Election Alert!!

Carl DeMaio, candidate for San Diego mayor, has waged war against working families and taxpayers while fighting on behalf of some of the nation’s most troubling special interests.

In 2000, DeMaio helped craft a plan to outsource more than 425,000 American jobs for the Bush Administration. He honed his skills at the right-wing Reason Foundation and in 2003, advised Republican candidates for governor with proposals for privatizing government jobs including state park rangers.

He has spearheaded ballot measures attacking living wages and public pensions, and as a member of city council, pushed for outsourcing and deep cuts to essential public services like fire protection and libraries.

Support organized labor by clicking here for more information on DeMaio. Spread the word about this dangerous politician!

www.DirtyDeMaio.com

Shaping Public Policy

Thanks to all L229 volunteers who helped the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council support the successful election campaigns of San Diego City Councilman Marti Emerald and California State Assemblyman Marty Block in Spring 2009.

Ironworkers are encouraged to get involved in volunteerism supporting political candidates and issues that matter to working families, their job security and the industries that employ them.

As the need arises, Ironworkers Local 229 sponsors a variety of grass-roots initiatives, such as phone banks and precinct walks for labor-friendly candidates.

Would you like to stand by your fellow ironworkers while together you help shape public policy? Complete and submit this convenient electronic form to indicate your interest or contact info@local229.org or 858-571-5238 for more information.

The Ironworkers Political Action League (IPAL) helps ironworkers track federal legislation, keep in touch with their government representatives in Washington and advocate on behalf of ironworker-related matters with their local media and officials.

Special thanks go to Local 229 members whose monetary contribution levels to IPAL have earned them membership in the Presidents 200 Club:

Members may also support statewide and national labor-related issues by contacting the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) with whom Ironworkers Local 229 is affiliated.

To learn more about policies that affect San Diego’s organized labor, contact the Center on Policy Initiatives , a nonprofit research and advocacy center dedicated to the interests of working people in the San Diego region. Click on the link above or call the CPI office at 619-584-5744.

Need to register to vote? Choose one of these three methods:

1. San Diego County residents may download, print, complete and mail a PDF form to the Registrar of Voters (ROV) Main Office.
2. Pick up a registration postcard at the following locations:
   • ROV Main Office
   • City clerks’ offices
   • Department of Motor Vehicles
   • U.S. Postal Service offices
   • Public libraries
3. Ask the San Diego County ROV Main Office at 858-565-5800 to mail you a registration postcard. Once received, fill it out and return it to the ROV.

As a resident of San Diego County, you may verify online your registration status, as well as track and confirm when your mail ballot for an upcoming election was mailed and then received by the ROV Office.

If you live in Imperial County, you may register to vote through:

Dolores Provencio, County Clerk-Recorder
940 West Main Street, Suite 202
El Centro, CA 92243-2865
(760) 482-4226
(760) 337-4182 Fax
Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
E-mail: doloresprovencio@co.imperial.ca.us
Web site: www.co.imperial.ca.us/elections

In Imperial County, you may sign up to vote permanently by mail
so that you receive ballots by mail and vote at your convenience.

Be sure to register before the deadlines for these 2010 elections: