The National AFL-CIO endorsed Joe Biden for President on May 26. All of labor's forces are now free to work with their members to make sure labor's candidate is elected in November.
One of our Dallas delegates, Kenneth Stretcher of the Texas State Employees Union, posted this earlier on the same day:
"I saw a video of joe Biden speaking to a CWA convention in which he expressed support for unions and even said he supported the public sector union freedom to negotiate act, the bill that has been sitting in the House that would give collective bargaining rights to all public employee unions, something that has been needed done since John Kennedy’s executive order gave us the right to organize. I knew about it and I have been watching it but no one has ever mentioned it, No politician, labor official, union member or Socialist. The fact that Biden said he was for it tells me that when he says he supports unions he is not just paying lip service to unions. It tells me that that He means it and he knows what it means to do so."
Now we get to work!
Register Everybody!
Athena Chavez of March To The Polls in Tarrant County says that we can now get all our friends registered for free without leaving home. Have them click on http://register2vote.org.
The web page for Texas Alliance for Retired Americans gives short instructions for voters who are eligible to vote by mail:
Download the free vote-by-mail application from the Texas Secretary of State: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/5-15f.pdf. Fill out the form. There are boxes for “annual application,” and a choice of political party for primary elections. Mail it to your county elections office. The addresses are on the Secretary of State page: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/votregduties.shtml.
The fight is on win vote by mail for all Texas voters. Individuals are making their personal video endorsements and allowing them to be circulated on social media. Look for them on the Dallas AFL-CIO Facebook page. For assistance in making your own videos, contact genelantz.dallasaflcio@gmail.com.
Fight the Pandemic
The main legislative priority for national AFL-CIO is to pass the HEROES Act in the Senate. June 3 is our national day of action. Find an action near you by clicking https://sites.google.com/view/workers-first-caravan/toolkit#h.aks522cyfck1. North Texans may gather at 2 PM in the parking lot at the CWA Hall, 1408 N Washington in East Dallas. Wear masks and practice social distancing while decorating cars for a caravan through downtown Dallas. Everyone is encouraged to participate!
More Actions Coming Up
May 27: Jane Elkins was hanged in Dallas in 1853
Jun 1 (and every Monday) 5P: "Labor Live at Five" on Facebook at Texas AFL-CIO
Jun 3: National Action Day to pass the HEROES Act. Search for actions near you https://sites.google.com/view/workers-first-caravan/toolkit#h.aks522cyfck1
Jun 20: Poor People's Campaign is planning a virtual Moral March on Washington
