John, 

As early voting has already started in Arizona, a voting plan for you, your family, and your friends is of paramount importance. If you have a mail-in ballot, fill it out as soon as you receive it and send it back; that will stop all of the door knocks and phone calls you’ve been experiencing! If you are going to vote early, locate your polling place and vote as early as you can. With your family and friends, it’s ‘rinse and repeat’! If you need help with any of our endorsed candidates, you can check our AZ AFL-CIO website for that list. 

The AZ AFL-CIO Labor 2024 member-to-member campaign is in full swing, and we have opportunities to get involved, to contribute, to join other volunteers, Union Members, Union Leaders, Community partners who are working every day to Get Out The Vote and talking to our Members about voting for all of our endorsed, Worker friendly candidates! Including Kamala Harris for President, Ruben Gallego for Senate, Yes On 139, and our Congressional and Legislative candidates as well! 

In our efforts to talk to as many of our Union Members as we possibly can, we have partnered with the Nal-Nishii Federation of Labor and President Ervin Jackson, who is Áshįįhí (Salt People) born for the Tódích’íi’nii (Bitter Water Clan), to host a National Indigenous Union Member to Indigenous Union Member phone bank on Monday, November 14th. 

The Nal-NiSHii Federation of Labor is the only AFL-CIO federated body in the country representing indigenous working families in the Navajo Nation region, including miners, power plant workers, and construction workers. The federation advocates for worker training programs and improved job opportunities in the tribal community.

In a recent statement, President Jackson said, "Throughout their careers and on the campaign trail, Vice President Harris and Governor Walz have demonstrated a deep respect for Indigenous peoples, championing our rights, our sovereignty, and our cultural heritage. Trump’s presidency brought land loss, worsened health disparities, and challenges to our sovereignty. Another term under Trump would be devastating."

Our Indigenous Sisters and Brothers who reside on Tribal lands face many challenges in one of all of our most fundamental rights, the Right To Vote!  We must do everything within our power to make sure that every voter from every Tribal Nation gets to exercise their right! 

Click here to view the full statement by President Ervin Jackson. 

In solidarity,

Fred Yamashita

Secretary-Treasurer

Executive Director
Arizona AFL-CIO

✊ Indigenous Union Member Phonebank

We are hosting a phonebank on Indigenous Peoples' Day, Monday, October 14th from indigenous union member to indigenous union member starting at 4 PM and concluding at 7 PM.

During this event, indigenous union members will call fellow indigenous members to get out the vote for key candidates endorsed by working families. W would love to have you join us and be apart of this important effort. 

📞 Daily Phonebanks with Arizona AFL-CIO

The AZ AFL-CIO is hosting daily phonebank sessions to support our labor-endorsed candidates from now until Election Day! Your voice can make a difference in ensuring pro-worker candidates win their races 

When: Daily, now through Election Day 

Time: Flexible shifts available to fit your schedule

Who: Union members, volunteers, and labor allies 

Click on either Phoenix or Tucson to sign up to phonebank!

🚪 Daily Canvasses with Arizona AFL-CIO

The AZ AFL-CIO is hosting daily canvasses to support our labor-endorsed candidates from now until Election Day! Your voice can make a difference in ensuring pro-worker candidates win their races 

When: Daily, now through Election Day 

Time: Flexible shifts available to fit your schedule

Who: Union members, volunteers, and labor allies 

Click on either Phoenix or Tucson to sign up to phonebank!

AZ AFL-CIO Women Wednesday Postcard Writing

We’re hosting a Women's Wednesday Phonebanking Event! This is your chance to bring your union sisters, friends, and family members to our solidarity event to call union women throughout Arizona and share our message of solidarity and empowerment.

When: October 23rd, 2024

Time: Multiple Flexible Shifts ⤵️

AARA Thursday Phonebanks

Join the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans (AARA) for a weekly phonebank! Every Thursday, from now until Election Day (Nov. 5th), you can join virtually or in person at the IUPAT Hall. You'll be calling to other union households and encouraging them to vote for labor-endorsed candidates 

Hombres for Harris Cafecito - Tucson

Join for a Latino Men for Harris cafecito in Tucson! This is a chance to get to together with compadres and talk about the election and how it's impacting Latino Men in Arizona! 

Community Canvass - Saturday, October 12th

Join YES on 139, America Votes partners, and other community members for a community canvass launch with partners across Arizona! We will knock on doors the weekend ballots drop to show that Arizona is fired up and ready to vote!  There will be food, speakers, and snacks to send canvassers off with! 

