LABOR 2022 POLITICAL PROGRAM

We have 30 locals participating in our Labor 2022 Political Program. Those locals represent over 25,000 union members combined. Thank you for your participation! 

The following is a list of actions we are taking which align with the National AFL-CIOs 9 Point Plan to Win. 

VOTER REGISTRATION

From now until the October 11, 2022 deadline, we are supporting locals with voter registration drives. We have several resources available to affiliate locals including "Register to Vote" yard signs and the "Register to Vote!" worksite fliers. We can also access a list of your unregistered members and arrange to have CLUWs Hip Hop Voter Registration bus at your next event.

VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOT APPLICATIONS

Voters are already able to request an absentee ballot for the November 8 General Election. We have Vote-by-Mail Ballot Applications available at our office. If your members work long hours like NALC and APWU members, vote-by-mail might be the right program to drive up voter turnout. 

POSTCARD WRITING

We will have 10,000 postcards delivered to our office next week. Half of the postcards will feature Tim Ryan and the other half the three Ohio Supreme Court candidates. We are working with retiree groups to have postcard writing events and will be asking locals to host postcard parties. The postcards come with the address printed and postage paid.

DOOR KNOCKING/LIT DROPPING

We have not scheduled any field activities for the Labor 2022 campaign. We are looking at potentially working with AFSCME for a canvass on Saturday, August 27. The Tim Ryan campaign is working on scheduling a canvass kickoff during Labor Day weekend. 

LABOR NEIGHBOR PROGRAM

 Members have the opportunity to sign up to canvass union households in their precincts or wards this year. We will mail or deliver campaign literature to you, and using the MiniVan app, you will be able to canvass in your neighborhood on your own time. To sign up, please click the link below.

CONNECTING ISSUES WITH UNION VALUES

We have issue-based fliers available for your worksites or union meetings. To better help shape those pieces and talking points, the Ohio AFL-CIO has produced an anonymous member survey that we would like you to distribute with your membership. Take the survey by clicking the button below, then remember to share:

RECRUIT 1% OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP TO GET INVOLVED

The National AFL-CIO has called on locals to recruit 1% of their membership to volunteer. We will need volunteers for many different tasks, from stuffing envelopes and writing postcards to phone banking and knocking on doors. We've created an online form to recruit volunteers. If you want to keep your volunteer list private, we will work through you to get volunteers to our events. 

THANK YOU FOR VOTING ON AUGUST 2ND!

You can see a full list of our endorsed candidates by our website!

Thank you for taking the time to read this message. For more information and to request resources, contact North Shore AFL-CIO Campaigns Director Brian Pearson at bpearson@clevelandaflcio.org.