Last night, as the Republicans ended their convention, union volunteers across the country reached out to fellow members to get them ready for the fall election season.
More than 10,000 union members got together at 150 locations in key states around the nation, and they hit the streets with a message about Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain and the change the country needs. More than 200,000 union households nationwide got visits last night.
The best opportunity America's working people have to get ahead economically is by uniting to bargain with their employers for better wages and benefits. Some 60 million U.S. workers would join a union if they could—but can't because current labor laws are broken. That's why we're urging passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.
We're the 2.1 million union members who are veterans of military service. We respect John McCain's service—and urge him to respect ours. But McCain has opposed increased funding for veterans health care and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Find out about McCain's record on veterans issues here.
