Over the past two months,
    14 members have dedicated
    their time to registering
    voters and educating
    communities on candidates’
    records. These Member
    Political Organizers (MPOs)
    are turning their commitment
    to working families
    candidates into action, and
    making the winning
    difference in tight races.

The MPO program allows members who are ready to take their interest in politics and commitment to electing pro-worker candidates to a new level by spending a few weeks to a few months working on voter registration drives or election campaigns. This election season, members of SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana are joining with SEIU members throughout the country to do both. In addition to our large bus trips to Gary, Indiana, to register voters in preparation for a massive get-out-the-vote campaign for Barack Obama, we have MPO leaders working hard to connect with voters in Joliet and Waukegan, Illinois, and Gary, Indiana.

In the coming weeks, we will bring their stories to you right here at On the Campaign Trail.