Backing Hillary; holding workers back

The Iowa Caucus hasn’t started. Not a single American has cast a ballot, yet unions are already pledging their money and muscle to Hillary Clinton.

Unions have been pouring millions into the pockets of almost entirely Democratic politicians since they began. According to USAToday in one election cycle alone (2011-2012) unions spent $1.7 billion on political activities.

Hillary Clinton needs the money and millions of workers from labor unions to win both the Democratic nomination and the presidency. In an effort to have the party appear stronger heading into the general election, over a dozen unions (including some of the largest such as the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Service Employees International Union, and the American Federation of Teachers) have already endorsed Hillary Clinton.

It is impossible for Clinton to win without the money trees growing in the unions’ backyard. There has not been a single Democratic presidential nominee in modern history who has not received labor support. In fact after the 2012 election, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka bragged, “Without the huge push by the nation’s labor unions, Mr. [Barack] Obama never would have won Ohio, Wisconsin and Nevada.”

The truly sad part of this corrupt system is that millions in dues from conservative autoworkers, teachers, steelworkers and machinists are being spent on pamphlets, billboards and coffee for sleep-deprived Democratic campaign staff working for the union bosses rather than the members.

What they get in return is almost every Democrat in state legislatures voting against right-to-work. Democratic politicians almost entirely oppose school choice and support the unions that protect bad teachers, such as Angel Salazar who according to the New York Post as of 2014 had been collecting over $100,000 a year even though he hadn’t taught history in his Queens high school since 2010 when he was accused of inappropriately touching two students.

Is it possible for Democratic politicians to vote unbiasedly on labor issues when their true bosses are not the people but the union leaders driving their campaigns forward?