Public sector unions have been heavily criticized for helping Democrats win elections—but one could stand in between Hillary Clinton and the White House.
4,738 members of the Transit Workers Union in Philadelphia walked off the job yesterday morning, after they failed to reach an agreement with management on a new contract. Their strike has knocked out Philadelphia’s subway, city buses, and streetcar system.
Usually a transit strike in one city wouldn’t have national political repercussions. But, with Election Day less than a week out and Pennsylvania expected to be decided by a razor-thin margin, Democrats are terrified that a shutdown of public transit in liberal, minority-heavy Philadelphia could destroy their turnout.
Liberal U.S. Congressman Bob Brady of Pennsylvania, who represents Philadelphia, had been in touch with the Clinton campaign—and reported that Corey Dukes, the director of Hillary’s Pennsylvania turnout operation, had growing concerns over whether the strike will determine the outcome of Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes.
“It’s gonna hurt,” Brady agreed, about the possibility that the strike could continue through Tuesday. “It’ll hurt.”
Ironically, public sector unions might not have existed at all—had it not been for the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. The Supreme Court was expected to rule against mandatory union membership in the landmark Friedrich vs. California Teacher’s Association case this spring, but Scalia’s death left the court deadlocked.
If there’s silver lining for conservatives, it’s knowing that public unions could help win Donald Trump the White House.
AAN Staff
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