IBEW Monthly Political Newsletter

IBEW June 2021 Newsletter

POLITICAL RESOURCES:

Register to vote (or update your voter registration) HERE

Where do I go to Vote? Find out HERE

Other ways to Vote. Vote Early (absentee) Find out how HERE

Who Represents me at the Capitol? Find out HERE

Who is running for office? Find out HERE

WHO WON?? Find out HERE

Please make a contribution to a State Political Candidate or Political Party: You can get a refund from the State, Find out more about that HERE

MINNESOTA ALLOWS TIME OFF TO VOTE

As a reminder, Minnesota Law allows workers to take time off to vote without losing pay.

From the Secretary of State Website:

You have a right to take time off work to vote without losing your pay, personal leave, or vacation time:

  • Your employer must pay you for the time you need to vote, if it falls within your scheduled work time. Your employer cannot require you to use personal leave or vacation time (see Minnesota Statutes 204C.04 and 204C.08 subd. 1d).
  • Take only as much time as you need to vote and go to work.
  • Your employer cannot directly or indirectly refuse, limit, or interfere with this right, including what time you choose to vote.
  • Your employer can ask that you tell them when you will be gone, and ask that employees coordinate their absences to minimize workplace disruptions.

For more information: https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-day-voting/time-off-work-to-vote/

THE BELOW LISTED CANDIDATES ARE PROVEN FRIENDS OF THE IBEW AND HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE IBEW LOCAL 292 COPE COMMITTEE. (CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES)

2021

LOCAL ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 2nd

EARLY VOTING STARTS SEPTEMBER 17th

 

Nathan Coulter          Bloomington City Council at Large

Patrick Martin             Bloomington City Council D4

Jacob Frey                    Minneapolis Mayor

Kevin Reich                  Minneapolis Ward 1

Yusra Arab                    Minneapolis Ward 2

LaTrisha Vetaw          Minneapolis Ward 4

Lisa Goodman              Minneapolis Ward 7

Chris Parsons               Minneapolis Ward 10

Emily Koski                   Minneapolis Ward11

Andrew Johnson         Minneapolis Ward 12

Linea Palmisano          Minneapolis Ward 13

Jim Leuthner              St. Louis Park Ward 3

Who you vote for is your own business. You should know that after careful consideration and selection, the above candidates have been endorsed by the IBEW Local 292 COPE Committee; they are candidates that will fight for Labor and the values of working men and women and our families if they are elected to office.

Check on this page frequently for any updated and new endorsements.

If you have any questions about the candidates listed or not listed here or any candidates outside of the IBEW Local 292 geographical area, please go to the MN AFL-CIO endorsements website for a list of Labor friendly candidates:

https://www.mnaflcio.org/updates/2020-minnesota-afl-cio-endorsements

http://www.minneapolisunions.org/mrlf_endorsed_2021.php

Andy Snope asnope@ibew292.org or 612-617-4238.