Nick Niedzwiadek at Politico reports Democrats spent months hand-wringing about losing their grasp on Rank-and-File Union Members, but on Election Day that was the least of their worries.  Despite persistent fears Labor might break for former President Donald Trump, exit polling showed Vice President Kamala Harris winning voters in Union Households 55% to 43%, roughly on par with President Joe Biden’s performance in 2020.  In fact, Union Voters were one of the few groups that did not appreciably shift toward Trump and Republicans.  Union Leaders were quick to take credit for holding the line, though they acknowledged they faced headwinds from Democrats’ overall economic messaging.  “The Labor Movement put together probably its most expansive (outreach) program overall, and it had results,” International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) President Jimmy Williams Jr. said.

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