27 days to go
This is the October 9, 2024 edition of our twice-weekly newsletter about labor movement news in the DC region. Sign up to get our newsletters delivered straight to your inbox.
There are just 27 days left until Election Day and our Affiliate unions have been out knocking doors and talking with voters across Maryland and in crucial battleground states. Here's a look at some of that work in action.
The Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO and members of UFCW Local 400, AFSCME Maryland, AFL-CIO, U.S. Steelworkers, and the National Education Association were in Prince George's County last Saturday for Kamala Harris, Angela Alsobrooks, and labor-endorsed candidates on the ballot. Thank you to everyone who joined us for this powerful day.
Left: DC nurses with National Nurses United are in Pittsburgh, PA talking with voters about Harris's record of expanding health care for working people. Right: LiUNA Mid-Atlantic joined the union's massive Political Action Weekend to phone calls, knocked doors, and worked to make sure every LiUNA member knows how much is at stake in this election.
Left: 32BJ SEIU is making phone calls to Latino voters in Reading and Allentown, PA. Right: And congratulations to 32BJ SEIU member Barbara Cherry who knocked her 10,000th door for Harris in Pennsylvania last week!
Join the next labor walk or phone bank
Maryland's election could shape the future of the Senate, and the Metropolitan Washington Council together with the Maryland state AFL-CIO federation are working to make sure we win in November. Join us one upcoming Saturday to knock doors, or to make phone calls on weekday evenings.
Saturday: Labor to Labor Walk in Lanham, MD
This Saturday, join IBEW Local 26, IPUAT DC 51, Steamfitters Local 602, Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 5, and ATU Local 689 for a Labor to Labor Walk for Kamala Harris, Angela Alsobrooks, and labor-endorsed candidates on the ballot.
Join the effort starting at 9 AM on Saturday at IBEW Local 26 Hall (4371 Parliament Place, Lanham MD). Sign up to join the walk.
Recent News
Compare Harris and Trump's records on labor
The AFL-CIO is urging the nation’s 14.4 million union members to look at its “candidate comparison” website, which makes the case that Trump is anti-union. He crossed a union picket line, praised the idea of firing workers who are on strike, and often used non-union workers at his construction sites. Read more »
AFSCME Council 3 endorses Angela Alsobrooks
"With the balance of power in the U.S. Senate on the line, it's more important than ever to have leaders in Washington, DC who will fight for Maryland’s working people," said Patrick Moran, President of AFSCME Maryland Council 3. "That is why our union, which represents nearly 45,000 public service workers, has endorsed Angela Alsobrooks to be Maryland’s next senator." Read more »
Today is Wednesday, October 9, 2024
27 Days
until Election Day