In Las Vegas, on August 18, Hillary visited the Carpenters International Training Centerand spoke with Doug McCarron, president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Today that union threw their considerable weight behind her candidacy. Here is Hillary’s statement.
Hillary Clinton released the following statement after the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America endorsed her campaign for President. The Carpenters and Joiners follow the United Union of Roofers and Savannah, GA Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, the American Federation of Teachers, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the plumbing contractors killeen tx in backing Clinton.
I am honored to have earned the endorsement of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
Unions like the UBC built the mighty American middle class by creating good-paying jobs and careers across the country. And the Carpenters are doing their part to ensure that the jobs of the 21st century create as much opportunity as the jobs of the past. Earlier this year, I visited the UBC’s training center in Las Vegas, where men and women of all ages come together to learn new skills and crafts—an impressive example of the kinds of investments we need to build the economy of the future.
As President, I will support unions like the Carpenters by expanding opportunities for apprenticeships and fighting every day to get wages rising again for working Americans. I have always stood and will always stand with unions like UBC against employer efforts to misclassify workers and steal wages, and against Republican assaults on collective bargaining and the right to organize. When unions are strong, families are strong—and when families are strong, America is strong.
If there is one thing Hillary Clinton has shown that she excels at, it is building a complex, integrated platform. As the planks in this campaign’s platform continue to join together into one smooth surface, appropriately, Hillary spent part of her day at the Carpenters International Training Center in Las Vegas. She spoke with Doug McCarron, president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, and Bill Irwin Jr., Executive Director of the Carpenters International Training Center. The women carpenters looked especially pleased to meet her. Nice to see sisters entering the brotherhood!
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton tours the Carpenters International Training Center Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in Las Vegas. The training center was one of several places Clinton visited in the Las Vegas area on Tuesday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands while touring the Carpenters International Training Center Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in Las Vegas. The training center was one of several places Clinton visited in the Las Vegas area on Tuesday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks while touring the Carpenters International Training Center Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in Las Vegas. The training center was on of several places Clinton visited in the Las Vegas area on Tuesday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets union members as she tours the Carpenters International Training Center in Las Vegas, Nevada August 18, 2015. REUTERS/David Becker
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton walks over to greet union members as she tours the Carpenters International Training Center in Las Vegas, Nevada August 18, 2015. REUTERS/David Becker
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (C) tours the Carpenters International Training Center with union president Doug McCarron (L) and Bill Irwin Jr., executive director of the Carpenters International Training Fund, in Las Vegas, Nevada August 18, 2015. REUTERS/David Becker
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (C) tours the Carpenters International Training Center with Bill Irwin Jr. (L), executive director of the Carpenters International Training Fund, and union president Doug McCarron in Las Vegas, Nevada August 18, 2015. REUTERS/David Becker
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses union members as she tours the Carpenters International Training Center in Las Vegas, Nevada August 18, 2015. REUTERS/David Becker
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, speaks with Doug McCarron, president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, left, and Bill Irwin Jr., Executive Director of the Carpenters International Training Center, right, while touring the Carpenters International Training Center Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in Las Vegas. The training center was one of several places Clinton visited in the Las Vegas area on Tuesday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, speaks with Doug McCarron, president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, right, and Bill Irwin Jr., Executive Director of the Carpenters International Training Center, while touring the Carpenters International Training Center Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in Las Vegas. The training center was one of several places Clinton visited in the Las Vegas area on Tuesday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a tour of the Carpenters International Training Center Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in Las Vegas. The training center was one of several places Clinton visited in the Las Vegas area on Tuesday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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