November 4, 2008, New York: Barack Obama’s victory is a victory for working people across this country. Regardless of race, gender, religion, ethnicity, immigration status, sexual orientation – all working people have taken a giant step forward today.

Barack has renewed our faith in what is possible for those who are trying to stay in the middle class and for those who are seeking to become a part of the middle class.

With great vision, he talked with us about what he wants to accomplish for the American people. And with great candor, he called for every person to become engaged in the effort.

October 25, 2008: NY-NJ Regional Joint Board Members hit the streets in Newark and Bayonne, NJ today for the third consecutive Saturday as part of their effort to mobilize fellow union members to vote in the Presidential election on November 4th.

To date, over 40 members from each of the union's three divisions (manufacturing, retail

October 10, 2008: New York New Jersey Regional Joint Board members, together with members of the Teamsters, UFCW, AFSCME, the NJ Laborers, SEIU, the Carpenters, the Plumbers and RWDSU rallied today in support of Senator Barack Obama for President.

Dennis Brooks, a Local 96 member from the Hilton Newark Penn Station, addressed the crowd about his reasons for supporting the Obama-Biden ticket.

September 18, 2008: The newly elected union negotiating committee at the Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick came to the Newark union hall on Thursday to begin preparing to negotiate their first union contract.

On August 26th, 2008, UNITE HERE leader and longtime textile worker Gloria Craven addressed the Democratic National Convention about her support for Barack Obama.

You can watch her speech by clicking here or you can read the text of her comments below: