Political Action
There is no more powerful tool to advance your well-being and that of your fellow workers than to get personally involved with the American political process by speaking out for initiatives that will make your life better. See also the UFCW International Legislative and Political Action web site - http://www.ufcwaction.org
Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) Send your Letter or E-Mail to Washington NOW!
UFCW Local 464A is committed to positions that improve job security, wages, health care benefits and financial protections in retirement. Today these cornerstones of your prosperity are being eroded by special interests that are driving the American political process solely for their own benefit, not ours.
Improvements for American workers are best achieved through unified action. EFCA, which was reintroduced in the U. S. House and Senate in early March, 2009, would restore workers’ freedom to join a union. However, business interests such as the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and their lobbyists are mounting a firece campaign to to defeat passage. UFCW Local 464A members together with their families and friends are urged to write their representatives in Congress to demand their vote for this vital legislation. It is critical that you do your part by acting NOW. See our sample correspondence. Simply cut and paste it into a letter and/or e-mail to your Senators and Congressman.
For the address and e-mail of your representatives in Washington: NJ Reps. click here, NY Reps. click here , PA Reps. click here. Do it now!
Letter
(Insert today’s date here)
(Insert Name of Senator or Congressman here)
(Insert Address here)
(Insert City, State and Zip Code here)
Dear (Insert Senator or Congressman Name):
I write to you today to urge your support for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). The near destruction of the U. S. economy by policies that favor short term profit seeking and inadequate regulatory oversight must now be remedied on all fronts by governmental action that restores economic equality to America’s middle class. One of the most important ways to do this is to cast your vote for EFCA.
Union members in the United States earn wages that are 30% more than non-union workers. They are 59% more likely to have employer-provided health care. And, most notably, the mere presence of a large union workforce in a geographical area improves wages and benefits for non-union workers in that same region. As you consider your vote for this vital legislation I want you to ask yourself an important question: Can you, as an elected official who automatically benefits from generous publicly funded health care and pension protections along with regularly rising pay, fairly and honestly deny those same benefits to your fellow citizens? If you do not support EFCA with your vote that is exactly what you will be doing.
The arguments against the rights that EFCA will afford Americans are hypocritical scare tactics intended to hide these simple truths. In a free society workers should be able to vote on paper to become members of a collective bargaining unit. They should have the right to expect that their collective bargaining unit will be recognized by their employer and negotiated with in a fair and timely manner. These rights do not threaten America, they strengthen our country by reinvigorating a middle class long decimated by the relentless pursuit of short-term profit and personal gain by a select few.
Speak out in support of EFCA. Vote for EFCA. Do right by the Americans who voted for you.
Signed,
(Insert your name)
Voter Registration – New Jersey
Who Can Register:
To register in New Jersey you must be:
- A United States citizen,
- 18 years old by the next election,
- A resident of the county for 30 days before the election.
You are not eligible to register to vote if you are serving a sentence or on parole or probation, as a result of a conviction of an indictable offense under state or federal law or have been adjudged mentally incompetent.
Forms:
You can print a registration application and after entering required data, mail it to the Commissioners of Registration office in the county where you reside. The registration deadline to vote at the next election is 21 days prior to Election Day.
Voter registration Form – English, Spanish Click here
Where to Register:
Applications for registration can also be obtained from the Division of Elections, the Commissioners of Registration office in the County where you live or from your Municipal Clerk. Registration forms are also available at Division of Motor Vehicle offices. You can also register to vote at the same time you are applying for assistance or service at the following agencies:
- New Jersey Medical Assistance & Health Services Program
- WIC (Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infant & Children)
- Work First New Jersey Programs
- Division of Developmental Disabilities
- Office of Disability Services - Department of Human Services - Public Offices
- Armed Forces of the United States Recruitment Offices
- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services - Department of Labor
- Commission of the Blind & Visually Impaired
- County Welfare Agency or County Board of Social Services
Voter Registration – New York
Who Can Register:
To register in New York you must:
- Be a United States citizen;
- Be 18 years old by December 31 of the year in which you file this form (note: you must be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote);
- Live at your present address at least 30 days before an election;
- Not be in jail or on parole for a felony conviction and;
- Not claim the right to vote elsewhere.
To Register:
You can register in person at your county board of elections
- or at any New York State Agency-Based voter registration center.
- You can enter your name directly into a mailing list database to have a New York State Voter Registration Form mailed to you. (NOTE: The same form can be downloaded, using the link below.)
- You can call the 1-800-FOR-VOTE hotline to request a voter application.
- You can download a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form.
- Print the form, complete and sign it, and mail it to your county board of elections.
- Alternately, you can complete a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form on-line by clicking on the link below, typing the necessary information and selecting the appropriate boxes. However, the file size of these forms are substantially larger than the above forms, so it may take quite a while for them to load on computers with slower Internet connections.
- Once the form is completed, you need to print the form and sign it. Then, mail the form to your county board of elections.
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Voter Registration - Pennsylvania
Who Can Register:
To register in Pennsylvania you must be:
- A citizen of the United States for at least one month before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
- A resident of Pennsylvania and the election district in which the individual desires to register and vote for at least 30 days before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
- At least 18 years of age on or before the day of the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled on December 26, 2000 that the Pennsylvania law prohibiting convicted felons from registering to vote for five years after their release from prison is unconstitutional.
