Machinist and Aerospace Workers Union Officially Backing Clinton's Campaign - Polidicks

[Quote]Hillary Clinton on Friday won the endorsement of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers for the 2016 U.S. presidential election, making it the second national union to give the Democratic front-runner the stamp of approval. The endorsement could give Clinton a significant boost as she seeks to woo labor, even as her main Democratic rival, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, has eroded her edge in opinion polls and has himself landed the endorsement of National Nurses United, the nation's largest organization of nurses. The union, based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, represents nearly 600,000 active and retired members, according to its website. Clinton is trying to win over labor - often a key source of volunteers and funds for Democrats - as part of an effort to build a broad coalition within her party and avoid a potentially damaging, drawn-out primary fight. The winner of the primary contest will face the Republican nominee in the November 2016 election. Clinton has already won the backing of the American Federation of Teachers. But union leaders nationwide are pressing Clinton on issues ranging from the minimum wage to international trade. One flashpoint is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a proposed free trade agreement backed by President Barack Obama but opposed by unions, which see it as bad for U.S. jobs and wages. Clinton has remained neutral on the deal, saying that a final agreement must protect American workers. She was secretary of state during Obama's first term, and was part of the administration's push to strengthen ties with Asia.[/Quote] [url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/14/us-usa-election-clinton-endorsement-idUSKCN0QJ1WU20150814]Source: Reuters[/url]

I wonder how much money was involved in this backing. I can't see any union willingly supporting a candidate that doesn't openly oppose TPP given how many manufacturing jobs were lost in the US thanks to NAFTA.

[QUOTE=elfbarf;48474418]I wonder how much money was involved in this backing. I can't see any union willingly supporting a candidate that doesn't openly oppose TPP given how bad NAFTA was for our country's workers.[/QUOTE] If you're trying to imply that Clinton would give them money for a backing, I really doubt it. It's way more likely that the Union gave money to Clinton, even. That's generally how things work.

[QUOTE=Aldawolf;48474450]If you're trying to imply that Clinton would give them money for a backing, I really doubt it. It's way more likely that the Union gave money to Clinton, even. That's generally how things work.[/QUOTE] This is hugely suspicious, considering the very same union has given huge political donations to Bernie Sanders. It's quite bizarre of them to financially support one candidate then turn around and say that no, they actually support this guy instead. They're his top fucking donor for fucks sake. Source; [url=https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=N00000528] Career long[/url]

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[QUOTE=elfbarf;48474418]I wonder how much money was involved in this backing. I can't see any union willingly supporting a candidate that doesn't openly oppose TPP given how many manufacturing jobs were lost in the US thanks to NAFTA.[/QUOTE] Union leadership likes to do dumb things that benefit them and not the workers, that's what happens with unions that are not truly democratic and member controlled. Just look at the case with the AFT endorsing Hillary also [url]https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/07/weingarten-president-primary-bernie-clinton/[/url] .

[QUOTE=The Aussie;48474608]This is hugely suspicious, considering the very same union has given huge political donations to Bernie Sanders. It's quite bizarre of them to financially support one candidate then turn around and say that no, they actually support this guy instead. They're his top fucking donor for fucks sake. Source; [url=https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=N00000528] Career long[/url][/QUOTE] Did you even read your own source? Yes, that specific union has been the biggest donor to Sanders over his entire political career since 1989, but in the last six years they've only donated $10,000, tied for seventh largest donor. Maybe they've realised that Clinton has a better chance at the nomination and therefore focus their war chest on getting Clinton to go the distance. No point throwing money at a candidate if it's only going to be for nothing. [editline]17th August 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=elfbarf;48474418]I wonder how much money was involved in this backing. I can't see any union willingly supporting a candidate that doesn't openly oppose TPP given how many manufacturing jobs were lost in the US thanks to NAFTA.[/QUOTE] Free trade works both ways you know, however Clinton has emphasised that the final deal must protect American workers. But anyways, protectionism was an outdated practice even a hundred years ago.

[QUOTE=Antdawg;48477542]Did you even read your own source? Yes, that specific union has been the biggest donor to Sanders over his entire political career since 1989, but in the last six years they've only donated $10,000, tied for seventh largest donor. Maybe they've realised that Clinton has a better chance at the nomination and therefore focus their war chest on getting Clinton to go the distance. No point throwing money at a candidate if it's only going to be for nothing. [/QUOTE] I did read the source, which is why i wrote "Career long" on the url link. I probably could have made that more clear. What is interesting about this, is that why yes, they only donated 10k in the last six years, but they aren't putting any money behind the Clinton campaign. This union is fucking retarded for supporting her anyway. She'll gut them the second she gets into power. I mean, she is a corporate candidate. Americans already have a hard enough time swallowing the idea of a union without even getting corporations involved. Unions are bad for business, Why the fuck they're supporting Clinton is a mystery. Although the Union could just be really corrupt, which is kind of likely i guess.

[QUOTE=elfbarf;48474418]I wonder how much money was involved in this backing. I can't see any union willingly supporting a candidate that doesn't openly oppose TPP given how many manufacturing jobs were lost in the US thanks to NAFTA.[/QUOTE] She is lying (or hiding) about her standing of TPP, apparently during her secretary of state, she was giving speeches for it to foreign countries.