Union members are “all in” this election season supporting candidates who support the values and actions needed to realize the promise of America; economic and educational opportunity for all; lower costs; upholding broad-based freedoms, including a women’s right to make their own healthcare decisions; and the strengthening, not diminishing, of our voice at work and in our democracy.
The AFT, which has 600,000 members and their families in battleground states, will be hosting a relentless schedule of community forums, town halls, roundtables, and canvassing and door-knocking events over the next two months.
In the News
Sept 2
Press Release: AFT Launches Nationwide Get-Out-the-Vote Election Bus Tour
Multiple Events Will Highlight the Stark Choice Between Economic Progress, Freedom for All and Strengthening Democracy or a Return to a Dark, Divisive, Grievance-Filled Past.
Washington Post: American Federation of Teachers launching election bus tour
The American Federation of Teachers is kicking off a multi-city election bus tour at a Labor Day rally with Vice President Kamala Harris and the group’s president, Randi Weingarten, on Monday in Detroit. The bus tour “will then continue for 63 days, hitting at least 20 states and 30 cities and towns through Election Day,” the AFT said in a press release.
CNN: Harris kicks off fall campaign blitz with Labor Day events in key states
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign held a string of Labor Day-themed events in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Monday, marking the unofficial launch of the fall campaign sprint in the states that will determine the November election.
Itinerary
subject to change
9/2 – Detroit, MI
9/7 – Pittsburgh, PA
9/14 – Las Vegas, NV
TBA – Phoenix, AZ
TBA – Orange County/Los Angeles, CA
TBA – Portland, OR
TBA – Seattle/Tacoma, WA
TBA – Montana
TBA – Fargo, ND
TBA – Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN
TBA – Superior/La Crosse/Milwaukee, WI
TBA – Chicago, IL
TBA – Gary/Hammond, IN
TBA – Western Michigan
TBA – Detroit Metro, MI
TBA – Toledo, OH
TBA – Cleveland, OH
TBA – Columbus, OH
TBA – Cincinnati, OH
TBA – Lexington, KY
TBA – Pittsburgh, PA
TBA – Harrisburg, PA
TBA – Philadelphia, PA
TBA – Scranton, PA
TBA – Syracuse/Utica, NY
TBA – Nashua, NH
TBA – Hartford, CT
TBA – Hudson Valley/Rockland County, NY
TBA – Long Island, NY
TBA – Baltimore, MD
TBA – Northern Virginia
TBA – Raleigh, NC