AFL-CIO To Deploy 100K Volunteers In GOTV Campaign

The Hill reports:

The AFL-CIO on Friday launched an organizing drive that will aim to connect more than 100,000 volunteers with nearly 8 million voters ahead of November’s midterms.

The mobilization effort is the largest in the history of the labor federation, which represents more than 12.5 million workers. AFL-CIO volunteers will meet with workers in person and send a flurry of texts, phone calls and digital messages in a bid to shore up support for pro-union candidates.

The AFL-CIO aims to translate a wave of organizing around the country and strong public support for unions into political victories in November.

Read the full article. Photo: AFI-CIO president Liz Shuler.