GOTV Walks & Phones Roll On

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Local activists looking to plug into labor GOTV efforts can join ongoing labor walks in Montgomery, Prince George’s County and Calvert counties, or sign up for the AFL-CIO phonebank -- M-TH 1-8P, FR 1-4P -- which has made over 10,000 member contacts so far. Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler led her entire office on the phones one night last week, and Chief of Staff Jon Hiatt urges area unions to  “adopt a shift” in the final push to Election Day. “With less than three weeks remaining,” says Hiatt, “the education and mobilization of our membership base will determine the outcome of this election.” E-mail ksmith@aflcio.org or call 202-508-6934 for details. - photo: ATU Local 689 Political Director Lateefah Williams is seen distributing literate to help elect labor-endorsed candidates prior to the September primary election; photo by Adam Wright