LABOR’s statewide grass-roots
political action key to 2007 Election wins
”Congratulations to Labor’s endorsed candidates who were elected and to all of Labor’s political activists statewide.”
… PA AFL-CIO Pres. Bill George and Sec.-Treas. Rick Bloomingdale
Following is the most complete list of victories according to unofficial election results.
Statewide Judicial Elections
In pursuit of justice for all workers and their families Labor leaders and volunteers statewide successfully mobilized union household voters to vote for candidates endorsed by the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO. Most Justices and Judges endorsed by Labor were elected or retained.
The elections of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery and Justice Debra Todd and Superior Court Judge Christine Donohue will help ensure respect for the rights of working families from the courts. All three have strong union backgrounds: Justice McCaffery is a 38-year FOP member; Justice Todd is the daughter of a USW member from Aliquippa, PA; and Judge Donohue is the daughter of a coal miner (UMWA) and a seamstress (ILGWU).
Following are Pennsylvania AFL-CIO endorsed Justices and Judges who were elected and their vote tallies.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Election: |
Justice Seamus McCaffery (D) Justice Debra Todd (D) |
1,218,081 – 30.1% 1,071,038 – 26.5% |
| Retention: |
Justice Tom Saylor (R) | 1,171,638 – 66.9% |
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Election: |
Judge Christine Donohue (D) | 1,086,987 – 19.4% |
Retention: |
Judge Joan Orie Melvin (R) Judge John Musmanno (D) Judge Correale Stevens (R) |
1,140,921 – 64.0% 1,035,387– 62.0% 1,067,188 – 63.9% |
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Retention: |
President Judge Bonnie Leadbetter Judge Doris Smith-Ribner Judge Bernard McGinley |
1,048,485 – 63.4% 1,038,651 – 62.9% 1,025,755 – 62.7% |
Municipal and County Government Victories
The AFL-CIO’s PA Labor 2007 Member-To-Member Program also helped pro-working family candidates win local elections statewide.
For instance, thanks to volunteers mobilized by the Schuylkill County Central Labor Council and the Northeast Area Labor Federation, the majority Commissioners in Schuylkill County are Democrats for the first time since 1971 – 36 years!
Following are other local elections results.
Allegheny County Armstrong County Beaver County Berks County Bucks County Butler County Cambria County Chester County Clearfield County Dauphin County Delaware County Greene County Indiana County Jefferson County Lackawanna County |
Lancaster County Lawrence County Lehigh County Luzerne County Mercer County Montgomery County
Northampton County Philadelphia Schuylkill Co. Somerset Co. Westmoreland Co. York Co. |
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Labor Day 2007 Pictures
Hundreds of thousands of workers across Pennsylvania proudly waved the American Flag while they displayed their union banners, union caps, and shirts making this labor day one of the most enthusiastic and successful events in many years.
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RICK'S BLOG
Rick Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO and devoted MAc fan shares his reflections on the state of the Pennsylvania economy and politics in Harrisburg and Washington D.C. in Rick's Blog. You can get an RSS feed for Rick's Blog too.
PA AFL-CIO PODCASTS
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PA AFL-CIO VIDEO
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