Black women voters are the key to electing Hillary Clinton president in November, according to data released Tuesday by the AFL-CIO. The data reveal that black women turn out to vote in higher numbers than other women and, just as they helped President Barack Obama win in 2008 and 2012, can secure the presidency for Hillary Clinton. "Black women cannot afford to sit this election out," said Carmen Berkley, AFL-CIO director of civil, human and women’s rights. "A loss for Secretary Clinton is a loss for the black family, from the White House to the Supreme Court,” said Berkley. “We need to let our communities know what's at stake if we let a divisive fear monger like Donald Trump make decisions that affect everything from our families to our jobs." The AFL-CIO plans large-scale outreach to women union members across the country in key states where black women made the difference in the past presidential election. The new AFL-CIO data indicates that black women participate in leadership in America’s unions at a greater percentage than their actual unionization rates, making these women a force and the foundation for political change.
On today’s labor calendar, check out this week’s edition of “Your Rights At Work” at 1pm here on WPFW, when we’ll take your calls about worker rights, plus we’ll visit with Rana Foroohar – author of “Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business” and Tula Connell – author of “Conservative Counterrevolution: Challenging Liberalism in 1950s Milwaukee” -- and we’ll hear about the power of black women’s vote from Carmen Berkley. It all starts here on WPFW 89.3 FM at 1pm; get complete details on our website at dclabor.org; click on Calendar. Here’s today's labor history: On this date in 2010, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Europe, striking against government austerity measures. Workers in more than a dozen countries participated, including Spain, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Slovenia, and Lithuania, protesting job losses, retirement deferments, pension reductions, and cuts to schools, hospitals, and welfare services. Today’s labor quote is by Petee Talley "Black women are born organizers. We know what our families and communities need to thrive, and we vote for candidates who can deliver." Petee Talley is secretary-treasurer of the Ohio AFL-CIO, the first black woman to hold that position.
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