Philly AFL-CIO President Danny Bauder says, “Let All Workers Vote!"

It’s not news that in Philadelphia, most races are decided in the primary election, rather than the general election. There are 170,723 Independent or third party voters in Philadelphia - many of them union members who can’t cast a vote in primaries. “As partisanship division increases with each passing day,” says Bauder, “We must ensure that everyone has a seat at the table when it comes to determining our future. Pennsylvanians deserve an electoral system where all our voices can be heard, which is why I urge legislators in Harrisburg to take this issue seriously and craft thoughtful legislation that would open our closed primary system to unaffiliated and Independent voters.”