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, is hosting a relentless schedule of community forums, town halls, roundtables, and canvassing and door-knocking events over the next two months.
Playlist: Voices from the AFT Votes Bus Tour
Alicia Keys, and LeVar Burton join Randi Weingarten at Philly Canvass
AFT Getting Out the Vote for Alsobrooks in Maryland
AFT Gets Out the Vote in Wilkes Barre, PA
AFT Supports Common Ground over Chaos in Long Island, NY
Public Service Loan Forgiveness with Harris-Walz
2024 Election: Hope, Freedom, and Opportunity Are on the Ballot
Ingram: Seventeen days left
Librarians as Political Pawns
Slotkin: Michigan Wants Problem Solvers
Labor Supports Sen. Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown Stands with Healthcare Workers
End Gerrymandering in Ohio
Haircuts and Votes in Milwaukee
Getting Out Young Voters in Milwaukee
Illinois Educators are Helping Wisconsin Go Blue
AFT Retirees Get Out the Vote in Wisconsin
Pam Campbell: Fair Maps Mean Hope in Wisconsin
Minnesota Educators rally behind Tim Walz
AFT Members are Getting Out the Vote!
Activist sees youth enthusiasm in the election in PA
Weingarten: Walz understands us
Weingarten: Kamala knows policy - Pittsburgh, PA
Brendan Walsh: Unions knocking on 500,000 doors in AZ
Weingarten: Muñoz win in Oregon changes everything
Lesly Muñoz: Why they call me a dangerous radical.
Evelyn DeJesus: There is No Time to Waste - Phoenix, AZ
Jeff Doshna: Harris Walz will alleviate student debt
Tamie Cline: Hospital safe staffing wouldn't have happened without the right people elected
Marquis Smalls: Educators will lead the way in the election
Misty Talerico: Knocking so i don't lose my rights - Tillamook, OR
Durann Thompson: Harris-Walz for we the people
Allison Seymour: Why i'm doorknocking
Rainah Chambliss: College students will feel dIfference with Harris Walz
DeJesus: 17 days and 5 states getting out the vote (so far)
Weingarten: Election comes down to us and the doors - Pittsburgh, PAUpdates from the tour
National
NBC News: Harris allies seek to keep the 'Biden coalition' in the fold
MD
Photos: AFTvotes in Prince George's County, MD
DC
Photos: AFTvotes Bus Tour in Washington, DC
PA
Photos: AFTvotes in Philadelphia
Photos: AFTvotes in Pittsburgh, PA
Photos: AFTvotes in Erie, PA
Photos: AFTvotes in Scranton, PA
NC
Photos: AFTvotes in Charlotte, NC
NH
Photos: AFTvotes in Nashua, NH
NY
MI
Photos: AFTvotes in La Crosse, MI
Photos: AFTvotes in Michigan: Metro Detroit Labor Rally
Photos: AFTvotes in Taylor, MI
Photos: AFTvotes in Ypsilanti, MI
Photos: AFTvotes in Detroit: Elissa Slotkin Campaign Event
Gary, IN
Chicago Crusader: Early Voting brings Democrat’s top of ticket candidates to Gary
Thursday, Jennifer McCormick, candidate for Indiana Governor and Valerie McCray, candidate for the U.S. Senate Democratic met voters at the Harris-Walz Campaign Headquarters in Gary. McCray shook hands with voters outside of the Main Branch of the Gary Public Library, Gary’s Early Voting site. McCormick was also in Gary the next day, Friday, where her campaign has support from the Gary Teachers Union – AFT Local 4. McCormick is the former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction. Gary was one of the stops on the AFT national office’s get-out-the-vote bus tour. The bus tour is stopping in 69 cities across America.
Columbus, OH
Photos: AFTvotes in Columbus, OH
Chicago, IL
Kenosha and Milwaukee, WI
Photos: AFTvotes in Kenosha and Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Photos: AFTvotes in Minneapolis
Yakima, WA
Photos: AFTvotes in Yakima, WA
The Stand: AFT Leaders to rally In Yakima for democracy
AFT Washington will be holding a rally for democracy and election activity in Yakima on Sunday, September 22nd at noon, as part of the AFT’s 20-state #AFTvotes – Real Solutions For A Better Life bus tour. Leaders of the 1.8 million-member AFT are touring the country to get out the vote and highlight the pivotal issues facing the United States in November. In Yakima, the tour stop will include a rally with speakers Randi Weingarten, President of the AFT, Evelyn DeJesus, Executive Vice President of the AFT, April Sims, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO and several local and community leaders.
CA
Photos: AFTvotes in Fresno, CA
Photos: AFTvotes in Commerce, CA
Photos: AFTvotes in Costa Mesa, CA
‘Everyone has a voice’: Why you should register to vote
There are just 48 days left until the 2024 Presidential election, and with Sept. 17 being National Voter Registration Day, organizers were out urging community members to register to vote. Members with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) were out in front of Fresno City Hall this morning to encourage residents to register.
Las Vegas, NV
Phoenix, AZ
Video: There is No Time to Waste
Photos: AFTvotes in Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Video: Kamala Knows Policy
Photos: Working Families Canvass Kick-Off, Pittsburgh
Photos: AFL-CIO Canvass Kick-Off, Pittsburgh
Photos: Fighting for Public Education Bus Tour, Pittsburgh
Detroit, MI
Youtube Short: AFT Launches AFTvotes Bus Tour on Labor Day
Detroit AFTvotes Bus Tour Kickoff
Launch
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 – Phoenix, AZ
9/15 – Las Vegas, NV
9/16 – Orange County/Los Angeles, CA
9/17 – Fresno, CA
9/18 - San Francisco, CA
9/21 – Portland, OR
9/22 – Yakima, WA
9/24 – Missoula, MT
9/28 – Anoka-Hennepin, MN
10/1 – Minnesota/St. Paul, MN
10/2 – River Falls/Eau Claire, WI
10/3 – Madison, WI
10/4 – Milwaukee, WI
10/5 – Racine, WI
10/10 – Chicago, IL
10/11 – Chicago, IL and Gary, IN
10/12 – Cleveland, OH
10/14 – Columbus, OH
10/15 – Lexington, KY and Cincinnati, OH
10/16 – Rawson, OH and Toledo, OH
10/17 – Detroit, MI
10/18 – Grand Rapids, MI
10/19 – Detroit, MI
10/20 – Detroit, MI
10/23 – Utica, NY
10/24 – Scranton, Wilkes Barre, PA
10/26 – Nashua, NH
10/28 – Buffalo, NY
10/29 – Erie, PA
10/30 – Pittsburgh, PA
11/1 – Allentown, PA
11/2 – Philadelphia, PA
11/3 – Plymouth Meeting, PA and Mt. Holly, NJ
11/4 – Alsobrooks, MD