Members GOTV for Hillary Clinton in New York and Pennsylvania primaries.



Purple Power was on display during the Presidential primary in New York State on April 19 and a week later in Pennsylvania on April 26 and it helped get out the vote for former Secretary of State Hillary of Clinton.



In the weeks leading up to both races, 1199SEIU members mobilized voters at rallies, through phone banking and canvassing efforts. Kim Clarke, a clerk at Brooklyn Hospital, came out after work to help get members to the polls in Brooklyn on Election Day.



“I’m very active in the Union and I feel like I have a responsibility to do this,” she says. “I really love Hillary and I like what she stands for; I like how she carries herself and I liked how she carried herself when she was in the White House. I can relate to the issues she stands for. Affordable health care and housing are really important. And as a woman I think it’s about time we have a female president.”



The day before Primary Day Sec. Clinton joined members at St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers. She spoke about the need for affordable health care and her commitment to working people who dedicate their lives to caring for others. After the visit, members shared the excitement of Sec. Clinton’s visit. Marsha Macmillan is a St. John’s mammography technician is a strong Clinton supporter, and the visit only reinforced her feelings about the candidate.



“The whole thing about her connection to Wall St. and the speeches she got paid for is nonsense. We have to make sure our banks are healthy. If we didn’t bail out Detroit, where would we be now?” she questioned. “Hillary will continue to build on President Obama’s legacy. This is about making change for the working class. I don’t know Sen. Sanders. He seems like a good man, but I know what Hillary can do. Maybe she isn’t perfect, but who is? And we have to give her a chance.”



WEEKEND WARRIORS

Busloads of 1199SEIU members headed to Pennsylvania form New York and New Jersey in the weekends leading up to the state’s primary to help get out the vote in the Quaker State. Members canvassed from morning into the evening to help get Pennsylvanians to the polls in this critical swing state.



“She has such a good personality. She’s a good woman. You can tell; she’s genuinely supportive,” said Cicely Vincent, a nursing assistant in oncology at St. John’s.