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Safer way to GOTV!
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how CSEA does many things, union members were still getting out the vote for our union’s endorsed candidates as Election Day neared.
CSEA members got the chance to meet with endorsed candidates and union leaders and activists during recent, socially distanced drive- through information days.
Other union activists worked to get out the vote through social
media, virtual meetings and making telephone calls to voters in battleground states in support of electing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
In the Southern Region, CSEA activists joined other area labor unions to support State Sen. Pete Harckham for re-election during an in-person event at which participants wore masks.
CSEA leaders also urged members to serve as poll workers.
Monroe County Clerk Jamie Romeo, who is running for a full term and is endorsed by CSEA, speaks with union members at a recent CSEA Western Region drive-through information day.
New York State Senate 50th District candidate John Mannion, right, meets with a CSEA member during a recent Central Region drive-through information day.
Monroe County Local President James D’Amico distributes lawn signs in support of Monroe County Clerk Jamie Romeo.
Westchester County Unit President Karen Pecora shows her support for for State Sen. Pete Harckham’s re-election during a labor rally outside the UA Local 21 Plumbers & Steamfitters hall in Peekskill.
CSEA Political Action Coordinator Josh Schick hands out Biden/Harris signs to members at a recent Central Region drive-through information day.
Tedra Cobb, CSEA’s endorsed candidate for the 21st Congressional District, meets virtually with CSEA activists during a “Meet the Candidate” Zoom event co-hosted by the union’s Capital and Central regions.
Southern Region President Anthony Adamo, during a labor rally for state Sen. Pete Harckham held at the UA Local 21 Plumbers & Steamfitters hall in Peekskill, pledges CSEA support for Harckham and praises his pro-union record.
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