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  • From the Desk of Al Franken

LABOR DAY IS ABOUT… LABOR

I was one of a few U.S. Senators who was a member of a union — actually, two unions: The Writers Guild of America and SAG/AFTRA, which stands for The Screen Actors Guild and The American Federation of TV and Radio Artists.

Gov. Tim Walz is also a proud union member. As a former high school teacher, he belonged to the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. 

A Harris-Walz Administration will be pro-union. Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz know unions built the middle class. They’ve both appeared on picket lines. They support workers’ protections.

Like me, Donald Trump was a member of SAG. But he was forced to resign after the January 6th attack on the Capitol. He was not a pro-union president, and he won’t be if he wins this November — the far-right’s Project 2025 proposes restricting workers’ rights if Trump returns to the White House.

Midwest Values PAC supports labor. And we will be supporting candidates who support labor, including the Harris-Walz ticket. I hope you can help us this Labor Day.

Al

P.S. The widening gap between those at the very top in our society and the rest of America is dividing us and making our country angrier and meaner. Please help MVP fight for a more equitable country for all our people.

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Somehow, it’s been 20 years since I started Midwest Values PAC to help Democrats win elections — from progressive organizations to state legislatures to Congress to the White House — who share the values I grew up with in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

Since 2006, Midwest Values PAC has invested more than $4 million in 341 candidates and organizations — and counting. 

Of course, none of this happens without you (or supporters like you) who care enough to pitch in.

As we mark our 20th anniversary, the work is more urgent than ever. This year, we have a big job: flip the House, take the Senate, and win up and down the ballot at the state and local level.

To mark our 20th year, we’ve set an ambitious goal: 26,000 contributions by Election Day 2026.

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Thanks for being part of this fight, and for sticking with us for 20 years (or for just joining — welcome!).

Al

P.S. Over the years, okay, decades, we’ve helped Democrats win tough races all across the country by investing early, intelligently, and strategically. That’s how you flip seats. That’s how you protect democracy. And that’s how you stop the worst impulses of a president who never should have been president in the first place.

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