Donald Trump Did Really Well With Union Households. Thats A Bad Sign For Unions.

[portlander23]

It Looks Like Donald Trump Did Really Well With Union Households. That’s A Bad Sign For Unions.
Dave Jamieson
Huffington Post

Back in January, the labor group Working America raised an alarm for Democrats: Their canvassing near Pittsburgh and Cleveland suggested Donald Trump had undeniable appeal in areas with high union membership. His outsider message, built on assailing trade deals such as NAFTA, was resonating with white folks with union cards who might normally vote Democratic.

Caveat: There are no completely reliable data on the votes of union members specifically. But Tuesday’s exit polling, which deserves a grain of salt, suggests that Hillary Clinton did worse among union households than the Democratic candidate has done in recent elections. (”Union household” is different from union member ― the designation includes not only union members but voters who live with one.)

The national exit polls gave Clinton an 8-point advantage in union households. She did better in some states: In Michigan, Clinton had a 16-point margin among union households.

But those would still be weak performances compared with other recent candidates. Exit polls from 2012 showed Obama taking union households by 18 points.

[kimbutgar]

1. I guess they will be happy they voted for orange hitler when the union contracts are voided

By congressional legislation.

[NewJeffCT]

3. right to work for everybody

"Your union contract is voided, but you now have the freedom to work for $12/hour instead of your union negotiated $25/hour. But, thank goodness you don't have to pay a few bucks a week in union dues. Of course, those extra bucks (and then some) will be erased by your health insurance premiums going up 20% while your lifetime coverage limits return and you can't cover your kid in college anymore since she's too old."

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Same crap happened with

Reagan. And we now know how that worked out for those Thousands of Teamster who voted for more road blocks against Union organizer's . People soon forget History Lessons do they not.

We coined it the Joe Six Pack Voter,guns god and gays,and the real kicker,sure does not look like the America I grew up in. Go figger!

[Worried senior]

12. Husband was a

Teamster union member at the time Reagan was elected and the Teamsters supported him.

We did not, but there was a lot of hatred for Carter even from good union members, sad time.

[Wellstone ruled]

13. Agree with the hatred of Carter.

Breaking up the ICC was a tough one for many of our Members. We lost several thousand Member Jobs when the Airlines were deregulated. And that one is still a sour spot yet today.

[speaktruthtopower]

4. Wall Street Democrats..

haven't been very good for union members, and Republican business owners who closed factories and offshored their manufacturing haven't been very good for the white collar workers who used to be the Republican base.

[Vinca]

5. Apparently none of them knew Trump said they were overpaid.

Idiots.

[jodymarie aimee]

6. Wisconsin proud Union State

now has 7% unions. Thanks Walker and Cheeto will do the same for the country. We were the petri dish,along with LA and KS.

[RobinA]

7. I'm A Union Member

I voted for Hillary. My union is a very large one that represents many low paid workers. I don't know how the union came out in the vote, but I do know some things. I have not always been a union member, but came to a union position after 30 years of nonunion. I was always very pro-union. That said, I am appalled at the total lack of attention my union gives to its members. Frankly, I have no idea what they do all day. They complain about lack of membership at my workplace, but where are they? I had to seek them out in order to join. They seem to spend as little time as possible communicating with us. Kind of like our management. If this is the way other large unions act? Unionism is dead and they brought it on themselves. They do not use their position to educate their workers.

[michello]

10. This is so true.

I have experienced this as well.

It's very discouraging.

[ismnotwasm]

11. I would suggest get involved with your union

What your post tells me is there is lack of member participation--

[Orsino]

8. Workers voting for a man on record as stiffing workers...

...can't help reading like some sort of sexual kink.

[Adrahil]

9. It's like the working class has lined up...

To jump into a vat of acid. And they are cheering each other on. It's surreal.

[Omaha Steve]

14. Trump was against Obama's TPP (Hillary called it the gold standard before evolving)

Union homes voted 80% D in 2010. Without that the losses that November would have been much worse!

[hamsterjill]

15. Oh, but they kept that nasty woman from getting to the White House!

They should all be so proud!

Shall we revisit them in two years and find out how that Trump support is working out for them?

[JTFrog]

16. You are trying hard.

Try harder.