| Mobilizing for a strong voice in government and politics is how the workers who build America have a say in the issues that affect their lives. |
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| Through political action, LIUNA members can fight for policies that create good, family supporting jobs, safe workplaces, access to health care, retirement security and the very freedom to join a union. |
| For LIUNA leaders and members, being politically active is a responsibility and part of the work we do everyday, not just on Election Day, to stand up for each other, our families and our communities. |
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| LIUNA informs members about the positions of all candidates-Democrat, Republican or Independent-and works to mobilize for candidates who are committed to working people. |
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LIUNA is implementing a perpetual political education and mobilization effort not just to elect candidates, but to hold them accountable every day once they are elected.
We are working to increase member activism and involvement through every means available, including communication and organizing at the local, regional and national levels. |
| Elected delegates to the union’s 2006 convention resolved to increase resources for political action through efforts to increase voluntary contributions and to require every Local Union to develop and implement an active voter registration and get-out-the-vote program. |
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| Historically, LIUNA has been a leader in political action. |
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| During the 2008 election cycle, LIUNA mobilized like never before. Thousands of volunteers knocked on countless doors around the country while LIUNA placed nearly a half-million phone calls and sent nearly 1 million pieces of mail to inform our members about issues and candidates. |
| Over the past 10 years, LIUNA’s political fund has been among the top 10 federal political action committees in the country, totaling $2.5 million in each election cycle to elect candidates who will work for LIUNA members. |
| Members take their donations seriously-every $5,000 collected through members’ voluntary contributions represents an average of 200,000 hours of their hard work. |
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