Neil Struthers Chief Executive
Officer
Santa Clara & San Benito
Building Trades Council
“Your Vote is your Voice”
Hello;
My name is Neil Struthers and I am the Chief Executive Officer of
the Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building & Construction
Trades Council.
The Council represents approximately 35,000 union construction workers and
on behalf of all of them I want to welcome you to our site.
In this site you will find educational material and messages of public
officials on the many issues that affect working families.
It is my hope that you find this site …www.LaborVote.org useful and you
visit us again.
As I said in the beginning of this message, “Your Vote is your Voice”
and I also think that your voice not only should be heard but should be
loud as well.
That’s why we have put together this material in which you will find the
proper tools to express yourself in the different political levels of the
United States system, at the federal, state and most importantly the local
level.
“Freedom
is not Free” and we must make sure that the brothers and sisters that
paid the ultimate price for it are not taken for granted. “The right to vote
is not a privilege…it is a responsibility”…Vote Loud…Vote Proud…Vote!
Ask
people to describe themselves and one of the first things most people say
is their occupation. Physiologists will argue that your occupation is what
you do not who you are. Truth is all of us are much more that just
workers.
We are
complex people with different beliefs and interests. We have different
family situations, different religions, and different personal and
community interests. All of these influence our decision making, including
when we vote this November.
This
site was created to give you the opportunity to educate yourself on where
each of the candidates stands on issues. We hope that you do that. While
you are asking candidates about issues of importance to you include
questions about workers issues. Ask about Prevailing wage, overtime pay,
replacement workers, worker safety, right to collectively bargain,
and any other issue related to your ability to maintain and improve your
current standard of living.
I think
the reason most of us include our occupation when we describe ourselves is
that we understand that our ability to achieve and maintain a good standard
of living is fundamental in our ability to support our beliefs to our
family and in our community. Every decision you make on election day has
the potential to effect your ability to maintain and improve your current
standard of living, make sure you understand how before casting your vote.
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Election Day
November 3, 2009
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Saturday 9:00 am
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