UE POLITICAL
ACTION

2004
Presidential Election

VISIBILITY:
• "Dump Bush" buttons
• Get Out the Vote stickers

THE DRIVE TO
TURN OUT THE VOTE:

INFO: UE's National Officers on the Drive to Election Day ...

INFO: HOW WE'RE GOING TO DUMP BUSH: A Rank-and-File Checklist

FLIER: Tell President Bush and Vice President Cheney: 'You're Fired!' (pdf)

FLIER: If You Work in Manufacturing: Ten Reasons to "Dump Bush!" (pdf)

FLIER: If You Work in the Public Sector: Ten Reasons to "Dump Bush!" (pdf)

FLIER: If you Voted for George Bush in 2000, Is This What You Voted For? (pdf)

FLIER: ENOUGH! Dump Bush! - In English • In Spanish (pdf)

VOTER REGISTRATION:

INFO: Open Letter to UE Members from UE's National Officers

INFO: UE Voter Registration Checklist

INFO: Voter Registration Deadlines and Information for UE Members
[Adobe PDF Version]

FLIER: Three Good Reasons to Register to Vote
[Adobe PDF Version]

FLIER: Why Register to Vote? To Dump Bush!
[Adobe PDF Version]

UE Policy: The Crisis Facing Working People Requires Rank-and-File Political Action

UE Policy: Report of the Policy Action Committee

BONUS FLIER: Fools Rule When You Don't Vote

Back to UE
Political
Action

United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE)

September 14, 2004

The overriding objective of the labor movement between now and Election Day (Tuesday, November 2) is the removal of George W. Bush from office. Four years of Bush and Cheney have been a disaster for working people. To allow four more years of this regime would be an unconscionable failure of leadership.

More than a year ago, in August 2003, rank-and-file delegates to the UE 68th Convention adopted a far-reaching statement that called on the union “at all levels to mobilize the membership and work with our allies to remove George Bush from office.” Now is the time to act.

Please review the enclosed packet of information (listed at left). Use the enclosed Checklist to plan your leaflet distribution and other activities. We especially encourage all UE locals to make maximum use of the half-sheet leaflet entitled “Dump Bush!” (in English • in Spanish) during the final week before Election Day, the week beginning Monday, October 25. This final distribution should be organized to maximize voter turnout. Combined with the buttons and stickers already circulating, these materials should go a long way to getting the rank-and-file message across.

For regular updates, visit the UE web page at www.ranknfile-ue.org. Add your name and the names of other UE leaders in your local to the UE Action Alert email system. Enrollment may be done at the UE web page. Please contact your District leadership, UE staff person or the UE Washington Office at 703-299-5120 or uewashington@erols.com with questions or to brainstorm how you might work to spread the word about the need to “Dump Bush!” on November 2. Don’t forget to report your activities to the UE News at uenews@ranknfile-ue.org.

We cannot over-emphasize the importance of this effort.