{"id":2564,"date":"2018-01-20T01:22:02","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T01:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/?p=2564"},"modified":"2018-01-27T01:23:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-27T01:23:46","slug":"when-workers-turn-out-we-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/?p=2564","title":{"rendered":"When Workers Turn Out, We Win!"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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We know that when workers are actively engaged in the political process, we win.<\/p>\n

We witnessed it in Virginia\u2019s governor\u2019s race in November, when a corporate lobbyist was soundly defeated by the now Governor-elect who opposes Right-to-Work (for less) legislation and helped prevent the law from being enshrined in the state’s constitution in 2016.<\/p>\n

We witnessed it in New Jersey, where labor ran up the score by voting in 43 rank-and-file union members to elected positions across the state.<\/p>\n

With momentum on our side, it is time for APWU members to turn their attention to the 2018 midterm elections.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 6, 2018 we have the opportunity to reshape our nation by electing representatives (local, state and federal) who will fight for worker rights and believe in a viable public Postal Service. All 435 seats in the House, 3 seats in the Senate, and 36 governorships will be on the ballot. Several states, including Missouri, may also have ballot initiatives to undo Right-to-Work (RTW) laws. When union members \u2013 and the communities that support them \u2013 not only vote but are politically active, we have a proven track record of winning!<\/p>\n

Be Seen, Be Heard, and Vote!\u00a0\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start the year with a union resolution to take the pledge to Be Seen, Be Heard, and Vote! When union members and the communities who support the work- ing class are organized, educated and active, we win.<\/p>\n

Please sign the pledge online at\u00a0bit.ly\/2ABFKjb<\/em>. For assistance, call 202-842-4211. Those who sign thepledge will be contacted with updates on events they can participate in such as, phone banking, door-knocking, rallies, congressional office visits, etc.<\/p>\n

Following the success of the Legislative Conference held in October, where members left excited about the power they have to enact change at the local, state and national level, the Legislative & Political Department will be hosting additional conferences in the field to prepare our members to do the workthat needs to be done in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard\u00a0 We know that when workers are actively engaged in the political process, we win. We witnessed it in Virginia\u2019s governor\u2019s race in November, when a corporate lobbyist was soundly defeated by the now Governor-elect who opposes Right-to-Work (for less) legislation and helped prevent the law from being enshrined in the state’s constitution in 2016. We witnessed it in New Jersey, where labor ran up the score by voting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legislative"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2565,"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564\/revisions\/2565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apwu73.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}