When it comes to elections, most of the attention goes to the races at the top of the ballot. Congress. The White House. Maybe a few governors' offices.

But some of the officials with the most direct influence over our jobs, wages, and working conditions are much closer to home.

Local elected leaders make daily decisions about public contracts, municipal budgets, infrastructure projects, and essential services. For Teamsters and other union workers, those decisions can determine things like who operates school buses, how public works departments are funded, and ultimately, whether taxpayer dollars support good-paying union jobs.

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