Thursday October 26, 2006

Pennsylvania’s Largest GOTV Push Begins Saturday

More Than 750 Union Members to Go Door-to-Door

Harrisburg, Pa: This Saturday, October 28th, more than 750 union members and candidates across Pennsylvania will knock on thousands of doors as part of what is the single largest Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) effort in the state. Congressional candidates, Pennsylvania State Legislative candidates, and union leaders will join union members in talking to working families about the economic issues that are top-shelf priorities for voters this November.

Each Saturday since August, an average of 700 walkers across Pennsylvania knocked on 175,000 doors. Additionally, canvassers with Working America, the AFL-CIO’s community affiliate, are knocking on 2,225 doors each day in an effort to engage more working families in the electoral process. The GOTV effort is part of a Pennsylvania and nationwide AFL-CIO midterm election voter mobilization, which is dedicated to engaging more than 1.4 million voters in Pennsylvania and 13 million voters nationwide.

Walks are happening all over Pennsylvania. Bob Casey for US Senate, will join union volunteers in Johnstown. USW President Leo Gerard, Secretary-Treasurer Jim English, District 10 Director John DeFazio will join Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President William George and union members in Wheatland, Mercer County, PA, In Pittsburgh, Jason Altmire, for US Congress will walk with Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, County Executive Dan Onorato and Allegheny County Central Labor Council President Jack Shea.

WHO: Bob Casey, for US Senate, Leo Gerard, President and Jim English, Secretary-Treasurer of the United Steelworkers, Bill George, President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, Jason Altmire, for US Congress, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, Allegheny County Labor Council President Jack Shea, labor leaders across Pennsylvania, and union volunteers

WHAT: Union member-to-member GOTV canvassing

WHEN: 9:00AM.

WHERE: 30 locations across Pennsylvania including:

JOHNSTOWN

Bob Casey

USW District Office

519 Somerset

Johnstown, PA

MERCER COUNTY

Leo Gerard, Bill George

USW Local 1016

107 Broadway Ave

Wheatland, (Mercer County) PA

PITTSBURGH

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, Jason Altmire for Congress, President Jack Shea

USW Headquarters

60 Boulevard of the Allies

Pittsburgh, PA

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