IAM members from coast to coast delivered on their pledge to put boots on the ground and go all out to elect Barack Obama, Joe Biden and a long list of labor-friendly candidates. In the battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, hundreds of IAM members knocked on thousands of doors and made untold phone calls to help channel voters’ anger and frustration in a worthy direction.
“For some, this election was the culmination of eight long years of hard work and determination to get this country back on the right track,” said IP Tom Buffenbarger.
“For others, it was the high water mark of a crusade for change that stretches back to the voter registration drives and civil rights marches of the 1960’s. For all of us, it is an opportunity to face the extraordinary challenges of a troubled world with new energy, new leadership and new ideas. On behalf of the entire IAM Executive Council, I want to say how very proud and grateful I am to every member who helped make this day and this dream possible.”
