“[Democrats] convinced voters that they were going to be the party of change. We can’t convince people of that and then bring back the same leadership.”
Thanks to Brian Bryant & the 600,000 Machinists calling for new Senate leadership.
Voters demanded change. We must LISTEN.
Union members knocked doors. Working people voted for change. Now Senate Democrats need to keep their promise.
IAM Union is calling on @SenSchumer to step aside as Senate Democratic leader. Read what IAM President @IAMBrianBryant told @HuffPost.
https://t.co/gDPuQtrDH9
The UAW will only stand with Congressional leadership that commits to immediately begin addressing the retirement and healthcare crisis. Let's get to work.
TEXAS WINS ARE UNION-MADE ✊
Tuesday’s victory was built on decades of union members who sacrificed because they envisioned a better Texas. Now, we have a mandate for change. Let’s get to work!
JUST ANNOUNCED: Texas labor leader Ryan Pollock will serve as a co-chair of Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa’s transition team!
Texas labor is at the table and making moves — let’s go! ✊
This blue wave is UNION MADE.
Union members knocked the doors, made the calls and got our people to the polls. We built this victory together. And we’re going to make sure it delivers for working people.
UAW President @ShawnFainUAW lays down the law if you betray workers.
"We quit endorsing people just because of party affiliation. Either you're going to do the work, you're gonna get behind the working class people. And if you're not, we're not going to be there no matter what party you are."
Democrats didn’t just win the Senate and Governor’s races in Texas.
-We’re likely going to win ALL 17 of Texas’s statewide races.
-We also won the Texas House.
-We also won the Texas Senate.
-We also won all 5 of the U.S. House seats they gerrymandered.
This is a bloodbath.
He’s always had our backs. Now, he’ll be our voice in the Senate. Congratulations to our union brother @TroyJackson207 on his monumental victory. Maine is sending one of our own to Congress! ✊
The blue wave is union-made. Working people voted in massive numbers to take power back from the Trump admin and its billionaire allies, hold wealthy elites accountable, and build the economy we deserve. This is our country. Tonight, we took it back. https://t.co/v3c9NFZI9A
The UAW ran its largest member-run program in recent history this cycle
Thousands of UAW member volunteers
Knocked 300,000+ doors
Made nearly 1mil calls
Endorsed in key primaries
Sending multiple members to Congress, statehouses, and more
Told you to watch the union vote tonight. NBC exits show union households +21 for Ds nationwide (likely higher in battlegrounds where our voter contact was most intensive) compared to +10 for all voters. Union vote is a historic 15% share of overall electorate. Huge
Union vote is proving to be huge tonight.
Compared with 10-point general ballot, union voters are:
+21 for Dems
15% of the vote share—highest in recent history.
https://t.co/jSzjn00K29