(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on the 2025 election results:

Last night, voters across the country sent a clear message: When candidates stand with Workers, they win.

For too long, politicians have chased billionaire donors instead of listening to the Workers who teach our children and care for our sick, build infrastructure and operate machines, harvest food and stock shelves, and keep us safe and power our essential services.

The candidates who earned voters’ trust focused on making life more affordable, creating good jobs and restoring the dignity of work.

From City Halls to Statehouses across the country, Workers elected leaders who will help us build an economy for the people, not the billionaire bosses.

For months leading up to Election Day, Union Volunteers worked tirelessly to drive big wins for Pro-Worker, Pro-Democracy leaders and initiatives across the country.

In (the States of) New York, California, Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Union Members rallied their communities to elect the candidates who will tackle the cost of living, raise wages, create good Union jobs and protect our freedoms.

We don’t need to wait for lengthy post-mortems on this election to understand what happened last night.

At the doors and on the phones, Workers told us the same thing we hear at jobsites and in Union Halls across the country: People want leaders who will stand up for us, focus on the issues we care most about, deliver real solutions that support Working People and protect our Democracy.

And yesterday’s victories were just the beginning.

We will continue to take back our country from the billionaire CEOs who control our economy and our lives.

From now until Election Day 2026, the Labor Movement will run an unprecedented ground game to engage millions of Workers about what’s at stake in next year’s elections and the path to a better future for our families.

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