ELECTION TIME IS HERE!

Ballots have begun hitting mailboxes and for us San Jose employees, it may be the biggest local election in a generation. For the last ~20 years, “business friendly” politicians have ran the City and made a mess of what it means to be a City of San Jose employee who provides public services. We’ve all seen it. We’ve all lived it. We're all sick of it. 

The choice and the differences of the candidates before us could not be clearer. On the Labor side, we have Cindy Chavez, who is the most worker friendly candidate this City has ever seen. Along with her, are candidates for City Council like Omar Torres, Peter Ortiz and Maya Esparza, who - if all elected - would be game changers for City workers and public services in San Jose. Check out our AFSCME Local 101 Endorsements here. On the other side of the aisle are candidates who are happy with the status quo and won't do anything to fix wages, vacancies, and the other issues that face City employees and residents alike. 

The people we elect to public office have a direct impact on our jobs and our ability to provide the communities we serve with high quality public services. In addition, our wages, benefits and working conditions are at stake and directly decided upon by these elected officials.

Outside of San Jose there are also labor friendly candidates all over the South Bay up for election. For those of you who don’t live in San Jose, check out the South Bay Labor Council’s endorsement guide here. Our 3,500+ AFSCME MEF members can be the difference maker in this election. Make sure that you and your family members are all voting in this game changing election.

When working families stand together - we all win. Let's turn this City around.