Get Out the Vote NOW

by Seth Michaels, Oct 31, 2008

Here we are: the final four days. Months of hard work have led up to this. But we can’t let up now.

Union members who want to be part of this historic effort can download a spreadsheet here that lists locations and contact info for hundreds of get-out-the-vote events in 25 key states.

We have the chance to elect a president and vice president who understand the importance of unions and want to make the economy work again for everyone: Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

We have the chance to get to 60 pro-worker votes in the Senate, to break the grip of obstruction and corporate power and pass the Employee Free Choice Act. (You can help by contributing to candidates in key Senate races through ActBlue.) We have the chance to send dozens of new representatives to Congress who will listen to workers on issues like health care, trade and Social Security.

But it hasn’t happened yet. And it won’t happen unless union members work hard these last four days on the phones, in the workplace and door to door to make sure that every active and retired union member and their families get to the polls and make their voice heard. (The chance to take part in Election Day get-out-the-vote efforts is another great reason to vote early.)

Polls don’t vote. People do. And as the election rapidly approaches, getting out every last vote is going to be crucial to victory. If you’re a union member, you can download the spreadsheet today and find the location nearest you where you can get involved.

We can turn around America. It all comes down to the next four days.

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Paid for by the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education Political Contributions Committee, www.aflcio.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. 

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