Where to Register:
- Apply to Register to Vote in Person
Individuals may apply to register to vote at a County Voter Registration Office or other designated sites. - Apply to Register to Vote by Mail
An individual may apply to register to vote by mail in one of three ways.
- The Secretary of the Commonwealth and all county registration commissions supply voter registration by mail
- Download the voter registration application available from this site.
- Complete the Online Pennsylvania Voter Registration Application Form
Click here for voter registration forms.
Your New Jersey Representatives in Washington DC
Senator Robert Menendez (D) |
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Washington Office:
528 Hart Senate Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
Suite 1100 |
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Senator Frank Lautenberg (D)
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Washington Office:
324 Hart Senate Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
23rd Floor |
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Representative Robert E. Andrews (D)
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Washington Office:
2265 Rayburn House Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
63 N. Broad Street |
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Representative Frank A. LoBiondo (R)
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Washington Office:
2427 Rayburn House Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
5914 Main Street |
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Representative Jon Runyan (R)
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Washington Office:
1239 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 |
New Jersey Office:
4167 Church Road Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 |
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Representative Christopher H. Smith (R)
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Washington Office:
2373 Rayburn House Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
Suite A-9 |
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Representative Scott Garrett (R)
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Washington Office:
137 Cannon House Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
93 Main Street Newton, NJ 07860 Ph. 973.300.2000 |
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Representative Frank Pallone (D)
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Washington Office:
237 Cannon House Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
67/69 Church Street |
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Representative Leonard Lance (R)
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Washington Office:
114 Cannon House Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
Suite 101 23 Royal Road Flemington, NJ |
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Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D)
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Washington Office:
2464 Rayburn House Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
200 Federal Plaza |
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Representative Steven R. Rothman (D)
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Washington Office:
2303 Rayburn House Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
130 Central Avenue |
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Representative Donald M. Payne (D)
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Washington Office:
2209 Rayburn House Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
50 Walnut Street |
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Representative Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R)
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Washington Office:
2442 Rayburn House Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
Second Floor 30 Schuyler Place |
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Representative Rush D. Holt (D)
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Washington Office:
1214 Longworth House Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
50 Washington Road |
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Representative Albio Sires (D)
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Washington Office:
1024 Longworth House Office Building |
New Jersey Office:
35 Journal Square |
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Your New York Representatives in Washington, DC
Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D)
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Washington Office:
478 Russell Senate Office Building |
New York Office:
Suite 2601 780 Third Avenue |
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Senator Charles Schumer (D)
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Washington Office:
313 Hart Senate Office Building |
New York Office:
Suite 17-02 757 Third Avenue |
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Representative Timothy Bishop (D)
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Washington Office:
306 Cannon House Office Building |
New York Office:
Suite C 3680 Route 112 |
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Representative Steve Israel (D)
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Washington Office:
2457 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
150 Motor Parkway Ste. 108 |
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Representative Peter King (R)
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Washington Office:
339 Cannon House Office Building |
New York Office:
1003 Park Boulevard |
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Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D)
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Washington Office:
2346 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
Suite 200 300 Garden City Plaza |
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Representative Gary Ackerman (D)
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Washington Office:
2243 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
218-14 Northern Boulevard |
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Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D)
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Washington Office:
2342 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
153-01 Jamaica Avenue 2nd Floor |
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Representative Joseph Crowley (D)
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Washington Office:
2404 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
Suite 306B 74-09 37th Avenue |
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Representative Jerrold Nadler (D)
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Washington Office:
2334 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
445 Neptune Avenue |
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Representative Robert Turner (R)
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Washington Office:
2104 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
Suite 5000 80-02 Kew Gardens Road |
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Representative Edolphus Towns (D)
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Washington Office:
2232 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
Suite 1104 |
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Representative Yvette D. Clark (D)
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Washington Office:
1029 Longworth House Office Building |
New York Office:
Fourth Floor 123 Linden Boulevard |
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Representative Nydia Velazquez (D)
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Washington Office:
2446 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
173 Avenue B |
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Representative Michael Grimm (R)
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Washington Office:
512 Cannon House Office Building |
New York Office:
Second Floor 265 New Dorp Lane |
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Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D)
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Washington Office:
2332 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
28-11 Astoria Boulevard |
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Representative Charles B. Rangel (D)
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Washington Office:
2354 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
163 West 125th Street #737 |
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Representative Jose E. Serrano (D)
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Washington Office:
2227 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
788 Southern Boulevard |
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Representative Eliot L. Engel (D)
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Washington Office:
2161 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
Suite 205 |
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Representative Nita M. Lowey (D)
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Washington Office:
2329 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
Suite 310 222 Mamaroneck Avenue |
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Representative Nan Hayworth (R)
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Washington Office:
1440 Longworth House Office Building |
New York Office:
Orange County Govt. Ctr. |
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Representative Chris Gibson (R)
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Washington Office:
502 Cannon House Office Building |
New York Office:
136 Glen Street |
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Representative Maurice Hinchey (D)
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Washington Office:
2431 Rayburn House Office Building |
New York Office:
291 Wall Street |
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Your Pennsylvania Representatives in Washington, DC
Senator Robert P. Casey (D)
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Washington Office:
393 Russell Senate Office Building |
Pennsylvania Office:
Suite 1870 |
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Senator Patrick J. Toomey (R)
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Washington Office:
B40B Dirksen Senate Office Building |
Pennsylvania Office: TBD |
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Representative Tom Marino (R)
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Washington Office:
410 Cannon House Office Building |
Pennsylvania Office:
1000 Commerce Park Drive Suite 1A |