How We Survive: Organizing for the Future & Quinn GOTV Guidance

1. How We Survive: Organizing for the Future & Quinn GOTV Guidance LCFT Delegate/Council Leader Guidance Document Internal and Confidential

2. WHY? Because we don’t want what happened in Wisconsin to happen here Bruce Rauner is running for Governor to dismantle your Union

3. The Real Bruce Rauner • Considers himself to have “humble beginnings” and be a simple, common sense man who worked “really hard” to be successful… • Raised in Deerfield, IL (b. 1957); • Father was an attorney & Sr. VP at Motorola • Dartmouth (Economics) / Harvard (MBA) • Enjoys wearing rugged clothing and an $18 watch if it helps smooth image • PURCHASING POWER: • Earned $53 million in 2012 • Net worth estimated near one billion • Owns many properties: • Winnetka Mansion on ½ Acre • Two units (one penthouse) in luxury high-rise in Chicago • Home in the Florida Keys • Ranch in Montana • Ranch in Wyoming • Utah ski condo • $10 million New York Penthouse overlooking Central Park • Spent over $6 Million of his own fortune to win the March Primary (raised an additional $8 million from pals)

4. Bruce Rauner is Wrong for IL • Rauner is running for Governor to dismantle teachers’ unions & your profession and to silence your voice • Rauner has cited union-buster Scott Walker (WI) as his role model. Like him, he supports right-to-work (for less) laws which result in loss of wages, benefits, and workplace protections • Rauner’s “budget” would force dramatic cuts to education, laying off one out of every six teachers and forcing local communities to raise property taxes just to keep schools open

5. Key Issues

6. Right to Work (for less) RtW (for less)decreased dues (no fair share)decreased membershipweaker/non-existant unionelimination of contract/rightsdecrease in professional voicesubstantial decrease in salary/pay/benefits (think WI/Kim Kohlhaas speech)elimination of the middle class

7. Personal Email Campaign • Concerns with recent FOIA requests being sent to districts • LCFT and council leaders need a way to contact our members when crisis situations emerge Personal Email/Phone Drive Goals Consider having a point-person for this campaign • By Sept. 30th Exec. Board Mtg—Each Council will strive for 25% completion • By Dec. 9th Exec. Board Mtg—Each Council will strive for 50% completion • By Feb. 25th Exec. Board Mtg—Each Council will strive for 75% completion • By May 19th Exec. Board Mtg—Each Council will strive for 100% completion When you reach out to your members in hallway conversations for this information, it is a great time to encourage them to get out and vote in the upcoming election

8. Voter Registration Information 2014 Election Schedule • Last day to register to vote (traditional): • Tuesday, October 7, 2014 • (Grace Period Registration and Voting (provisional ballots): Wed. 10/08/14-Tues. 11/04/14) • Early Voting: • Monday, October 20, 2014 - Sunday, November 2, 2014 • GENERAL ELECTION: • Tuesday, November 4, 2014 **Delegates—please post the provided Voter Registration Information on your Union Bulletin Boards in every building** We know we can’t outspend Rauner, but we can change the trajectory of this election by sheer numbers of voters we can reach. Go to the polls, get your members to the polls, and get your families to the polls!!!

9. We Need YOU • You might be saying, “my members won’t vote for Quinn, and I don’t blame them.” Understandable. But one of these candidates will be Governor. During these difficult economic times, Quinn hasn’t been our best friend. However, Rauner is out for our very existence. Rauner is set on making our union—our collective voice—extinct.

10. In Summary:What We Need You to Do • Get personal emails/phone numbers from your members • Hold a general membership meeting between now and Sept. 30th where you share information with your members about the importance of this election and the disaster we will face if Rauner is elected • Make sure YOU, your members, and all of your households get out to vote and vote for Quinn