In recent years, far too many of these decisions have hurt labor unions and union members like you and me. Again and again, important advances made at the bargaining table are lost due to a single action of Congress or a State Legislature. We have also seen our efforts. For that reason, I am writing to you today to ask that you and all of your family members register to vote. But if we work together, we can be heard, That's what unions are all about.
Voting is like that too.
Our lives and our families' lives will certainly be affected by what our workers' compensation is raised from 60 percent to 66 percent, by whether unemployment insurance remains adequately funded, and by whether there is a level playing field in the bidding of public construction projects. Who our legislators are will obviously depend on our votes and on the votes of our family, our friends and our neighbors. If you care about the status of workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, and public construction projects, you must, a minimum, vote for candidates who support your values and ideals. As you know, the principle on numbers. I hope that Local 103 can count on all its members to do their part.