The 2024 Presidential Election is the most important election of our lifetimes, and it’s important that LiUNA members support candidates that support their interests.
A Fighter for Infrastructure and Good Jobs!
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- Announced historic investment in lead pipe service line removal that will invest in good union jobs restoring drinking water.
- Advocated for strong wages and unveiled the final Davis Bacon rule to modernize and strengthen prevailing wages on federal infrastructure investment.
- Played a critical role in rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, investing in good-paying union jobs, bringing manufacturing back to America, lowering prescription drug costs, and raising wages.
- Cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate for the Inflation Reduction Act, paving the way for green energy projects built by union members.
Champion of Union Rights!
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- Leading the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, where she championed new worker organizing and training to create pathways to good union jobs.
- Introduced as a U.S. Senator legislation to extend overtime rights and guarantee new minimum wage rights for agricultural workers.
- Vigorously advocated for workers’ freedom to form or join a union and strongly supported the PRO Act in the Senate to reform broken labor laws.
- Introduced the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights to guarantee domestic workers protections against harassment and discrimination, meal breaks, a guaranteed minimum wage, and overtime pay.
- Stood with striking workers and walked the picket line in 2019 with the UAW at the GM facility near Reno, Nevada.
Building an Economy that Works and Protecting Pensions!
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- Casting the tie-breaking vote for the American Rescue Act which restored our economy and saved the pensions of more than a million union workers and retirees.
- Championing a first of its kind affordable housing plan that will invest in more housing to help reduce the strain of housing costs on families.
- Heading the Administration’s efforts to increase access to affordable child care and expand the child tax credit.
- Standing up to anti-union forces to protect pensions as the Attorney General of California.
- Cracking down on corporate greed, Tackled Wage Theft, and took on the Big Banks after the 2008 financial crisis to deliver relief for struggling homeowners while AG of California.
Walz Delivered for Working Men and Women!
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- Passed the largest bipartisan infrastructure bill in Minnesota history, putting LIUNA members to work repairing roads, bridges, fire stations and water treatment plants, and upgrading housing for veterans.
- Helped make sure that the transition to renewable energy creates good union jobs while also supporting the traditional energy sector
- Enacted tough wage theft rules to protect workers' paychecks.
- Led the fight for guaranteed paid family medical leave and paid sick days.
- Lowered the cost of insulin to $35 per month for many Minnesotans.
Walz is Committed to Union Rights!
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- Walz barred non-compete clauses and prohibited employers from holding anti-union captive audience meetings.
- He strengthened labor protections for meatpacking workers and Amazon warehouse employees.
- He advocated for the collective bargaining power of teachers’ unions, including allowing bargaining over educator-to-student classroom ratios.
- Walz created a statewide council to improve conditions for nursing home workers.
The Michigan U.S. Senate race is one of the most important in the country. Elissa Slotkin has a strong track record as a pro-worker candidate who supports their interests and improved investment in good-paying jobs.
A Commitment to Getting the Job Done – Passing Groundbreaking Legislation
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- Lowering drug costs, including capping insulin at $35 per month for seniors and allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug costs.
- Passing laws to make microchips in the U.S. and bring good-paying manufacturing jobs back to Michigan.
- Delivered funds for local highway and bridge repairs, lead pipe replacement, home repairs for seniors and low-income residents in Detroit, and more.
- Secured $1.3 million in funding to support the Lansing Police Department’s hiring of social workers.
- Expanding Voting Rights and protecting democracy as a co-sponsor of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
What’s at Stake
Republicans have a clear roadmap for a second Trump presidency – Project 2025. Project 2025 is a blueprint, written by Republican allies, for an extremist takeover of our government which would give unprecedented new powers to the office of the president, gutting checks and balances, and threatening our personal freedoms.
Project 2025 proposes:
- Repeal of prevailing wages
- Cutting overtime pay for millions of workers
- Banning use of project labor agreements
- Reclassifying federal workers to take away union rights
Make Your Voice Heard
Check Your Voter Registration!
Voters can register any day up to and including November 5, 2024, online and in person at their local election office. Information about where to register to vote can be found by clicking the button below.
Vote Early or By Mail
Any registered voter in Michigan has the right to vote early in person at an early voting site for statewide and federal elections in which they are eligible. Early voting locations and absentee ballot request forms can be found by clicking the button below.
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