REQUEST AN ENDORSEMENT

The North Shore AFL-CIO endorsement process begins with a candidate submitting a questionnaire, which is reviewed by the scanning committee to make a recommendation, and final approval requires a two-thirds majority vote from the delegates.

The North Shore Federation of Labor is the organized voice of 80,000 working people and retirees in Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga Counties. Our membership is diverse and includes everyone from teachers, firefighters, and grocery store workers to electricians and aerospace workers. We come together at the North Shore AFL-CIO because we believe in one simple idea: when working people stand together, we can create positive change for everyone.

ENDORSEMENT PROCESS

New in 2025, all candidates seeking an endorsement for a non-judicial office must attend a 90-minute in-person candidate briefing. The briefings will be held:

  • Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at UFCW Local 880 - 9199 Market Pl, Ste 2, Broadview Hts., 44147
  • Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at UFCW Local 880 - 9199 Market Pl, Ste 2, Broadview Hts., 44147

  • Thursday, May 22, 2025 from 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Laborers' Local 310 Lower-Level Hall, 3250 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115

    Additional candidate briefing sessions will be scheduled this summer ahead of the September3 deadline

Sign Up

ALL CANDIDATES must submit a candidate questionnaire in order to be considered for endorsement. After submitting your questionnaire, we will perform a technical review of your application. For non-judicial municipal candidates, we will reach out to municipal unions for their recommendation. The Scanning Committee will then review your questionnaire and candidates who are favorably reviewed will have their names brought before the Executive Board. The Federation's Delegates will have the final vote to endorse candidates and ballot measures based on how they will impact not only our unions but all working people. We carefully consider what each candidate and ballot measure will do to make stronger communities, including schools, healthcare, the right to form a union, trade policies, and much more.

We invite all candidates for office to participate in our endorsement process. 

2025 ENDORSEMENT DEADLINES

Visit this page for information on our endorsements process.

  • *The endorsement applications are now available*
  • Endorsements will be considered on the following dates: 
    • June 11th (Submit questionnaire by June 4)
    • September 10th (Submit questionnaire by September 3)

SUBMITTING YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE

The Federation has moved to an online questionnaire. For any questions or concerns on this process, please contact Rebecca Gorski at 216.881.7200 ext. 14 or rgorski@clevelandaflcio.org