Union Members Ramp Up Mobilization for New Jersey Election

by Seth Michaels, Oct 8, 2009

Vice President Joe Biden came to New Jersey yesterday and joined AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler to mobilize union members for the Nov. 3 election. In less than four weeks, New Jersey voters will hit the polls in this critical election for governor. And every day between now and then, union volunteers will hit the streets and the phones to educate union voters about the stakes in the race between Gov. Jon Corzine and his opponent, Chris Christie.

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO has endorsed Corzine and made his re-election a top priority this fall. On issues like education, health care and jobs, Corzine has the right priorities for New Jersey’s working families, while Chris Christie, who got a political appointment from George W. Bush after serving as a major fundraiser, would take the state in the wrong direction.

At yesterday’s state AFL-CIO political and legislative conference, Biden offered high praise for Corzine and urged union members to commit to volunteering this election:

Gov. Corzine realizes what it will take to get New Jersey back on track after the pressure of the national economic recession. He is working every day to ensure that middle class families come first and that New Jersey remains a model for progress in the 21st century.

Union members in New Jersey have been working on this race for months, with some 1,000 union volunteers knocking on 33,000 doors last weekend alone. But with a close race just a few weeks away, every vote—and every door knocked, phone call made and flier distributed—will count. Union volunteers’ constant efforts to educate and energize other union members and their families made the difference in races across the country last fall, and that same energy is critical to win this November.

You can learn more about the issues in the race for New Jersey governor at The Real Chris Christie.

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