"We are leafleting and talking to our members every day," said Pat Gillespie, Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council Business Manager. "Our members know that Barack Obama is the right candidate for union members and all working people because we've been talking to them about it regularly."
"It is so important that we are out here talking to the workers and trying to let them know that Barack Obama supports working people," said Fred Chamberlain, IBB Local 19 Vice President and Philadelphia Metal Trades Council Recording Secretary. "Our members elected us and they trust us to get this important information to them."
"We always talk about the power of the union vote in Pennsylvania but this year we will make the difference," said Pat Eiding, Philadelpia Building and Construction Trades Secretary Treasurer and Philadelphia Central Labor Council President. "We are reaching not only union members but their families as well. If folks are able to see clearly what we have then we are going to win this."
"I've been on the labor walks and I've seen that when you talk to our members in person they get the message. They understand what we are dealing with and know that we need to come together to support Barack Obama."
"This election is about our livelihood," said Jim Kunz, IUOE Local 66 Business Manager. "We are reaching out to our members through mailings, our magazine, worksite leafleting, the phone banks, and the labor walks. We are going to make a big push for GOTV as well to make sure that our members are getting out to vote."
"As the election nears we are getting ready for the final push," said Kunz. "Barack Obama supports the Employee Free Choice Act, he opposes the Right to Work for less legislation, he supports a health care system and he wants to invest in this country and its working families. We are doing every thing we can to make sure our members know that and make the right choice on November 4th."
For video of Scott Malley, IRON Local 3 Business Manager discussing the labor 2008 program CLICK HERE. For video of Jim Kunz, IUOE Local 66 Business Manager CLICK HERE. For video of IUOE national release staff CLICK HERE. For video of Pat Eiding, Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Secretary Treasurer CLICK HERE. For video of Don Siegel, IBEW Third District International Vice
President on a labor walk CLICK HERE. For video of Bill Teitz, IUOE Local 66 release staff CLICK HERE.
For video of John Wurtenberg, BAC release staff CLICK HERE. To view video of UA Local 27 members phone banking CLICK HERE. To see video of Joe Sellers, SMWIA Local 19 discussing the Labor
2008 program CLICK HERE . To view members of the Philadelphia Metal Trades and IBB members
worksite leafleting CLICK HERE. Mike Fera, OPCMIA Local 592 Business Manager discussing
member-to-member contact CLICK HERE. For video of UA Local 690 members worksite leafleting CLICK HERE. For video of Terry Lightle, IUPAT DC 57 release staff phone banking CLICK HERE. For video of Tom Flook, IUPAT DC 57 release staff phone banking CLICK HERE.For video of IUPAT President Williams and Vice President Candelori on a labor walk CLICK HERE. For video of Jack Lee, ROOFER Local 210 Business Manager CLICK HERE. For video of Walt Friedrich, SMWIA Local 19 discussing the labor 2008 program CLICK HERE. For video of Pat Gillespie, Philadelphia Building and
Construction Trades Council Business Manager discussing the upcoming election CLICK HERE. For a profile of IUPAT DC 57 CLICK HERE. For a profile of Marie Peluso, IBEW release staff CLICK HERE.
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