Association of Classified Employees
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Local 2250 AFL-CIO
9500 Arena Drive, Suite 200, Largo, MD 20774
(Voice) 301-773-7223 (Fax) 301-773-4548

Faith I. Jones Richard L. Putney

President Executive Director

Election Activities 2006 at Local 2250

11/15/06

In the weeks leading up to Election Day, November 7, 2006, the Local 2250 office was a whirlwind of activities. Local 2250 Executive Board members, stewards, and committee members volunteered to make calls to our members to get them out to vote. Every registered voter in Local 2250 should have received a call or a message concerning the importance of electing a Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, State Senator and Representatives, as well as a new School Board. Some of our members also received knocks on their doors to remind them to get out to the polls to vote. Many of our members thanked us for calling them and expressed that they were glad to hear from their Union.

In addition, AFSCME International staffers formed teams to distribute election material to every school, bus lot, garage, maintenance yard, and office buildings. Our members also took stacks of election materials to their own worksites. AFSCME International, Prince George’s County government AFSCME locals, the Letter Carriers, Building Trades, AFGE, and others of the Coordinated Campaign utilized our Union Office as phone-banking central to call all their members as well.

Our Champion Phone-Banker

Our champion phone-banker was Valerie Carroll, recently retired Food Services satellite leader at Princeton ES who came in for 2 hours every week for 6 weeks to call her fellow union members. Valerie was interviewed and photographed for the “Public Employee,” AFSCME’s national magazine, for her extraordinary effort to get our members to the polls.

Visit by John Sweeney, President of the AFL-CIO

On Election Day, Local 2250’s phone-bankers and door-knockers were visited by the President of the AFL-CIO, John Sweeney, the President of the MD/DC Central Labor Council, Josh Williams, the President and Director of the Maryland AFL-CIO, Fred Mason and Donna Edwards, and the International AFSCME Vice-President, Glenn Middleton. Mr. Sweeney thanked everyone for their efforts in mobilizing themselves and their memberships into action.

Local 2250 Web Site

If you haven’t visited our web site, go to www.ace-afscme.org to view the latest information on meetings, committees, photos from recent events and of our Executive Board members, the history of the local, past Newsflashes and fliers, as well as links to other sites for information on scholarships, retirement, continuing education, and the Board of Education. E-mail us with your suggestions on how to make the site more relevant to you.