 “Walking just one day in Pauline’s shoes was probably the best experience I’ve had on this campaign so far.” |
Congratulations, President-Elect Obama
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This was an historic, transformational election. The American people have voted overwhelmingly for change. Americans of all different backgrounds from all over this nation have sent a clear message: it is time to create a new American Dream.
“Despite the daunting challenges on the horizon, at home and abroad, and an economy that has left workers far behind, the American people have chosen a president, a vice president and Congressional candidates that understand that the American Dream is not just our ideal, it is our responsibility,” said SEIU President Andy Stern. President Stern’s Full Statement »
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In Final 72-Hour Push, SEIU Members Get Out The Vote for Barack Obama and Other Candidates
In the final 72-hours of this campaign, more than 100,000 nurses, janitors and other volunteers across the country are joining 4,000 SEIU members, local and International staff who’ve taken extended time off the job to bring home victory for Barack Obama, Joe Biden and other candidates promising the change working families need.
SEIU’s major GOTV operations are microtargeting key precincts and swing voters, as well as union households, in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
Through October 30, SEIU’s members have:
Knocked on 1,878,421 doors. - Made 4,405,136 phone calls.
- Sent 2,562,689 pieces of mail.
- Registered 85,914 voters.
- Helped more 10,982 people vote early.
- Distributed 52,005 workplace flyers.
- Made workers’ voices heard by investing $13 million in independent expenditure ads that have run more than 10,000 times
- Election protection work in Ohio; Lake County, Indiana; Florida; Colorado; Virginia and other places made sure that the voices of working people were not silenced and that every vote would count and be counted in this election.
- Held more than 600 events across the country to ensure voters knew which candidates stood on the side of Americans who wake up and earn a paycheck every day.
“In these final 72-hours, SEIU members all around this country are doing their part to put America on a new path,” said SEIU Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger. “SEIU members have knocked on millions of doors and made millions of phone calls to carry our candidates across the finish line. By electing leaders who will help us achieve quality, affordable health care for everyone; economic fairness; good jobs that can support a family and the freedom to form unions without intimidation, together we will create new American Dream.“ Read More »
My Voice, My Vote: Yes We Can!
Washington SEIU member Kathy Yasi talks to working people at an Obama event in Seattle about the important issues for American families and the change on the horizon. Kathy is volunteering as an SEIU Member Reporter, helping to record the thoughts and experiences of working families this election season.
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My Voice, My Vote: Ohio SEIU Member Paula on the Healthcare Crisis, Part 2
Ohio SEIU member Paula Hall shares the second part of her tragic story about her lack of health coverage. Paula is volunteering as an SEIU Member Reporter, helping to record the thoughts and experiences of working families this election season.
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