SEIU Members Boost Voter Rolls in Key Battleground States
SEIU Admin
SEIU members register a voter in Columbus, OH.Hundreds of SEIU members are taking time off their jobs and volunteering after work to boost the voter rolls in their communities, to elect Barack Obama and a pro-worker majority in Congress. Healthcare workers, janitors, child care providers, and others have been on the ground for weeks in battleground states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, Colorado, and Nevada.Alyssa Morgan, a member of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh, took time off her job as a nursing assistant in July to register new voters. She says she’s never seen such a high level of excitement around an election before.
“When I visit neighborhoods, I meet entire households who have never voted,” Morgan said. “But this election is different. People tell me they want to help change our country—they want to get involved. In one neighborhood, people actually left their houses and chased me down to get registration forms.”
By Labor Day, nearly 1,000 SEIU members will be on the ground in 20 states to ensure voters support pro-worker candidates and turn out on Election Day.
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