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Political Action
At the New York New Jersey Joint Board, one of the ways we fight for positive change in our communities is by supporting elected officials who demonstrate a committment to the issues that are most important to us: the right to organize unions without harassment or intimdation, economic dignity (including a living wage, affordable healthcare and retirement), safe and available housing and transportation, quality education, just immigration policy, and equal opportunity for all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or country of origin.
When we find candidates who support these values (or who unfortunately oppose them), we take to the phones and to the streets, encouraging fellow union members to participate in the political process.
To read more about the political work we do, please read through the Political Action News below:
Political Action News
Heldrich Center Workers Celebrate Election Night with NJ Democratic Leaders
November 4, 2008 - On election night, leaders from the New Jersey Democratic Party gathered at the Heldrich Center to participate in the making of history, as Barack Obama was elected this country's first African-American President.
Statement from UNITE HERE General President Bruce Raynor on Obama Victory
November 4, 2008, New York: Barack Obama’s victory is a victory for working people across this country. Regardless of race, gender, religion, ethnicity, immigration status, sexual orientation – all working people have taken a giant step forward today.
Barack has renewed our faith in what is possible for those who are trying to stay in the middle class and for those who are seeking to become a part of the middle class.
With great vision, he talked with us about what he wants to accomplish for the American people. And with great candor, he called for every person to become engaged in the effort.
NY-NJ Joint Board Members Get Out the Vote
October 25, 2008: NY-NJ Regional Joint Board Members hit the streets in Newark and Bayonne, NJ today for the third consecutive Saturday as part of their effort to mobilize fellow union members to vote in the Presidential election on November 4th.
To date, over 40 members from each of the union's three divisions (manufacturing, retail
UNITE HERE Members Rally at NJ Labor for Obama Event
October 10, 2008: New York New Jersey Regional Joint Board members, together with members of the Teamsters, UFCW, AFSCME, the NJ Laborers, SEIU, the Carpenters, the Plumbers and RWDSU rallied today in support of Senator Barack Obama for President.
Dennis Brooks, a Local 96 member from the Hilton Newark Penn Station, addressed the crowd about his reasons for supporting the Obama-Biden ticket.
Obama and McCain Tax Proposals
From washingtonpost.com:
According to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center, a joint project of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are both proposing tax plans that would result in cuts for most American families. Obama's plan gives the biggest cuts to those who make the least, while McCain would give the largest cuts to the very wealthy. For the approximately 147,000 families that make up the top 0.1 percent of the income scale, the difference between the two plans is stark. While McCain offers a $269,364 tax cut, Obama would raise their taxes, on average, by $701,885 - a difference of nearly $1 million.
