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To launch the Unifor Votes campaign, 64 member organizers trained for canvassing and get-out-the-vote efforts.
Members from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland and Labrador met in Toronto March 27-28 to practice canvassing skills and talk about the major issues facing workers in the union.
These organizers will take on the task of knocking on more than 90,000 Unifor member’s doors over the next four weeks to talk politics and encourage voters to cast their ballots in the April 28 federal election.
“Unifor’s member-to-member campaign is a powerful tool that ensures voters are invited to engage in the election and have a chance to discuss the issues that matter with a peer who truly understands what’s at stake,” said Lana Payne, Unifor National President.
“There’s a reason we don’t sit out elections. If we sit them out then we end up with governments who have no accountability to working people,” said Unifor Executive Assistant to the National President Roxanne Dubois at the meeting. “It’s not an accident that Unifor is one of the most influential unions in Canadian politics right now. Our union was built this way from the beginning. To be democratic, effective, and activist.”
Unifor’s federal election campaign is focused on asking all parties and candidates to protect Canadian jobs and build a strong economy for all workers.
“We build our union one conversation at a time,” continued Unifor National Political Action Representative Erin Harrisson, while walking the organizers through what a typical day on the doors will look.
Member organizers were welcomed to Toronto by Unifor Ontario Regional Director Samia Hashi, who recognized the workers in the room who work in trade-exposed sectors, and the looming, and shifting shadow of tariffs.
Hashi thanked the organizers for their work and encouraged them to widen their participation throughout this and future campaigns, “Unifor makes a difference because members like you show up for canvasses, and in workplace and community events.”
The first step to get involved in the Unifor Votes campaign is to take the Pledge to Vote.
