NoVA Labor Precinct Walks Kick Off
Saturday, August 24, 2013(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Nearly two dozen union members kicked off
the 2013 NoVA Labor precinct walks on Saturday,
contacting about 200 union households in
Fairfax County. "All reported very positive
reactions for the labor-endorsed candidates
from almost all locations," reports NoVA
President Dan Duncan. Unions represented in
preparing for or at the walk included AFT, ATU,
CWA, CWA-NABET, CWA-TNG, IAFF, IBEW, IUOE,
IUPAT, IW, LIUNA, NFFE-IAM, OPEIU, SEIU, SIU
and SMART. NoVA Labor will resume walks on
Saturday, Sept 7, from the Annandale office.
NoVA Labor's annual Labor Day Picnic for union
members and their families will be Monday, Sept
2, from noon to 4 pm at Veterans Park in
Woodbridge. photo: Dolores Trevino-Gerber
(CWA 2222) explains a walk packet to volunteers
before they hit the streets. photo by Daniel
Duncan, SIU