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In the final weeks until Election Day, the AFL-CIO will leverage 100,000 volunteer hours to knock on 1 million doors in key battleground states, the nationwide labor federation announced.
The AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions see the opportunity to change the political landscape at both the national and state levels, leading to passage of measures that benefit workers, such as higher minimum wage laws, paid family leave and stronger worker rights protections.
The goal will be to elect labor-endorsed Hillary Clinton as president and pro-worker candidates to seats in Congress, state legislatures and local governments, the federation said. In addition to speaking directly with voters at the door, union volunteers will engage in a wide range of get-out-the-vote actions, including phone banks and worksite leaflets.
“The GOTV efforts of local labor movements in the home stretch will propel working people towards Election Day,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “This is the peak of our political program.”
In addition, the AFL-CIO will ramp up its direct mail program, which has been active since late August. In the final three weeks, almost 424,000 pieces of mail will reach union households, encouraging members to vote. Nearly 1.4 million slate cards listing pro-union candidates will also be mailed. These wide-ranging efforts will focus on voters in the battleground states of Florida, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.