Metro Council Launches Labor-to-Labor Campaign
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Last Saturday, the
Metro Washington Council began the big final
push to support labor-endorsed candidates in the upcoming primaries
on June 24. Click here to download handy PDFs listing
labor-endorsed candidates as well as door-hangers for endorsed candidates in
Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Dozens of union volunteers conducted
Labor-to-Labor walks out of four locations. Volunteers in Tri-County met at 7:30 AM and walked from Waldorf. Volunteers
also walked from UFCW MCGEO in Gaithersburg, IBEW Local 26 in Prince George's
and OPEIU Local 2 in Silver Spring. "We will continue be using these four
sites every Saturday until the election on June 24th to get our members involved,” said
Jos
Williams, President of the Metro Council. “We’re asking unions and their
members to give us just three hours for the next two Saturdays to help get the
word out about candidates who will protect our jobs and benefits.” Added
Williams, “The labor-endorsed candidates on the ‘Bread and Butter Ballot’
will
fight for all working families in the state house and the county council."
Early voting starts on June
12th and
ends on June
19th.