Change To Win: Pushing Obama To Victory In Oregon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

CONTACT: Greg Denier
Noreen Nielsen
202-721-0660

Change to Win members are waging an aggressive effort to help push Barack Obama to victory in today’s Oregon Democratic primary election and bring a close to the Democratic presidential nomination. With more than 80,000 members in the Beaver State, Change to Win unions have put in place an extensive campaign to turn out members and working family voters for Obama and to help restore the American Dream for America’s workers.

In Oregon:

  • Change to Win is focusing the majority of its efforts in the areas critical to bringing an Obama win, which include North/Northeast Portland, Southeast Portland and Gresham
  • Hundreds of Change to Win members and volunteers are working to contact voters door-to-door, over the phone and through direct mailings
  • Nearly 30,000 doors knocked and hundreds of thousands of direct mail pieces sent to Democratic households throughout the state
  • Hundreds of Change to Win members and volunteers conducting aggressive member-to-member canvass programs in key high-density precincts in Portland
  • Recruiting hundreds of volunteers and helping manage key get-out-the-vote staging locations in Portland and Tigard
  • UFCW, UNITE HERE, SEIU and Teamsters members conducting member-to-member education and mobilization efforts at worksites throughout the state
  • Change to Win unions are working in coordination with the Oregon Education Association (OEA) to help turn-out-the-vote for Barack Obama
  • Change to Win members and volunteers are also working to make the difference in the Senate and Attorney General races and on behalf of Portland Mayoral candidate Sam Adams

** Note: Media representatives interested in scheduling an interview to discuss Change to Win’s grassroots efforts in the Oregon primary election should contact Noreen Nielsen at Noreen.nielsen@changetowin.org. **