Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Statement on Victory for Working People in PA-18

PITTSBURGH, March 15, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to Tuesday's victory in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district with the election of Conor Lamb, the officers of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO issued the following statements: 

"For weeks union members have held thousands of conversations across southwestern Pennsylvania on the issues that affect working families and their jobs. This election is proof that when working people come together in a united labor movement, we can achieve outstanding results. In living rooms, on telephones, and at work sites, our brothers and sisters mobilized to elect a candidate that stands up for working people and the issues that matter in their daily lives. Conor Lamb has demonstrated that honesty, integrity and support for a fair economy for all is the future of American democracy," stated President Rick Bloomingdale. 

"Election day, even a special election, is only the first step in our determined effort to win economic justice for all. Our activism and mobilization will continue throughout 2018. Our work to lift-up candidates that will fight for working people, their rights to collectively bargain, and work to unrig the system, is far from finished. On March 13th we ran through the finish line in the race for the 18th district, but the marathon continues," added Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder. 

SOURCE Pennsylvania AFL-CIO