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Dear Working Families e-Activist,
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Victory for Working Families |
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Last night, voters in
every region of the country
rejected
the anti-worker vision of government by and
for corporate interests.
It was the efforts of working families and
activists across the nation who made these
working family
victories
possible.
Thanks for all that you do
for
working families.
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The tide is turning for working families in America.
Last night, voters in every region of the country
rejected the anti-worker vision of government by and for
corporate interests.
Working families made huge gains, electing pro-worker
governors in Virginia and New Jersey, rejecting Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s attack on public service unions
and creating new jobs in Ohio with a $2 billion bond
measure.
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In
Virginia and New Jersey,
working family voters were the key to electing two new
governors, Tim Kaine in Virginia and Jon Corzine in
New Jersey. Both governors-elect are committed to
fighting for working families with firm commitments to
jobs, health care and education. And in New Jersey,
more than 40 union members were elected to state and
local offices.
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In
California,
voters spoke loud and clear when they rejected
Proposition 75, Gov. Schwarzenegger’s anti-worker
initiative. Prop. 75 would have silenced the voice of
public workers and their unions in California’s
politics, opening the door wide for Schwarzenegger to
cut funds for schools, hospitals, health care,
infrastructure and public safety.
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In
Ohio,
working families scored a huge victory when voters
approved Issue 1, which will bring many new
construction and high-tech jobs to Ohio. The $2
billion “Jobs for Ohio” bond measure will finance
infrastructure improvements and encourage high-tech
employment, a big win for working families in the
state.
Unions and our allies were the key to victories in each
of these races. In California, a huge union
member-to-union member mobilization countered Gov.
Schwarzenegger’s attacks on working families.
In Virginia, more than 400,000 union households and the
50,000 new members of Working America—the community
affiliate of the AFL-CIO—were the deciding factor in the
election. In New Jersey, working families mobilized to
elect a governor who has a 100 percent AFL-CIO voting
record on policies backed by working families.
Yesterday’s victories were only the beginning of a much
larger battle to take back our government for working
families. America’s unions and our allies are committed
to winning this fight, and you are a key part of our
strategy.
Thank you for all that you do.
In solidarity,
Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO
Nov. 9, 2005
P.S. Please visit
The Union Shop Online and get your holiday shopping
started the right way—with union-made gift ideas.
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