Explaining the Worksite Leafleting Program

 

David Carpio, Program Coordinator

One of the core pieces to our campaign is making sure we get leaflets out to union members at the worksite. David Carpio and Carmella Cruse, an IBEW International Representative, are both coordinating the leafleting campaign here in Georgia.

Carpio explains: "The leaflets we are handing out compare and contrast the candidates on economic issues such as health care, trade, and outsourcing of jobs."

Carpio says: "Being able to reach out to union members at their workplace is really a hallmark of what makes the labor program so effective and is essential to keeping members informed and turning out the vote."

Carmella Cruse, IBEW International Representative

Cruse states: "Our program is going on all around the state of Georgia: Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, Macon, and Albany. We are planning to hand out 550,000 leaflets to the workers out there."

Cruse reports: "Some of the worksites we leafleted at so far include AT&T with CWA, Georgia Power with IBEW, and the Macon Tire Plant with USW. Next we will leaflet at the International Paper Plant with IAM."

Cruse says: "We are getting out the facts to our union members so that they can make a sound judgment on December 2nd."