Few in the liberal movement bet as much on a victory by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as the leaders of organized labor. Republican candidate Donald Trump’s unexpected victory not only presents a blow for them politically but could result in severe recriminations within the ranks.

Union leaders were stunned by the losses. The AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest labor federation, ended its election live-blog shortly after 6 p.m. on election night. It “postponed until otherwise noted” a post-election press conference scheduled for Wednesday morning.