The Committee on Political Education or COPE works to inform and educate the members of Local 22 about the issues that directly affect their working lives.

Local Issues

• State Legislative decisions
• City Council decisions
• School Board decisions

At the Federal Level

• Davis/Bacon
• Minimum Wage laws (local and federal)
• National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Employee Retirement INcome SEcurity Act (ERISA)
• Public Service Employment Act (PSEA)
• Social Security reform
• Pension Law reform
• Tax reform

Other COPE Committee activities:

• Attending political functions
• Candidate fundraisers
• County Central Committee meetings
• State caucuses
• County Conventions
• State Conventions
• Voter Registration and Turnout
• Informational mailings
• Fundraising
• Candidate review and endorsements
• Poll Duty
• Campaign Signs