UAW Local 869 C.A.P. Committee

Michigan database please take a look https://webapps.sos.state.mi.us/mivote/

Michigan Voter Information Center

http://www.michigandems.com/page/2012-caucus-site-locations.html

2012 Caucus Site Locations « Michigan Democratic Party Please note: this list of caucus sites is provisional – please send updates or corrected information to [email protected].

http://www.uaw.org/page/2012-uaw-national-community-action-program

2012 UAW National Community Action Program | UAW

http://www.uaw.org/articles/video-president-obamas-speech-2012-uaw-community-action-program-conference-0

Video: President Obama's speech to the 2012 UAW Community Action Program Conference | UAW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-81xuNzAj4&feature=player_embedded

President Clinton Addresses UAW - March 1, 2012

UAW Local 869 CAP Committee

UAW V-CAP investing in our future
The UAW cannot use union dues to directly support federal candidates and, in an ever-increasing number of states, any candidate for public office. Our only means of monetary support for many labor-friendly candidates is voluntary political contributions from UAW members to UAW V-CAP (our union’s political action fund).
Members can contribute to V-CAP in multiple ways. Many of our contracts have “check off” which allows for direct contribution to V-CAP through payroll deduction. Members and retirees can also give to V-CAP directly with a check. Either way, a modest contribution of $10 a month comes to about 33 cents a day and allows our union to support candidates who support our values.

We must stop the Right-to-Work Campaign
As most of you know by now, the National Right-to-Work Legal Defense Foundation has targeted Michigan. Their strategists believe that if the Foundation can get a Right-to-Work initiative passed in Michigan, a union state, and like Indiana that they can sweep through the rest of the nation with ease.
While we will fight tooth and nail to defeat this anti-worker campaign wherever or whenever it crops up, we believe our best defense is to avoid a battle altogether by keeping this heinous initiative out off the hands of local, statewide and nationally elected officials. To accomplish this task we need all the help we can secure from true trade unionists. We are looking forward to the up coming election in 2012 and we need all boots on the ground we will develop a list of interested and active volunteers to keep the union movement alive. I strongly urge all members of our local to cooperate with us in a collaborating effort to spread the word and help build our V-CAP program. We are looking for individuals who want to protect their income, retirement, and other benefits and defeat this force from the Republican party. We hope to find volunteers within our local to help us as well as the leadership and appointed personnel to help safeguard their union and its membership. We must support candidates that support the working men and women of the UAW.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFlw_onuyMI&feature=related

Red to Blue Announcement Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi introduces our first round of 2012 Red to Blue candidates.

Democrats can take the House.

Michael Steele on MSNBC Jan. 20, 2012 Michael Steele says Democrats could take back the House.