Wisconsin Union Members Set to Turn Around America

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) signs the Employee Free Choice Act pledge during the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO convention.

Casie Yoder, a communications specialist for Labor 2008 in Wisconsin, sent us this rundown from last week’s Wisconsin State AFL-CIO convention.

With the November election and the drive to win support for the Employee Free Choice Act at the top of the agenda, delegates from Wisconsin’s unions gathered in Milwaukee last week to mark the 50th anniversary of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO and the state federation’s 25th Biennial Convention.

AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker urged the union activists to fully commit to Labor 2008’s political mobilization—from worksite leaflets to labor walks to phone banks—and take the White House back for working families.

We know if we are able to communicate with our members…they will vote their interests. We must turn America around and make it work for working people.

Postal Workers (APWU) Secretary-Treasurer Terry Stapleton stressed the importance of turning out working family voters in Wisconsin, a key battleground state.

This state has been a key player in previous presidential elections. If Barack Obama wins here, it’s a good reflection on what’s going to happen across the country….Labor has tremendous impact on the votes here in Wisconsin. We’ve got to do our work and make sure that our workers and their families get out there.

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) took the opportunity to sign her pledge of support for the Employee Free Choice Act.

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