AFL-CIO To Spend Record $40 Million in Election Push
The AFL-CIO plans to spend $40 million to turn out the vote in key congressional and gubernatorial races this election cycle, a record amount for the labor organization in a mid-term election. The AFL-CIO spent $35 million in each of the past two mid-term cycles, 2002 and 1998.
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said at an Aug. 30 briefing that the program will emphasize "pocketbook issues" and on "many of the pivotal competitive races for both the House and Senate."