Nov. 8: Why Union Members Voted: APWU member Gail Ganiszewski Postal Workers member Gail Ganiszewski, a registered Republican, volunteered to get out the vote for Democratic candidates who will support working families.
Nov. 8: Why Union Members Voted: USW member Sharon Feemster Union activist and United Steelworkers member Sharon Feemster worries her children and grandchildren will not have access to affordable health care.
USW President Leo Gerard on Getting Out the Vote Speaking before a get-out-the-vote walk in Ohio, United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard says voting is the equivalent of standing shoulder to shoulder with our co-workers.
AFT Phone Bankers More than 50 volunteers from AFT took over the AFL-CIO phone bank on Friday, Oct. 27. (Larger view)
Rep. Melissa Hart's Staff Calls Cops on Seniors The Pennsylvania Republican's staff called the cops on a group of seniors unhappy with Hart's vote in support of the Medicare drug bill that leaves them with a $3,000 bill. (Larger view)
Tennessee Labor 2006 They call it the “Volunteer State.” And just last Saturday in Tennessee, more than 200 Labor 2006 working family volunteers knocked on union household doors from Knoxville in the Northeast to Memphis in the Southwest. (Larger view)
AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Linda Chavez-Thompson Chavez-Thompson welcomes a crowd of several hundred union members to the USW hall in Toledo, Ohio. She explains plainly the stakes in the election. (Larger view)
Ohio Labor 2006 Hear a few Labor 2006 volunteers in Ohio tell you why they are volunteering to help us win back America in 2006. (Larger view)
Philadelphia Labor 2006 Hundreds of volunteers gave a few hours of their time to go door to door to talk to union members about the upcoming elections. Each volunteer had their own reasons for being there, from concerns about the skyrocketing cost of health care to worries about Social Security and jobs being shipped overseas. No matter what their reason, each volunteer knew that by participating in the Labor 2006 program, they were making a difference for their community, their state and our country. (Larger view)
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