Yesterday national AFL-CIO staff led a "train-the-presenter" session for the AFL-CIO's new election-year economics package. The trainees -- New England union staff and educators -- repeatedly said that the main piece missing was immigration. They didn't have any doubt that immigration will be the wedge issue in the 2008 elections; they knew what that would do to labor and the electoral results; and they wanted ways to talk to people about the issues.
This could mean that:
-Locals, CLCs, and other labor bodies would use "immigration as a wedge issue" trainings if someone offered them.
-They'd incorporate talking points on immigration into door-knocking trainings and materials because door-knockers will be needing them and asking for them.
The labor educators' network in Massachusetts is developing an "immigration as a wedge issue" training and we'll post it as soon as. If you have thoughts for it or want to work on it (develop it, use it, ...) contact Michael_Prokosch@uml.edu or 978-934-3239.
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