Claim: Arlene Holt Baker was the director of the AFL-CIO's Voice@Work campaign which worked to build community support for union organizing efforts, and eventually became the Democratic Party of California's first vice chairwoman.
Evidence: Holt Baker's primary duty as Sweeney's assistant, however, was as director of the AFL-CIO's Voice@Work campaign. A precursor effort to American Rights at Work and Working America, the Voice@Work project was designed to build community support for union organizing efforts. Holt Baker rose high within the hierarchy of the Democratic Party of California. She was eventually elected the state party's First Vice Chairwoman.