Labor unions pivot toward midterm elections with jobs campaign

The Washington Post reports:

The nation's largest labor federation is kicking off its political program for the fall midterm elections Monday by canvassing in 23 states for Democratic congressional and gubernatorial candidates who support policies that help working families.

The AFL-CIO, which represents about 11 million workers, is beginning what organizers are billing as an "unprecedented" grass-roots field campaign by focusing on jobs. Labor organizers will begin two weeks of one-on-one conversations with voters in such midterm battlegrounds as Nevada and California, where Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D) and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) face tough reelection challenges.

"If politicians are fighting for working families, then we will work our hearts out for them," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said in a statement

You heard that from Richard " The Fifth Admendment" Trumka.