AFL-CIO announces largest ever voter mobilization ahead of midterms
by Karl Evers-Hillstrom - 09/02/22 9:30 AM ET
The AFL-CIO on Friday launched an organizing drive that will aim to connect more than 100,000 volunteers with nearly 8 million voters ahead of November’s midterms.
The mobilization effort is the largest in the history of the labor federation, which represents more than 12.5 million workers. AFL-CIO volunteers will meet with workers in person and send a flurry of texts, phone calls and digital messages in a bid to shore up support for pro-union candidates.
The AFL-CIO aims to translate a wave of organizing around the country and strong public support for unions into political victories in November.
A recent Gallup poll found that 71 percent of Americans support unions, the highest figure since 1965. That comes after workers successfully unionized locations at large corporations like Starbucks and Amazon, overcoming hardline anti-union tactics.
Volunteers will focus on reaching out to voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The AFL-CIO will lean on in-person meetings with union members and other workers, which it believes will be more effective than TV ads and other forms of communication.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3625557-afl-cio-announces-largest-ever-voter-mobilization-ahead-of-midterms/
