On most issues, the AFL-CIO and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce don’t exactly see eye to eye. In many ways, we have fundamentally different beliefs about what makes our economy strong, how best to create jobs and what will pave the way for a good future for us and for our children.
But we do agree on something critically important: infrastructure. We are united in supporting President Obama’s call to create jobs and grow our economy through investment in our nation’s roads, bridges, high-speed broadband, energy systems and schools.
If the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO—two organizations that couldn’t be further apart on most issues—can rise above our differences to support critical infrastructure investments that will move America forward, Democrats and Republicans in Congress can do it, too.
Tell Congress: It’s time to put aside partisan bickering and support job-creating infrastructure investments.
It’s a unique moment that has the AFL-CIO and the Chamber on the same side of an issue. It’s a sign that—at least when it comes to job-creating infrastructure projects—it should be possible to roll up our sleeves, set aside partisan bickering and find solutions.
Urge Congress to create millions of jobs and move America forward with critically needed investments in roads, bridges, high-speed broadband, energy systems and schools.
In November, the American people voted first and foremost for jobs. If business and labor can agree that infrastructure investment is fundamentally important, Democrats and Republicans have a collective responsibility to get to work. Together.
In solidarity,
Manny Herrmann
Online Mobilization Coordinator, AFL-CIO
P.S. You can find our full joint statement with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—and more about the State of the Union—on the AFL-CIO Now Blog.
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