OREGON AFL-CIO LEADERS REACT TO NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL ENDORSEMENT
(PORTLAND, OR) – The General Board of the 12.5 million member National AFL-CIO voted today to endorse Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. The endorsement reflects a comprehensive and democratic process initiated a year ago to capture the interests of the people represented by the federation. Leaders of the Oregon AFL-CIO are reacting to this important endorsement by the National AFL-CIO:
“Hillary Clinton has proven herself to be a leader who shares the values of working people and our unions,” said Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain. “She has shown a steadfast commitment to the issues that matter to working people across the country. Donald Trump poses very dire consequences for workers, for unions, and for our country if he’s elected. The labor movement, in Oregon and nationwide, is united against him. That’s why we are ready to roll up our sleeves and work hard to improve the lives of all working people by fighting to elect Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States.”
Oregon AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Barbara Byrd said, “This election is a choice between two forces: a strong voice for us, and a charlatan who absolutely does not value working people. We know Hillary Clinton has the right temperament, the experience, and the values to unite workers across the country in our mission to increase incomes at home and extinguish threats abroad.”
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National AFL-CIO Presidential endorsements are determined by a two-thirds vote of the General Board which consists of all members of the Executive Council and the principal officer of each affiliated, national or international union, the principal officer of each trade and industrial department, a representative of each national constituency organization, allied retiree organizations, and young worker organizations recognized by the Federation, a representative of each chartered national community affiliate, and regional representatives of the state, area, and local central bodies selected by the Executive Council pursuant to a system promulgated by the Council.
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