In 2012, the AFL-CIO took a bold step of forming “Workers’ Voice,” a labor super PAC charged with redirecting resources back to the labor movement and away from the traditional political party system. Through this new vehicle the unions of the AFL-CIO rebuilt labor’s campaign infrastructure on the ground, initiated innovative new tactics, deployed new technologies and reignited an independent political movement aimed at uniting all workers—union and nonunion—to win meaningful political and policy victories. This panel will discuss this new approach and the future of Workers’ Voice.
Lee Saunders, President, AFSCME
• Michael Podhorzer, Political Director, AFL-CIO
• Nicole Aro, Director of Digital Strategies, AFL-CIO
• Geri Prado, Working America