From Closed Doors to Door to Door: How Connecticut Labor Turns Endorsements into Political Power - Yankee Institute

From Closed Doors to Door to Door: How Connecticut Labor Turns Endorsements into Political Power - Yankee Institute

The Connecticut AFL-CIO selected its preferred candidates behind closed doors last month. Now it is putting those endorsements to work.  On July 18, the state’s largest labor federation will launch a door-to-door canvassing campaign from the Hartford headquarters of CSEA SEIU Local 2001. Organizers will train volunteers, provide campaign materials and send union members to speak with fellow union households on behalf of the federation’s endorsed…