AFL-CIO Unions on Election 2008
AFL-CIO affiliates play a crucial role in educating and engaging 11 million union members, including 2.5 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 Obama 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. .
The American Postal Workers Union has Obama for president.
The Amalgamated Transportation Union has endorsed Clinton for president.
The Bakery, Confectionery,Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union has Obama for president.
The Boilermakers union has Obama for president.
Click to read Boilermakers president Newton P. Jones' analysis of Republican Sen. John McCain's policy agenda.
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 BCTD has endorsed Obama for president.
The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee has Obama for president.
The Communications Workers of America has lauched , a website providing information about presidential candidates.
The CWA has Obama for president.
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 Electrical Workers union has Obama for president.
The Iron Workers union has Obama for president.
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 Mine Workers union has Obama for president.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association has Obama for president.
The Office and Professional Employees union has endorsed Clinton for president.
The Painters and Allied Trades union has Obama for president.
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 United American Nurses union has Obama for president.
The UAW has Obama for president.
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 Steelworkers union has Obama for president.
The United Transportation Union has endorsed Clinton for president.
The Utility Workers union has Obama for president.
