Union Member Vote Drove Shift in Balance of Power; AFL-CIO Calls 'Course-Changing Election a Victory for Working Families'

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: November 8, 2006 | Copyright information

To: National Desk

Contact: Steve Smith of the AFL-CIO, 202-637-5018

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Union voters drove home a victory for working family friendly candidates in yesterday's historic election, in which voters nationwide rejected the status quo. Election day exit polling and an independent national election- night survey released by the AFL-CIO today show that union members accounted for four-fifths of the Democratic victory margin.

High turnout among union members turned a win into a sweep with 74 percent of union voters supporting union-endorsed candidates in the House and ...

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