xLt. Governor Mandela Barnes is the best candidate to fight for labor and workers rights, according to AFL-CIO leadership.
Wisconsin AFL-CIO endorsed Lt. Governor Barnes for U.S. Senate because he has spent over a decade fighting for unions and the opportunities they afford to working families like his own. In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Stephanie Bloomingdale, Wisconsin AFL-CIO president and Liz Shuler, national AFL-CIO president laid out why support for labor will be a key issue in the Wisconsin Senate race.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: ‘What are you going to do for working people?’: Wisconsin AFL-CIO president speaks on importance of labor for midterms
The Wisconsin AFL-CIO has endorsed incumbent Democrat Tony Evers for governor over Republican challenger Tim Michels, and Democrat Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes for Senate over incumbent Ron Johnson.
“The governor’s race and the Senate race here in Wisconsin are among the most watched in the nation and there’s a good reason for that. The contrast between the candidates on workers issues couldn’t be more clear. Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes fight for workers. They champion the issues that matter to working people. Control of the US Senate could come down to Wisconsin. Sen. Johnson has consistently stood with the wealthy and privileged and against working Wisconsinites. He voted against lowering prescription drug costs for seniors. He even says he wants to eliminate Social Security and Medicare as we know it and leave our benefits in the hands of politicians like himself. That’s the absolute wrong direction for working people.”
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