"Early Vote Express" rolls into CincinnatiTeamsters want to capitalize on Ohio's new early voting policy. With the general election less than five weeks away, Union leaders are trying to spread the word to their members that it's important to vote early.
Teamsters president Jim Hoffa and his crew brougt that message to the Tri-state today, with the Union's "Early Vote Express," a convoy of trucks traveling to work sites around Ohio.
The group made a stop at First Student, in Arlington Heights, around 8:30 this morning. They visited Roadway Express, in Sharonville, earlier today.
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First Student employees unionized just over a week ago and many said they were happy to finally have a voice in the company and are looking forward to better benefits and better pay. Many clutched "Teamsters for Obama" signs and stickers handed out by Hoffa.
Ohio Teamsters president Roger Insprucker says many of the workers he's been talking to are worried most about the economy and health care. He says the recent Wall Street/foreclosure/credit crisis has forced a lot of union members to become educated quickly about their own economic standing and retirement plans, which has spurred greater interest in voting.
The "Early Vote Express" has already made stops in Toledo, Cleveland and Akron. Others are planned for Dayton and Columbus.
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