IATSE President Matthew Loeb Urges Members To Vote For Candidates Who Support Workers’ Rights & To Contribute To Union’s Political Action Committee
deadline.comIATSE president Matthew Loeb is urging his members to get out and vote in the upcoming midterm elections and to contribute to the union’s political action committee, which overwhelmingly supports Democratic candidates for federal office.
In the past three presidential races, IATSE has endorsed Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Federal Election Commission records show that Loeb has donated $1,500 to the IATSE PAC, which has raised $340,000 so far in this election cycle. “We are now faced with yet another of the most consequential elections in our history this November,” Loeb wrote in his latest newsletter. “Those we elect will decide the fate of legislation on reproductive rights in the immediate and impact the course of history in our fight for human rights.
In the face of a direct attack on personal freedoms, it’s easy to conclude that voting isn’t enough, and rather that entire institutions need to be rebuilt.
That may be, but we know lives will be impacted before that, and to abstain from voting is to forgo one of the few immediate means of protection for ourselves and our kin. “That is why I ask you to take this fight – and all other fights before working people – to the ballot box this November as we continue to strive for a representative government that reflects our values and acts upon our ideals. “The IATSE will never stop fighting against the threats facing our members, whether they come from employers, anti-worker politicians, or judges out of touch with the will of the people.
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