Fighting for Reproductive Freedom Bus Tour Canvass Launch - 3 Events!

Join the Harris-Walz Fighting for Reproductive Freedom Bus Tour for a canvass launch in Tempe, Phoenix, or the West Valley! Special guests include Former Ambassador Susan Rice, Former U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Planned Parenthood Action Fund CEO Alexis McGill Johnson, Emmy-winning host Lilliana Vazquez, reproductive rights advocate Kate Cox, and more. Learn what’s at stake this election and help us fight for reproductive freedom. 

RSVP Now: 

• Click HERE to Register for Tempe Event 
• Click HERE to register for Phoenix Event 
• Click HERE to register for West Valley Event 

Let's Support Our Florida Communities

This is a difficult time for many, and it’s important that we come together as a community to offer support in any way we can.

LCLAA National, LCLAA Central Florida Chapter, have joined Giving4Hope to help to collect donations for crucial relief items like canned goods, baby formula, and cleanup tools, as well as funds to assist with recovery from potential damage. 

We encourage everyone to lend a helping hand. Your donations can make a significant impact!

Union Events and Action

We want to uplift what you are doing for our members and our community!

Please fill out all the required information to have your Local's event uploaded to our Arizona AFL-CIO website or featured in our next Labor Dispatch. If you have any questions please reach out to Alina Cordoba, Communications & Operations Director at [email protected].

Your Money Is On the Table 

"If you don't have a union, you can't have it."

To Secure Worker Rights, We Must Fix Our Democracy 

"Gerrymandering and the filibuster are holding back wage increases, the right to unionize, and other benefits for workers."

Native Americans in Arizona Could Swing the Election. Activists are Pushing Them to Vote

"Across Arizona, Native American activists are gathering, rallying and registering their communities to vote with an urgent message — they could be the deciding factor in a whisker-thin election."

SEIU Works the South 

"Late last month, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) kicked off the Women Lead: Unions for All organizing summit in Concord, North Carolina, which brought together hundreds of workers from across the country. The summit was part of a $200 million investment by the two million-member union to get out the vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and other pro-worker candidates in downballot races in key swing states, and a springboard to building worker power by 2030."

US Unions Step Up Efforts to Make Case that Trump Is No Friend of Workers 

"Unions have mobilized thousands of members to convince them that Harris is a far better ally than Trump."

Illinois Chemical Firm to Pay $1.3 Million Penalty for Deadly Factor Explosion in 2019

"Four workers – 24-year-old chemist Daniel Nicklas, 29-year-old chemical operator and part-owner Allen Stevens, 53-year-old supervisor and co-owner Byron Biehn, and 57-year-old production supervisor Jeff Cummings – were killed in an explosion and fire at the AB Specialty Silicones factory in May 2019. Three other workers were injured. The explosion also damaged at least five other buildings in the area."

More Black and Latina Women are Leading Unions - and Transforming How They Work 

"The trend has translated into an emphasis on family-friendly benefits like parental leave and health coverage, as well as protections against sexual harassment."

Harris-Walz Campaign Hits the Ground Running in Arizona

"In a meeting with more than a dozen tribal leaders in the battleground state of Arizona, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz vowed that a Kamala Harris administration would keep a seat at the table for tribal nations in Washington, D.C."

Priorities USA, Voto Latino, and Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans Request Rehearing en banc for SB1260 Case 

"On Friday, October 4th, plaintiffs Priorities USA, Voto Latino, and the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans requested a rehearing in a case challenging Arizona Senate Bill 1260. On September 20th, the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court’s decision and restored the bill’s harmful provisions, which could result in the disenfranchisement of Arizona voters in future elections."

Construction Groups Look to Prevent Heat-Related Injuries on the Job

“It was a swelteringly warm day on the Phoenix worksite with temperatures well above 110 degrees Fahrenheit. With heavy machinery and gravity-defying heights, accidents will always happen. Thousands of construction contractors work through these often risky conditions every single day. What local officials are dealing with mostly are now heat-related incidents, and its up to the state to monitor that for a massive industry in the Valley."

AFSCME Members Rally in Tucson to Sound the Alarm on Project 2025

"In front of a giant shredding truck, hundreds of members of AFSCME, the Arizona AFL-CIO and National Nurses United (NNU) joined Pima County District 5 Supervisor Adelita Grijalva, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and others for a rally to defend our freedoms. Speakers at the rally detailed how Trump’s Project 2025 would “shred” Arizonans’ freedoms, crush unions, eliminate overtime protections, repeal the $35 cap on insulin for seniors, end negotiations for lower prescription drug prices, and more."

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