IBEW Votes in the Georgia Runoff 

The IBEW has endorsed Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff for Senate. There is a runoff election on January 5 because none of the top candidates won more than 50 percent of the vote on November 3. 

President Stephenson's Key 2020 Role  

IBEW President Lonnie Stephenson is one of Joe Biden’s most trusted advisors. A member of the Biden Climate Engagement Advisory Council, President Stephenson is on Biden’s 12-person transition team. This commitment to labor’s voice, particularly the IBEW’s, is a key reason IBEW members whole-heartedly supported the Biden campaign.

President Biden will need Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff’s help in the Senate to accomplish his legislative goals.

Why the World is Watching Georgia 

On January 5, not only will the citizens of Georgia choose who represents them in the U.S. Senate, they will determine who holds the power in Washington. With a split Senate, two additional senators -- and the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris -- will mean the difference between enacting president-elect Biden’s agenda and certain gridlock.

Thanks to IBEW members and a winning coalition of pro-working family voters, Georgia was among the crucial states that delivered to make Joe Biden the president come January 20. But he needs the assist of a majority in Congress to effectively govern.

A vote for Warnock and Ossoff mean a vote for disciplined, coordinated leadership to take the country from hopeless pandemic to recovery.

A vote for Kelly Loeffler and David Purdue will produce more gridlock. If they win, all of us lose.  

Runoff Resources for Local Unions

• Side-by-side comparison of the candidates running for Senate  New!
• Georgia AFL-CIO Senate runoff toolkit, with links to candidate websites and policy positions 
• Register for a Zoom call with IBEW leaders in Georgia and Rev. Raphael Warnock at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30
• Social media graphics to share online 
• Check your registration status, request a mail-in ballot or find your nearest polling place on www.IBEWVotes2020.org 
• AFL-CIO Working Families Toolkit has fliers available to download
• Here’s a letter to send to local union rank-and-file members on local union letterhead to be signed by business managers
• The president has enormous executive powers; who sits in the Oval Office matters. This video enumerates the power the chief executive wields on appointments from the Supreme Court to the National Labor Relations Board to OSHA rules that affect IBEW members on the job every day. 
• AFL-CIO fliers:
  • Ossoff Perdue side-by-side
  • Pro Ossoff Warnock
  • Warnock Loeffler side-by-side

How to Vote

The voter registration deadline for this election is December 7. Click here (www.ibewvotes2020.org) to check your registration status, request a mail-in ballot or find your nearest polling place.

Early voting starts December 14.

Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff: Prioritizing Working Families 

Warnock and Ossoff will promote:

• American-made manufacturing
• Rebuilding America’s infrastructure and electric grids
• The right to form unions
• Safe working conditions
• Prioritizing workers, not CEOs

Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff appeared at Atlanta Local 613 on November 28.

Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Purdue: Champions of the Ultra-Wealthy

• Oppose protections for pre-existing health conditions
• Against project labor agreements
• Support raising the Social Security retirement age

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