U.S. News reports that members of the International Association of Fire Fighters are “almost evenly split,” but the organization will likely support Obama. (The numbers in the report suggest McCain has a small plurality.) Union members “believe that ‘Obama has a better record or will be a better president when it comes to fire service, labor, and IAFF issues,’ according to union president Harold Schaitberger. And that includes, most importantly, he said, Obama’s support for collective bargaining ‘and his opposition to mandatory Social Security for our members.’”

Highlighting those last few words, a friend writes in: “Maybe the rest of us should form a union. . .”