D6 PAC Survey

Thanks for agreeing to answer a few questions to help the District 6 Political Action Committee get to know our members better so we can build our committee and recruit new members.

Contact D6 PAC Co-ordinators Briana Broderick (briana.broderick@usw2010.ca) or Seppo Vataja (seppovataja@hotmail.com) if you have any questions.

Which of the following do you identify as? Check all that apply.

Racialized worker

LGBTQ2SIA+ worker

Indigenous worker

Other:

Worker with a disability

Do you hold a position on your Area Council? If so, please list: (e.g., Recording Secretary, President, Committee Chair, etc.):

Please describe what motivated you to become involved in the D6 PAC – issues, activism, helping the NDP, etc.

Since joining the D6 PAC do you feel you have been able to be involved to the best of your abilities? If not, what are the barriers preventing your full participation?

How do you feel you can help the D6 PAC grow?

Recruit other members for PAC

Help organize local events for PAC

Participate in PAC Events (Steelworkers Talk Politics events, Steelworkers Vote Training)

USW lobbying

Share PAC materials (electronically and in person)

Give PAC presentations at local membership meetings or area council meetings

What activities would you be interested in seeing the D6 PAC do moving forward? (Please rank ideas with 1-6, with one as your most preferred)

Online events like the Steelworkers Talk Politics discussion series

Intensive workshops like Steelworkers Vote training (in-person, once it’s safe to do so)

Shorter political action workshops – over a weekend or a few days or evenings (online or in-person once it’s safe)

Initiate or take part in issue campaigns like Workers First in Bankruptcy; Pharmacare; $15 minimum wage

Have you had any roadblocks regarding your involvement in the D6 PAC?

Booking time off – employer

Travel logistics or complications

Booking time off – local union

Language barrier

Financial (cost of lost time to the local, travel, hotel)

No problems

Family commitments

Please select

If you did join any of our discussions, what did you think of the Steelworkers Talk Politics online series?

Do you have any topics you would like to suggest for future Steelworkers Talk Politics online discussions?

Aftermath of Trump Era

Paid Sick Leave

Provincial Election 2022

Taking on Conservative Attacks on (or overtures to) Labour

Next Federal Election

Revitalizing the Role of Central Labour Bodies (e.g., CLC)

Taking on Anti-Black Racism followup

Combatting the Rise of Anti-Asian Racism

Would you like to suggest any guest speakers we should consider inviting to future sessions of Steelworkers Talk Politics?

Please select

How do you like to receive information? (select all that apply)

Text Message

Facebook

Signal/Whatsapp

Twitter

Slack

Instagram

If you know someone we should connect with who would be a great member of the District 6 Political Action Committee (D6PAC), please give us their name and their contact information or local union if you know it:

Thank you for your responses.

Please make sure you’ve joined our District 6 Political Action Committee Facebook Group. Find us here or search Facebook for USW D6PAC as a Group.

If you have any questions about this survey, please reach out to D6 PAC Co-ordinators Briana Broderick (briana.broderick@usw2010.ca) or Seppo Vataja (seppovataja@hotmail.com).

Tell us more about you:

What activities would you be interested in seeing the D6 PAC do moving forward? (Please rank ideas with 1-6, with one as your most preferred)