Packin’ Off to Green Bay to Get Out the Vote

by Mike Hall, Oct 6, 2006

The first thing that comes to mind when you hear about Green Bay, Wis., is the Green Bay Packers. But after the Nov. 7 elections, the city might be remembered—at least in political circles—as a town that played a big role in taking back the U.S. Congress for working families.

Republican Rep. Mark Green (who earned a record of wrong on working families issues 84 percent of the time during his House tenure) is vacating the congressional seat to challenge union-backed Gov. Jim Doyle (D) for the governorship.

With a strong working family turnout, union-endorsed Steve Kagen (D) could win that open seat, one of the 15 seats needed to wrest control of the House from the Republicans who have used their decade-plus majority to promote a corporate-first agenda and attack working families.

I’ll be heading there next week as a Labor 2006 volunteer to pitch in with the union efforts to get out the union family vote for Kagen and the re-election of Sen. Herb Kohl (D) and Doyle. (Click here to learn more about the Doyle-Green race.)

Working with Lois Stranckmeyer, the AFL-CIO Labor 2006 Zone 4 coordinator (the zone encompasses Green Bay, Appleton and other parts of northeastern Wisconsin) we’ll mobilize union members for door-to-door labor walks, member-to-member worksite actions, phone banks and other events. Stranckmeyer is a retired member from the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

We’ll keep you posted on the actions and help you get to know some of the working men and women who are working hard to help change the nation’s direction.

Click here to learn more the key races in Wisconsin or here to see what’s happening in your state. Also in AFL-CIO online political action center at www.votenov7.org, you can download a ballot from your state to register to vote, learn about working family issues and download candidate comparison fliers.

If you’re not a union member, join Working America, the AFL-CIO community affiliate, and join the fight for good jobs, affordable health care, quality education and secure retirements.

More later from Green Bay.

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