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Listen To This: MO. AFL-CIO President Talks About Labor Impact On Elections
Warm up the ear buds and check out the analysis of Jake Hummel of the Missouri AFL-CIO in how Show-Me state unions impact this years elections. Click here to hear St. Louis On The Air from NPR.
Missouri holds a unique distinction among Republican-dominated states: having a robust and politically significant organized labor community.
Individual unions often play a major role in campaigns for statewide and state legislative offices. And though organized labor is a core constituency of the Democratic Party, labor unions in Missouri have gotten involved in Republican primaries — especially when GOP contenders have pro-labor views.
During an episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, Missouri AFL-CIO President Jake Hummel discussed how labor unions are approaching the upcoming election cycle. And that includes how his group endorsed Democrat Crystal Quade and Republican Mike Kehoe during last month’s primary races for governor — something he said was somewhat unusual.
(Graphic credit: Mo. AFL-CIO)