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Federation creates ‘Working Families Vote’ site (5/9)

The AFL-CIO recently launched www.workingfamiliesvote2008.org, a web site created “as a hub for the extensive activity by AFL-CIO unions to push the concerns of working families front and center in the national political debate and to provide information to our members about where the candidates stand on the issues that are central to working families’ lives – jobs, health care and more.”

According to the federation, the site serves as an online voter guide and offers members a way to make their voices heard, feeding into the AFL-CIO endorsement process.

Additional interactive features will be added in the months ahead. Some of the site’s current features include a forum, candidate videos, the latest polls, and a daily blog roundup.

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