State and Local Political Candidates to Join Teamsters to Register Members to Vote and Educate on Prop 32
(PATTERSON, CA) - On Thursday, Sept. 27 starting at 12 p.m., hundreds of Teamsters will turn out at the CVS warehouse in Patterson, Calif. to register to vote and learn about the threat Proposition 32 represents to their way of life. Union members will be joined by the Patterson Mayor Luis Molina, Jose Hernandez Democratic candidate for Congress in District 10, and Patterson City Council candidates Sheree Lustgarten and Antonio Camacho. Camacho serves as trustee of Teamsters Local 439 in Stockton, Calif.
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Prop 32 is the most recent effort by anti-union forces to strip union members in California of their voice in the political arena. Pushed under the guise of campaign finance reform to "stop special interests," Prop 32 is specifically aimed at crippling unions while allowing corporate special interests to continue their free-wheeling spending through Super PACs.
The rally is part of a 22-day, caravan that is traveling across the state to visit 30 worksites and build on a massive voter registration program spearheaded by Teamsters Joint Council 7 in San Francisco, Calif. Joint Council 7 has already successfully registered 6,000 new Teamster voters leading up to the caravan, and hopes to add to that number while educating members about the dangers of Prop 32.
WHO:
Joint Council 7 representatives
Patterson Mayor Luis Molina
Jose Hernandez, Democratic candidate for Congressional District 10
Antonio Camacho, candidate for Patterson City Council
Sheree Lustgarten, candidate for Patterson City Council
WHAT:
'No on Prop 32' Rally
WHEN:
Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012
12-3 p.m.
WHERE:
CVS Warehouse
2400 Keystone Pacific Parkway
Patterson, Calif. 95363
VISUALS:
Teamsters registering to vote, receiving information on Prop 32, two Teamster trailer trucks at worksite
Contact: Doug Bloch
(510) 333-1179
doug@teamjc7.org
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SOURCE Teamsters Joint Council 7
