Ossoff and Warnock for US Senate in Georgia
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CWA is proud to endorse Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock for US Senate in Georgia.
The stakes are high. The fight to take back the US Senate for working people depends on Georgia. If we win, that means we will be able to pass legislation that will help us build power for workers and Georgians will have a better future. But if Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell retains control of the Senate, he will keep killing every piece of pro-union legislation.
Please make your voice heard in this incredibly important election.
NOW: Request your absentee ballot or vote early in-person. Find your polling location here: CWA.org/Vote
January 5: Election Day!
Voting Q & A
Q. What is the process to request a mail-in ballot?
The best way to request a ballot if you have a Georgia driver's license is by going to ballotrequest.sos.ga.gov. You can track your ballot status at https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do.
Q. If you requested a mail-in ballot for the general election do you also need to request a mail in ballot for the runoff or is it automatically mailed to you?
Unless you are handicapped or over the age of 65 you must request a new absentee ballot every election.
Q. What are the deadlines to request a mail-in ballot and what is the deadline to mail it back in?
You can request a ballot at any time with no cut off date but we strongly recommend you request and return your ballot as soon as possible because of the upcoming holiday season.
Q. If you voted in person for the general can you vote by mail for the runoff?
Yes, you can vote by mail if you voted in person for the general election.
Raphael Warnock will Fight For Workers
On Good Union Jobs:
- Warnock supports the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act (S. 780/H.R.1711) and the U.S. Call Center Worker & Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3219) to force companies like AT&T, Wells Fargo, and CenturyLink to pay their fair share in taxes and stop them from sending more of our jobs overseas.
On Workers’ Rights:
- Warnock supports the PRO Act,, landmark legislation that will strengthen the rights of workers to join together in unions and collectively bargain with their employers, and oppose any efforts to weaken or remove protections for workers’ right to organize and collectively bargain.
- Warnock supports the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, legislation designed to ensure that public employees of state, territorial, and local governments have the right to join a union and collectively bargain for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
- Warnock has committed to walking the picket line with workers and using his office to speak out publicly and write letters to employers and workers in support of workers' efforts in forming a union.
On Covid-19 Relief for Workers and Our Communities
- Warnock pledges to listen “to the experts to take steps to get the coronavirus under control, including supporting robust testing, contact tracing, and basic preventive safety like the use of face masks.”
On Healthcare & Prescription Drugs
Warnock will fight to strengthen and extend coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), expand Medicaid in Georgia, and create a public health insurance option.
As a pastor, Warnock staged a sit-in in Governor Nathan Deal’s office in an effort to get the state to expand Medicaid under the ACA.
Warnock supports allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drug costs.
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Jon Ossoff Will Fight for Workers
On Good Union Jobs:
Ossoff supports the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act (S. 780/H.R.1711) and the U.S. Call Center Worker & Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3219) to force companies like AT&T, Wells Fargo, and CenturyLink to pay their fair share in taxes and stop them from sending more of our jobs overseas.
Ossoff supports expanding rural broadband.
On Workers’ Rights:
Ossoff supports the PRO Act, landmark legislation that will strengthen the rights of workers to join together in unions and collectively bargain with their employers, and oppose any efforts to weaken or remove protections for workers’ right to organize and collectively bargain.
Ossoff supports the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, legislation designed to ensure that public employees of state, territorial, and local governments have the right to join a union and collectively bargain for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
On Covid-19 Relief for Workers and Our Communities
Ossoff supports expanding paid leave for more workers and funding for state and local government.
As the husband of a doctor, Ossoff has witnessed the vulnerabilities of our healthcare response to the COVID-19 crisis and he supports the use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to build more hospital capacity and properly equip medical teams with PPE.
On Healthcare & Prescription Drugs
Ossoff will fight to strengthen and extend coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), expand Medicaid in Georgia, and create a public health insurance option.
Ossoff supports legislation that would allow more access to generic drugs and supports allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drug costs.