I find it interesting that the three areas affected by the #UAW#strike have trended toward the #GOP since the 1980s. Macomb County #Michigan has only voted #Democratic 4 times since 1968. It backed #Trump twice, by similar 53.5% margins. In St. Charles County #Missouri where #Wentzville is the largest city, Trump won in 2020 with 58% of the vote. #biden took Lucas County, #Ohio which is dominated by #Toledo. However, the three surrounding suburban counties went to Trump by about 60%
I mention this to point out that #union members in many cases support #gop candidates whose policies are inimical to their own interests. Those policies are the very ones that have put them in the #economic situation in which they now find themselves. I’m willing to bet that even if they were to get everything they’re demanding, which they won’t, they’ll turn around and support #trump again. So pardon me if my sympathy is limited.
In the UK we have a similar situation with the RMT rail workers trade union. They affiliate to a group which puts up candidates against the Labour Party at elections.
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