How It Feels to Make a Difference
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The internet is abuzz with reactions to last week’s Democratic takeover of Congress.
In one interesting display, the AFL-CIO website has a great set of graphics showing how union members voted. Which connects to a DailyKos post from TeamsterPower that reminds the victorious Democrats not to forget how the labor vote helped them win last week.
In following with that theme, Nathan Newman points out that despite what many are saying about incoming Democrats being more moderate to conservative, they are still quite favorable on issues important to working people. And those aren’t the only results that favor working people. Barbara Ehrenreich notes the success of state ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage (which, thanks to the changes in Congress, won’t be as necessary any more).
And, of course, since we are Teamsters, here’s a link to General President Hoffa’s statement on the election results.
It feels good to make a difference in the voting booth, doesn’t it?
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