To arrive at the recommendations, the only information that was considered was where they stood on labor issues effecting our membership. Party affiliation was of no concern as long as they supported us. Unfortunately, the party in power has been quite unsupportive of labor unions and our department with it’s effort last year to privatize our jobs. The privatization issue should still be of major concern to us with the governor having a commission that is supposed to recommend by the end of the year what state services should or could be privatized. As we already know, they attempted to do this to our department last year, so there’s no reason to think our department will not be on the list of recommendations.

This is why the 2010 election is more important to us than at any other time. If we don’t succeed in removing some of the politicians from office who threatened our department, the future will almost certainly be more grim than ever.

Do what you can to donate any spare time you have for the candidates we have endorsed, especially in the governor’s race. Let them know you’re a member of AZCPOA whenever you do so they will remember who helped them get in office. This will be our strength come next year.

Also, mention these candidates to your friends and family members and ask them to support these candidates, at least by voting for them in the election.

If you’re not sure of what legislative district you live in, click on the following link to find out. Then look to see if we have endorsed a candidate in your district. Spread the word to all of your neighbors and friends who live nearby to maximize our influence. This is the only way we can increase our job security and improve our working conditions.