{"id":11058,"date":"2022-09-13T14:41:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/?page_id=11058"},"modified":"2022-09-27T09:16:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T13:16:49","slug":"phone-bank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/political-legislative\/phone-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Establish a Local Union Phone &#038; Text Banking Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11058\" class=\"elementor elementor-11058\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6307f52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6307f52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-610b415\" data-id=\"610b415\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e043b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5e043b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first step to organizing your local membership to participate in the next election is determining who is registered to vote and making sure they know how to do so on Election Day. Below are suggested steps to get you started, but feel free to get creative to meet the needs of your local!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051b610 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"051b610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/iatse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-How-to-Establish-a-Local-Union-Phone-Text-Banking-Program-v3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View as 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>STEP 1: Assign a point person to lead the local\u2019s phone\/text banking program<\/h4><ul><li>Communicate the program\u2019s plan to your local\u2019s political coordinator (PC) if the assigned point person is not the PC.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f9f381 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f9f381\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1948cd5\" data-id=\"1948cd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8367232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8367232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>STEP 2: Obtain and organize all necessary materials (lists, scripts, etc.)<\/h4><ul><li>Consult IATSE\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/iatse.net\/political-legislative\/voter-reg-how-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>How to Establish a Local Union Voter Registration Program<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Pull together a list of your local\u2019s active and retired members.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Obtain a list of unregistered voters in your local from the LAN, or by request from the IATSE Political\/Legislative Department (<a href=\"mailto:polleg@iatse.net\">polleg@iatse.net<\/a>).<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Cross reference the two lists to determine who needs to be registered, and who simply needs to be contacted to get out the vote (GOTV).<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Compile a draft script for volunteers to use both when making phone calls and sending texts. <a href=\"https:\/\/iatse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-How-to-Establish-a-Local-Union-Phone-Text-Banking-Program-v3.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click here for sample scripts.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-921b707 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"921b707\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b62fdc7\" data-id=\"b62fdc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3170da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3170da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>STEP 3: Set a schedule and recruit volunteers<\/h4><ul><li>Establish how much time you need to call\/text through the members of your local.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Send an email to your local membership asking for volunteers.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Reach out to specific members who may have demonstrated an interest in political action.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98f2066 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but we urge all locals to observe applicable COVID-19 protocols and consider providing volunteers a remote option if preferred.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4720e3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4720e3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f33617\" data-id=\"2f33617\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dffc60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dffc60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Who intends to vote &gt; do they have a plan?<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbfd2ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbfd2ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed8a07f\" data-id=\"ed8a07f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-316d680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"316d680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>STEP 6: Share success and build momentum<\/h4><ul><li>Share photos on social media and email them to <a href=\"mailto:polleg@iatse.net\">polleg@iatse.net<\/a>.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Use #IATSEvotes and tag @IATSE in social media posts<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first step to organizing your local membership to participate in the next election is determining who is registered to vote and making sure they know how to do so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1449,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Establish a Local Union Phone &amp; 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