Ballots will drop for Oakland’s April 15 special election in just weeks, and SEIU 1021 members are hitting the streets to make a difference. This election is vital, with Oakland trying to dig out of a long-standing budget issue. It’s all hands on deck to elect Barbara Lee as the Town’s next mayor, alongside Kara Murray-Badal as District 2 councilmember, while passing the vital half-cent sales tax to stabilize revenues and beat back layoff threats.

With Lee’s chief opponent, one-term Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor, calling for “a 15% to 20% cut” in the San Francisco Chronicle and claiming on his own website that he will demand “meaningful concessions from both vendors and labor unions,” supporting a pro-labor candidate like Barbara Lee is more important than ever before.

City of Oakland worker and chapter COPE delegate Jason Tubbs said, “As city workers heading into a contract fight while facing a structural deficit, we are proud to endorse a strong leader in Barbara Lee, who has historically aligned with our values. She has a long history of advocating for working people, working families, and social justice, so these are all good things that can translate over into her being a good mayor.”

Learn more and get involved at barbaralee4oakland.com and kmb4oak.com.