– “On behalf of the 100 unions who belong to the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO and the 150,000 Philadelphians we represent, I want to congratulate our governor-elect, Tom Wolf, on his victory tonight. I say his victory, but this was really a victory for all Pennsylvanians.

“Over the last four years Pennsylvanians learned what Tom Corbett stood for – and tonight, Tom Corbett learned that Pennsylvanians won’t stand for a governor who spends four years attacking working families and setting Pennsylvanians against each other.

“To Governor Tom Corbett, or to any other enemies of working families, take this election as a warning: the labor movement in Philadelphia is wide awake and watching, and we will not allow any attack on our rights without an appropriate response.

“I’m proud of the thousands of Philadelphia’s union members who volunteered to get out the vote during the course of this year’s campaign. Their hard work made this victory possible. All Philadelphians are looking forward to working with Tom Wolf as our governor — a governor who is committed to fighting for Pennsylvania’s working people and to uniting Pennsylvania for the common good.”

Pat Eiding,
President Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO

Source: http://www.pa.aflcio.org/philaflcio/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=724b0a9a-4549-4017-b8ce-d6fc782be6d4