Union workers are the backbone of America. Let’s show our power by getting informed and being ready to go on Election Day – or by returning mail-in ballots early.

The U.S. Postal Service advises mailing your ballot at least a week before your state’s due date, if not earlier. States have different laws regarding in-person early voting. Check out your state's rules, including the deadline for early in-person voting, here. If you plan to vote in person, make room in your schedule now.

Scroll down to check out candidates the SSMRC is endorsing. See UBC election coverage and endorsements at Carpenters.org/Vote.

When you complete your ballot, consider issues that impact your job, your wages, and your benefits. Decisions politicians make every day affect these things. We can protect prevailing wages, apprenticeship standards, and more by keeping labor issues in mind when we vote.

Some of the labor issues we discuss with candidates include right-to-work laws, health and welfare benefits, unemployment-insurance programs, prevailing wages, workers’ compensation, workplace safety, tax fraud in relation to construction projects, and apprenticeship standards.

Here is a list of candidates the SSMRC is endorsing because of their pro-labor policies: