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UE’s national officers have released a statement [1] crediting the organizing of working people for the sweeping wins of the Democratic Party last week. The officers stated that the results from Election Day were “not just an electoral victory, but an organizing win.” They pointed to the actions of Minnesotans in January, the large demonstrations over the past two years, and the organizing of everyday working people for creating the momentum needed for the “blue tsunami.”

In the statement, the officers demand the Democratic Party: raise wages, lower costs, pass Medicare for All, end attacks on higher education, expand and fully fund Social Security, tax the rich and corporations, dismantle the rogue ICE and Department of Homeland Security agencies and rebuild our immigration system, slash funding for war, rein in AI, restore clean energy projects and rebuild infrastructure, protect and expand workers’ rights, and investigate and prosecute corruption.

They further note that:

The Democratic Congress must also be held accountable to the people who elected them. Voters elected Democrats not out of any love for the party, but because they are looking for elected officials who will reverse decades of stagnating wages, increasing costs, and growing corporate power over every aspect of our lives. Democrats must demonstrate that they are serious about improving working people’s lives by passing meaningful legislation and setting the stage for electing people up and down the ticket in 2028 who will fully enact that legislation. Otherwise they, like the Republicans before them, will deservedly face voters’ wrath.

The full statement can be found at https://www.ueunion.org/political-action/2026/the-new-congress-must-pass-meaningful-legislation-for-the-working-class [1]