The union endorsements keep rolling in!
January 20, 2016
Sellers
SMART,
the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and
Transportation Workers, has endorsed Hillary Clinton as the union’s
choice for President in the upcoming 2016 election.
Clinton stood
out to members based on her strong leadership, experience, competency
and unwavering support for working families. The selection process had
input from a survey of the union’s U.S.-based members and from its
leadership at the local, regional, and national levels.
SMART
General President Joseph Sellers, Jr., said, “She has the real-world
experience and dedication that makes her the right candidate to serve
the interests of America’s working families in these turbulent times.”
Clinton
Sellers
noted that “Secretary Clinton’s plans are detailed and well-reasoned.
On the economy, she will build on our apprenticeship and training
programs, expand and improve freight transportation and transit and
address environmental concerns with investments in energy efficiency.
All of these involve jobs that members earn their living in every day.”
SMART
surveyed its diverse membership on the 2016 election in December. The
poll focused on issues, not candidates, in order for member feedback to
guide the union’s electoral efforts in every race, at every level, in 2016 and beyond.
Members
overwhelmingly chose jobs and the economy as their most vital interest.
On qualifications, members indicated they want leaders to possess the
competency, broad experience and serious approach necessary to tackle
the nation’s difficult domestic and international challenges.
These,
combined with the membership’s preference, led the SMART General
Executive Council to approve Secretary Clinton for the Union’s support.
SMART will mobilize its members across the United States to help ensure
that Hillary Clinton is elected to serve as the next President of the
United States.
Sellers also acknowledged Senator Bernie Sanders,
saying, “I thank him for his lifetime of unwavering support for working
families and especially for ensuring that the everyday issues working
families face are squarely addressed in this campaign.”
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Statements
Hillary Clinton released the following statement after SMART – the sheet metal, air, rail and transportation workers’ union - endorsed her campaign
for President. Clinton now has the endorsement of 23 national labor
unions or labor alliances representing over 12 million American workers.
“I
am honored to have earned the endorsement of SMART—the sheet metal,
air, rail, and transportation workers’ union—and their 216,000 members.
“SMART
members have helped build America—and the American middle class, by
fighting for higher wages, safe working conditions, and workers’ rights
to organize and bargain collectively.
“As President, I
will fight alongside SMART to protect workers’ rights to organize and
bargain collectively, stay safe on the job, maintain their health
benefits and retire with dignity. And I will create more good-paying
jobs by making significant investments in rebuilding and expanding our
infrastructure—from rebuilding roads, bridges, and freight systems to
modernizing our energy grid. Because to build a strong economy for the
future, we need to start by building strong infrastructure today.”
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