Labor comes out in support of Pelosi for speaker

[JaneQPublic]

Eleven labor groups are backing Rep. Nancy Pelosi to be the next speaker of the House, according to a letter obtained by NBC News, giving her a boost as she looks to dispel dissent from within the party ranks.

Six new labor groups came out on Wednesday, writing a letter of support, including the Airline Pilots Association, American Federation of Government Employees, United Auto Workers, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, United Food and Commercial Workers, and the National Association of Letter Carriers.

"Throughout your career you have been an unquestioned champion for the interest of working men and women and their families," they wrote in a letter to Pelosi. "we can think of no one better suited to be speaker at this critical moment in history."

These six join the AFL-CIO, United Farm Workers, American Federation of Teachers, United Steelworkers and the National Education Association.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/card/labor-comes-out-support-pelosi-speaker-n936161

[Autumn]

1. K&R

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. Good!

[skylucy]

3. Yes!

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4. Thank you for posting

Airline Pilots Association, American Federation of Government Employees, United Auto Workers, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, United Food and Commercial Workers, and the National Association of Letter Carriers.

"Throughout your career you have been an unquestioned champion for the interest of working men and women and their families," they wrote in a letter to Pelosi. "we can think of no one better suited to be speaker at this critical moment in history."

These six join the AFL-CIO, United Farm Workers, American Federation of Teachers, United Steelworkers and the National Education Association.

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5. K n R & Thanks!

[blueinredohio]

6. It's absolutely asinine to replace Pelosi with someone

who doesn't know shit from shinola now. With McConnell and McCarthy they know how to play dirty. Nancy knows all the tricks. They need to leave her in and let her mentor someone so they won't get blindsided.

[demosincebirth]

8. Asinine is nothing new to democrats. She is good for Labor and working people - she's from SF, a

labor town.

[ananda]

7. Plus one!

!!

[2naSalit]

9. And that's the truth...nt

[Meowmee]

10. 👍🏻

😻😻

[deurbano]

11. Also SEIU

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congressional-leadership-elections-pelosi-seeks-to-shore-up-votes-for-speaker/2018/11/14/e9443c14-e813-11e8-b8dc-66cca409c180_story.html?utm_term=.2457c92dd2f9

In her bid to become House speaker, Pelosi on Wednesday highlighted a growing number of endorsements from labor groups, including the Service Employees International Union, which spent heavily to help elect Democrats to Congress this year.


Pelosi’s office released a letter from SEIU President Mary Kay Henry saying the minority leader had demonstrated her support for the union’s key issues, including increasing the minimum wage and improving Medicare and Medicaid.

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12. The Airline Pilots is a surprise, they normally run repug. nt

[Eric J in MN]

13. I'm for Pelosi.

I was open to a challenge from her left. Instead, there is just a challenge from her right.

[JaneQPublic]

14. At first I wondered about many of the Representatives-elect...

...that perhaps they opposed Pelosi for being too "establishment" and not progressive enough. However, many succeeded in turning a red district moderate blue, and doing so apparently required they throw Nancy under the bus.

Even Rep. Fudge, who the #FiveWhiteGuys are now putting forward as a possible Speaker candidate, is actually less progressive than Pelosi and was one of two Dems who voted against LGBT equality: https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100211435309

On the Progressive Punch scale rating Members of Congress, Pelosi is currently #25 and Fudge is #42.

#FiveWhiteGuys members Seth Moulten is #142, and Tim Ryan is #123.

https://progressivepunch.org/scores.htm?x=19&y=12&house=house&party=&sort=crucial-lifetime&order=down