The elections this year come down to a choice between leaders who will stand with working people or those whose right-wing agenda will choke off economic recovery and put corporations back in the driver’s seat. With that said, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka outlined plans for an aggressive and massive mobilization of working people this Labor Day weekend and for the fall election. During a press conference this morning at the AFL-CIO, Trumka also announced the federation will run TV and radio ads Labor Day weekend in key markets around Major League Baseball games, NASCAR, and college football games. Click headline to read more>>

Milwaukee AFT Local 2169 member Ashleigh Lund says she hopes that President Obama’s Labor Day appearance with AFL-CIO President AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka at the annual Laborfest "can spur people to get to the voting booths in support of worker friendly candidates this November…I am excited because this shows me that the rights of workers are still important to Obama." Click on the headline to read more>>

How badly do we need our elected leaders to come off their extended vacations and get to work stimulating the economy and creating real jobs? Take a look at two items in the news. First, bankruptcy filings nationwide reached their highest level in five years between April and June, up 11 percent from the same period in 2009. For the fiscal year that ended June 30, consumer bankruptcies jumped 21 percent, to 1.51 million, from the previous year.Click the headline to read more>>

Labor Day Picnic September 6th, 12-4pm, Delaveaga Park in Santa Cruz. $15.00

Monterey Bay Central Labor Council Efforts for John Laird for State Senate

1. Member to Member: Phoning Union Voters from the MBCLC in Salinas, 6-8 PM, Monday through Thursday, 6/14 – 6/17. Help phone union voters for John Laird, from the MBCLC office, 931 E. Market St, Salinas, CA 93905. For more information, call Glen Schaller, MBCLC Political Coordinator, at 831-325-8575 or political@mbclc.org.
2. Join other union activists in labor walks for John Laird at 10 AM on Saturday, 6/19 in Watsonville    Read More>>.

Political action and endorsement of candidates are a natural part of union activity. As union members we live in the neighborhoods, worry about the community and understand how teamwork makes life better for us and others. There is terrific power in pulling our diverse backgrounds and viewpoints together to endorse candidates that, if elected, will carry our priorities forward.

After careful consideration, we have endorsed John Laird for Senate District 15. John Laird has been a longtime champion of labor with strong labor voting record in the State Assembly, as measured by the California Labor Federation.