(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

Labor unions in the battleground state of Pennsylvania say they could play a pivotal role in determining the outcome of this year’s election. In 2023, the state had 749-thousand union members, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Anthony Ferriera, a retired federal worker and member of the American Federation of Government Employees, is among those mobilizing. He says he‘s walking neighborhoods, knocking on doors and talking with voters in an effort to motivate them to go to the polls. 

Source for Photo: FILE – An early election ballot completion area is being prepared at a collection location at the North Park Ice Skating Rink Lodge area, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in McCandless, Pa. Pennsylvania lawmakers plan to begin voting on legislation Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, to move up the state’s 2024 presidential primary date, although the dates under discussion may do little to give the state’s voters more say in deciding presidential nominees. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)