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)

June, 2004

To: UE Members Everywhere

With every day that brings us closer to Election Day 2004, there’s a growing recognition among working people that Tuesday, November 2 will be a pivotal event in our nation’s history. Together we can remove from office the most anti-worker administration of our lifetime.

Our August 2003 National Convention recognized the significance of the coming elections, when your delegates adopted a resolution entitled “The Crisis Facing Working People Requires Rank-and-File Political Action.” Spontaneous applause greeted the reading of the first resolve: “Calls on the union at all levels to mobilize the membership and work with our allies to remove George Bush from office in the November 2004 election.”

Delegates to that convention also adopted a Policy Action plan making the removal of George W. Bush our top political action priority, approving a voter registration campaign and other efforts to accomplish that task. To that end, your local and district officers have already received Voter Action Packets containing sample leaflets and voter-registration information. We urge you to get involved in this effort and work closely with your local.

Help out by registering to vote, assisting co-workers, family and friends to register, taking part in union-sponsored “Dump Bush!” activities, and — most important of all — voting on November 2 to protect your job, your family and your union.

We recognize that the record of the Democratic candidate has not always matched up with UE policy. However, he gives us the best opportunity to achieve the all-important goal of removing the Bush-Cheney regime — and interrupting the corporate attacks on our jobs, quality of life and union. Your vote on November 2 will be action on behalf of your future.

In Solidarity,

John H. Hovis
General President

Bruce J. Klipple
General Secretary-Treasurer

Robert B. Kingsley
Director of Organization