As a lifelong activist, I have spent a lot of time talking with voters about the state of our nation’s democracy. From mid-cycle partisan redistricting efforts to the clear erosion of federal checks and balances, many voters have expressed that partisan politics turn them off and they would rather sit out elections entirely

As President of the Philadelphia AFL-CIO, I represent 110 different local unions and over 150,000 union members. Like any family, we don’t agree on everything. However, there are some core values that every single union member holds near and dear. We believe in dignity at work, family-sustaining wages for all workers, and in the right to collectively bargain. We also believe that voting is a civic duty for all Americans, no matter what political party you belong to.

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