in Western Massachusetts at 15 workplaces. We are a diverse local, representing people from a wide range of cultural, economic, educational, and national backgrounds. Our members work in the fields of higher education, early childhood development, and health & human services.

http://uaw2322.org/2016/01/20/2016-presidential-endorsement-poll-results/
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roguevalley

(40,656 posts)
9. I was repping on a state council for years and we were hardcore about the membership. they aren't
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 04:54 PM
Jan 2016

endorsing because they didn't get the outcome they wanted.

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
10. Well, you have to admit that they didn't endorse without asking, which some of their
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 04:57 PM
Jan 2016

colleagues have done. What I understand that is if the leadership endorses, the workers are encouraged to work on a campaign. Whereas, if they do not, there is no such encouragement.

draa

(975 posts)
6. Could they be waiting to see which way the wind blows.
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 04:40 PM
Jan 2016

It sounds crass but Union leadership may not want to upset Clinton just in case she wins. That was the rational for other unions supporting her even though members support Bernie. Maybe that's what's happening.

The one I'm waiting on is Richard Trumka and the AFL-CIO. I'm curious what they're going to do and whether they'll wait for an eventual nominee or jump on board with one of the candidates. Has anyone heard any rumors concerning that labor group?

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
8. Drip, Drip Drip. The 1%ers, politicians and tools will be swept away by the tsunami....
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 04:52 PM
Jan 2016

And will it all started with harmless little drip, drip, drips.

That is my hope.

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