new york unions unite state face sweep change labor law regulations new republican administration expect tilt policy toward employers republicans take control presidency chamber congress tuesday elections unions fail deliver key industrial state democratic candidate hillary clinton clinton loss could wide-ranging consequences unions donald trump republican-led senate likely pick next justice supreme court often hear labor-related case think go difficult period say lee saunders president american federation state county municipal employees say surprise election outcome despite knock doors talk members several state among concern list supreme court case year public-sector unions score victory relate fund organize labor court deadlocked 4-4. appointment new conservative judge trump replace late justice antonin scalia could change republican nominees control national labor relations board nlrb democratic president barack obama seek make easy unions organize nlrb pursue litigation establish mcdonald corp joint employer workers franchise restaurants determination could compel company bargain unions represent employees independent franchise republicans control federal agencies govern formation unions overtime rule example september obama administration finalize executive order require federal contractors provide sick leave workers well rule expand type data employers require provide pay separate labor department rule expand employees eligible overtime pay schedule take effect next month action draw criticism business group could reverse trump administration firewall say tom buffenbarger prior president international association machinists aerospace workers campaign clinton trump express support so-called right-to-work legislation allow workers avoid pay union dues republican leaders congress consistently seek change national level labor unions say laws aim undermine collective bargain workers right william gould chair nlrb democratic president bill clinton professor stanford law school say wednesday trump likely partner congress dismantle host administration labor initiatives obama republicans regard unions first amongst fair game support clinton say steven bernstein partner law firm fisher phillips represent employers say trump administration congress may also target recent nlrb rule allow workers picket private property expand type worker activity protect federal labor law give graduate students right unionize also fair assume trump incline repeal host executive order support unions particularly rule apply federal contract bernstein say statement organize labor key democratic constituency contribute everything volunteer vote democratic candidates trump nonetheless carry union-heavy state pennsylvania ohio even michigan home unite auto workers uaw ohio example fox exit poll say trump 52 percent union workers exit poll abc news suggest clinton get advantage among union households even obama voters 23 percentage point abcn.ws/2eumxpx fxn.ws/2eulxs8 david lephart 58-year-old uaw pipefitter general motor co plant marion indiana vote trump earn 100,000 year overtime say put kid college say union leaders press hard members support clinton union keep promise workers recent years tendency believe tell fulfil promise make say uaw president dennis williams statement wednesday say high hop elect officials hear american people loud clear trade job education inequality country unions brace pro-business shift labor policy trump