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Georgia members: We need your vote again!

Brothers and sisters from Georgia: We urge you to answer the call again & vote in both Georgia U.S. Senate runoff elections on Jan. 5, 2021. The balance of power in the U.S. Senate is at stake. Why does that matter to carpenters? It's all about Carpenter Economics: https://youtu.be/rkTMnQpevL4

The UBC has endorsed Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock because they support issues important to union carpenters, such as prevailing wage, union apprenticeships and pandemic relief for the middle class.

REV. WARNOCK SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO GEORGIA UNION CARPENTERS IN THIS MESSAGE: https://youtu.be/BXHe9X-kMEk

JON OSSOFF OFFERS THIS MESSAGE SPECIFICALLY TO GEORGIA UNION CARPENTERS: https://youtu.be/V4iY4VBPv4Y
 

Hear from UBC members from around the country who have a message for their Georgia brothers and sisters regarding this election...

Minnesota: https://youtu.be/jhaLu9hkl0E
Louisiana: https://youtu.be/HGV0HVrSCIo
North Carolina: https://youtu.be/2Q4erME6tlc
Montana: https://youtu.be/gHmNuyzKUdA
Connecticut: https://youtu.be/UxPEm1Qvh6Q
Alabama: https://youtu.be/Rfypk1EJdls
Michigan: https://youtu.be/K_14mbniBd4
New York City: https://youtu.be/WBn3BSwy_CE
Massachusetts: https://youtu.be/XmAfwcDdE4k
Tennessee: https://youtu.be/FXukrmqihds
Florida: https://youtu.be/WMAtfE4t_H4
California: https://youtu.be/qHLIWgK4SQo

Florida 1 EN ESPANOL: https://youtu.be/ckh12GAj0qA
Florida 2 EN ESPANOL: https://youtu.be/4OHNrQbm-As
New York City: https://youtu.be/TjtgG_YYUms
Alabama: https://youtu.be/AzRAxvGHb5I
New York City: https://youtu.be/e_7307IZCLU
California: https://youtu.be/SmWx-AkpaUk
New Hampshire: https://youtu.be/J9LMAQE1Ibk
Massachusetts: https://youtu.be/KbC_J6q64uo

In the November general election, the majority of SECRC-endorsed state legislators from Tennessee and Georgia - both Republicans and Democrats - WON! Let's keep that streak going. Make a plan to vote. Early in-person voting is already underway! Click here to learn more about that: https://georgia.gov/early-voting.

On January 5, please vote in person. Click here for more info about where to vote: https://georgia.gov/vote-election-day.

 
BOOTS ON THE GROUND...
We are hard at work ensuring that the voice of the union carpenter is heard. 

In Atlanta, two political action days were held for the Ossoff & Warnock campaigns. On December 12, nine member volunteers planted 180 signs. Many thanks to (pictured, left to right: Tammy Tatum (Local 225), Ricky Williams (Local 256), Brett A Hulme (Local 256), Mark Brown (Local 225), Rigo Davilla (Local 225), Daniel Hicks (Local 225), Bo Garrett (Local 225), Vincente Rumbo (Local 225), Orlando Franquez (Local 225) and Mungu Sanchez from the Eastern Atlantic Carpenters Regional Council.

The following week, on December 19, 15 members volunteered and lit dropped to more than 300 doors!  Many thanks to Local 225 members (pictured left to right): Tammy Tatum, Arnulfo Zapata, Ainsworth Byfield, Rigo Davilla, Francisco Chico, Daniel Hicks, Bo Garrett, Mark Brown, Brett A Hulme (Local 256), Orlando Franquez, Trammel Winchester, Vincente Rumbo, Quintavcy Harris, (not pictured) Marc Moore, and Eleuterio Pedro Medranol.

In Savannah, eight members volunteered for Local 256’s Get Out the Vote (GOTV) political activity on Tuesday December 15. These volunteers stuffed, labeled, sealed, and stamped 200 letters, and also made 132 phone calls to fellow Georgia union carpenters. Many thanks to (pictured left to right): Tim Grayson (retired), Vernon Reffitt, Mark Imbrigiotta, Sean Pressburg (apprentice), Meddy Settles, Bonnie Bordeaux (retired), Rick Wilson, and Brett A Hulme (not pictured).

In Augusta, 12 members volunteered for Local 283’s Get Out the Vote (GOTV) political activity on Thursday December 17.  These volunteers stuffed, labeled, sealed, and stamped 1300 letters, and also made 102 phone calls to fellow Georgia union carpenters. Many thanks to Local 283 members Graham Yoch, Coley Couch, William Harris, Al Farrer, Don Solki, Charles Hodge, Quenton Lanham, Seth Serrano, Pat Garner, Dave Goodwin (retired), Dan Morris, and Brett A. Hulme (256). It was truly a great night!


Questions? Contact the Southeastern Council's Political Director, Brett Hulme at bhulme@secarpenters.org or 404-293-3596.

 

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