Subject: Re: Nightly Labor Update
From: Brynne Craig <[email-masked]>
To: Nikki Budzinski <[email-masked]>
Cc: Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>, Marlon Marshall <[email-masked]>, Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>, Lona Valmoro <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 23:01:03 -0400

Nikki, this is wonderful. Great work. Good with IAFF meeting on 7/22 or
7/23.

On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 10:57 PM, Nikki Budzinski <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> Good evening-
> This weekend built off of a good week of campaign meetings in DC.  Below
> is a update.  Please let me know if you have any questions.
>
> 1.  AFT-The campaign has scheduled a call tomorrow with AFT Senior Staff
> to begin mapping out the endorsement.  The vote is scheduled for July 11th
> at the AFT Executive Board Meeting in Washington, DC.  I do expect that
> there will be two scheduling requests corresponding with the endorsement:
>  1.  Live call in to the Executive Board on July 11th by HRC, thanking them
> for endorsement  2.  TEACH Conference, Skype-in to the conference thanking
> AFT members for endorsement.
>
> Issue:  AFT had previously committed that our questionnaire would not
> become public.  A sentence within the cover page of the questionnaire was
> picked up by a member which states that questionnaires will become public
> for review.  (Please note in 2008 all AFT questionnaires became public.)
>  The AFT is forced to request that we disclose our questionnaire online.
> This member will not got away and there is concern that politically it will
> become a bigger problem if we do not disclose.  I am circulating tonight
> the AFT questionnaire for full vetting by policy and research before it is
> passed back to the AFT.  They apologized profusely.
>
> 2.  NEA-The campaign was present at the RA in Orlando, FL from Friday,
> July 3-6th.  Highlights from attendance:
>
>    - NEA delegates defeated a resolution the would prevent a early
>    endorsement in 2016, paving the way for us to make movement toward a early
>    October endorsement at their PAC board/Executive Board meeting.
>
>
>    - We had 14 volunteers throughout the day on Friday, July 3rd that
>    signed up 278 NEA member volunteers from across the country, handed out 200
>    "Educators for Hillary t-shirts" and passed out hundreds of lapel stickers
>    to RA delegates attending the RA.  Shout out to Adam Parkhomenko and Frank
>    DiMartino for lining up our volunteers.  We took down our volunteer efforts
>    on Saturday and Sunday because of the tension it created between the NEA
>    and the VT State Affiliate.  I thought it was the right thing to do to
>    follow their process and make sure the NEA was able to defeat the
>    resolution blocking early endorsement.
>
>
>    - I met with 15 NEA State Presidents while at the RA (NC, IL, IA, NH,
>    NM, WV, VA, CO, UT, SD, MN, DE, WI, PA, OR and Ohio Executive Dir.). Moving
>    forward I think I can work with IL, IA, NH, NM, VA and PA as allies in the
>    endorsement process.   I don't believe that calls from John or Robby are
>    immediately needed. The conversations I had at the RA were very instructive
>    on the NEA process and the concerns that leadership and delegates are
>    considering:  1.  Disappointment/anger with Arne Duncan and Obama's
>    approach to working with them  2.  They want to feel heard.  Any touches in
>    state we can do to include state leadership will go a long way.  There was
>    Bernie support in the Hall but the Secretary's video was excellent and very
>    well received.  Every State President I met with insisted that she attend
>    next year's RA.  I think it will be a very important event next year.
>
>
>    - NEA Next Steps:  Dates  1.  Teletown Hall (July/August)  2.  Back to
>    School Event  3.  October 2 or 3, Endorsement Recommendation.  HRC will
>    accept endorsement here  4.  2016 RA commitment  (Staff follow up:  They
>    are requesting a Brooklyn policy meeting with policy team.  I think this
>    will help with internal organizing toward a endorsement.)
>
> 3.  IAFF:  The IAFF team is requesting a meeting with the HRC campaign to
> prepare for the endorsement launch.  They are proposing July 22nd and 23rd
> in Brooklyn.  They would like to arrive in the afternoon of July 22nd and
> meet with policy, political, communications/speech writing and advance (and
> with each individual intern, kidding).  They would like to follow up any
> meetings not covered on the morning of July 23rd if possible.  Please let
> me know any feedback you might have, appreciate it.
>
> 4.  HRC reception at John's home:  new RSVPs Lily Eskelsen Garcia (NEA)
> and Capt. Tim Cannoll (Airline Pilots) Presidents will be in attendance.
> Currently we have 14 Presidents attending and 17 union represented.
>
> --
> Nikki Budzinski
> Labor Outreach Director
> Hillary for America
> 646-854-1442 (direct)
>

-- 
Brynne Craig
Deputy National Political Director || Hillary for America
(646) 847-7577 (O)
(202) 812-2619 (C)